@abctax55   I think that adventure of European car buying went out of style about twenty years ago.  Probably something about customs duties and emission standards.  I found one place that reports, "Buying a car in Europe as an American is possible, but legally owning it is not. Registering a car in your name without an address and/or residency is almost impossible in any European country. There are a few loopholes such as companies that offer buy back schemes or setting up a company in France or Bulgaria."

But I do have a client who owns half a dozen or so BMW's, all made before 1976, or whenever it was that they started installing computers that made it impossible to work on them yourself.  He drives a few and keeps the others for spare parts.  

I'm driving a 15-year-old Korean import named after my birthplace.  Haven't had any major problems with it, and it cost a lot less than yours.  Goes just as fast, as long as we keep under the speed limit and off the autobahns.