If you were to buy it and it turns out that it needs lots more work than you expected would you not be able to make back pretty much all of your money (or more) from breaking it?
Well I'm under no illusions that I could quite conceivably spend an enormous amount of money on the car, so I like to think I'm tentatively heading into this with eyes wide open.
But as I said, it would be a labour of unconditional love for a car that I truly adore. In a strange kind of way I'm even looking forward to the eventual heartbreak she'll give me. I've always wanted a Beemer and with the e39 and e46 markets being complete minefields, I'd rather stick with a car I've got firs hand experience and history with.