E39 M5 - Interesting color combo (NMNA)

http://www.sportsandspecialistcars.com/vehicle-detail/54/WBSDE9347YBZ94449/2000-BMW-M5-E39.aspx

I noticed this on the local Lotus dealer website. I don't recall ever seeing an M5 in Royal Red or with a Caramel interior, let alone both together. Most of the M5's I see around here are black, silver or dark blue and invariably have black interiors.

Not sure if the low miles would be a blessing or a curse. Probably due for a crap-ton of age-related service.

Barely more than 2K miles/year. Granted, it doesn't surprise me around the Princeton area.

Officially, there was a dark green and a couple of reds.

There were the "Individual" M5s as well. They were, umm, eye-catching. I don't know if they made it stateside.

My M5 was LeMans blue over caramel. Gorgeous combo.

I do love a tan leather interior...

Unfortunately, history has shown that with this dealer, figure out the average book value for the car and add another 50% and that is probably the asking price. Being where they are, eventually they'll get it, so they rarely move much on prices.

The dealer posted a price on their website: $26,000 A bit less than I expected, but still on the high-side vs. KBB (my 'add 50%' guess was damn near spot-on). Granted... a M5 in that color with under 30K miles isn't exactly common...

Amusingly, they have am Evora S in a similar color combo on the lot right now: $94K.