Took delivery of a Dark Silver R53 in June 2002, still my second favorite color. You've got a keeper.
Thanks everyone! Had it about a week now, traded my Laser Blue R56 S for it. It's got 87k on the clock so it's also got some repair work to be done. As a matter of fact on day 2 of driving it the serpentine belt broke, tensioner was bad. I learned a lot about engine repair on the R53 last weekend. Has a lot of nice options, it's a blast so far.