Originally Posted by edjack

In order to get E39 handling, you'll need to consider the latest 3-series, which is about the same size as the E39.

It is, after all, eleven years old, and will need some TLC in the near future. If you're not up for that, you know what to do.

Sell it, and let a real car nut appreciate the car. Don't advertise it as an M-sport; it's not. Those only came in '03.