Of all the BMWs I have owned, the 2003 540i M is the best bang for the buck, the last year of the classic BMW body style. I was drawn to the black interior with the black headliner and sunshades. It just looks great inside especially at night. The headlights too are unique and have many different settings for highway or in town. Great on the highway, or any road for that manner. When you want to pass or get into traffic, you get there, fast! Synthetic oil changes are expensive but are good for 10k. The M 540 is a BMW factory souped up car with out the high cost of an M5 in a similar year. The newer BMWs are extremely expensive to maintain and are unreliable, 2003 540i M... Great car, if they made this model unchanged today I would buy one.