The 530i was my mom's. when she wanted a new car she had me spec out the car for her (i pretty much said "THIS is the car"), then a few years later she decided it wasn't practical, because where she was it flooded often (sport package doesn't help ground clearance), so she couldn't drive it much. so now, i have it, and she has an suv, it's all good.
did you have snow tires on your BMW when you took that pic in the snow? i tried driving the 530i in .5in of snow and the traction control was on constantly, but couldn't keep the tail from sliding sideways. drifting at 5mph with summer tires on .5in of snow, fun way to practice.