I very nearly ended up in one before I bought my M3 this weekend. Very different cars granted but appeals to a family man for sure. We compromised and got a touring 3 series but I loved how these looked. A couple of AUC ones were about too.
Only 222 were sold to the UK market. Less than 190 are currently registered today. Very rare to see these cars on the road. In the 2 years ive had mine i reckon ive only seen 4 or 5 on the road compared to 100+ E60's. The E61 would take some beating on the 'bonker-wagon' stakes.