Well too each his own.
I have a lot of russian friends who have nothing but Benz and Beemers. Everything from C-class to S-Class and 1-series to 7-series and everything in between (including M5, M6, M3, X5). Benz I don’t hear much about, but the beemers they are always having issues with. For me personally, I just don’t like their interiors. They are gorgeous on the outside. Give me a BMW body, with an Infinity interior and I will be absolutely thrilled.
That one that I posted might go for a little less if you go by the book…but I’ve been on that forum a LONG time. It’s hard to come by a car that clean. Mine is probably one of the cleanest 4th gens on that entire forum. That 5.5th gen looks immaculate. And he seems very eager to provide the VIN, etc. That’s a good sign.
I’d buy it for slightly less than his asking price (whatever he’s willing to go down to). And that’s a 6SPD HLSD…way better than a 5SPD :).