The right one, in the right spec, with its record.

1. 1BMW E30 M3Best year 1988 · 1st of 69
   97Guide ScoreExceptionalabout $2,903 a year to own
2. 2BMW E46 M3Best year 2006 · 2nd of 69
   96Guide ScoreExceptionalabout $2,715 a year to own
3. 3BMW E39 M5Best year 2000 · About 13th of 69, likely 5th to 27th
   86Guide ScoreExcellentabout $3,685 a year to own

Check a car: any listing or VIN, checked against its guide.

Guide Score method v5-final.14: an editorial score from 1 to 100, built only from permitted, sourced data, with the expected cost to own a year beside every score. How it works.