[CSBM5]

It's a mania. There is nothing special about a 6MT just because it's in a wagon that can't be duplicated for a few $k and a bit of time. There is definitely nothing special about the lowest performing imported to USA N52 in the heaviest chassis. When bidders are screaming bids at you with bulging eyes and strained voices, that's when it's time to liquidate into the mania. Anyone buying an "M-sport" 6MT wagon from EAG for $40k and dreaming it's some kind of "investment" is the insane part -- this behavior only shows up very late in economic expansions. What accompanies it are the justifications.

I just sold my almost 15 year owned E39 M5 garage queen into the current environment. I loved the car but had hardly driven it in 5-6 years, and it was time. The market for cars like mine had appreciated about 70-80% over the past 6-7 years. Will it continue to go up? Who knows -- nobody. I did everything I could have done with an E39 M5 over those years and enjoyed it greatly; that this manic market was there to make selling it for a great price at this time was icing on its cake. However, for $40k and expecting it to appreciate or hold value, I'd put that into an E39 M5 long before an E91.