Not anymore. Few buddies of mine have it and they're pissed of with all kinds of problems. I'm teasing them all the time. Reliability: 2004 BMW 5 series: one of the worst on the North American market in its class. Parts: you can consider yourself lucky if you find a single part that's less than $100. Similar things with Mercedes and Audi. I had Audi and Mercedes before and I can tell you: never again! What happened to those legendary German brands?
The thing is, you have to know that if you get the car, you won't stop hobbying, so why even kid yourself.
Oh, you might last a couple of months, but then you will drift back to it and before you know it you will have a BMW and be right back to your old habits.