2005 545i or 2006 750i ?
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Originally Posted by soc_fans' date='Mar 14 2005, 11:15 AM
With your age, i'll get the 750 for sure..? ![Thumbsup](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/thumbsup.gif)
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You're right...then at 31 he goes for a 760i V12?
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I think it's how you feel personally. I know people who are more than 50 and have
an M3. They feel young and want to have fun. ( just an example )......
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Originally Posted by andy545' date='Mar 14 2005, 08:19 AM
[quote name='soc_fans' date='Mar 14 2005, 11:15 AM']With your age, i'll get the 750 for sure..? ![Thumbsup](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/thumbsup.gif)
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You're right...then at 31 he goes for a 760i V12?
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I think it's how you feel personally. I know people who are more than 50 and have
an M3. They feel young and want to have fun. ( just an example )......
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[/quote] Let's be clear about what "old" means." Old means older than I am, and I am over 55. Currently I am driving an e46 M3, though I must admit the comfort and power of the soon to be 550i is very tempting.
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the reason i didnt like the 745, is because it was the same engine as the 545, but with mire weight, iw as thing the 750 with the extra horsepower might sway me.
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How about listing what you're looking for in a car instead of what you don't like? Here's a list of items, in order of my priority. Maybe you have some to add. What's your priority?
1. Driving enjoyment
2. Performance/Handling
3. Comfort
4. Utility
5. Reliability
6. Styling
7. Cost
1. Driving enjoyment
2. Performance/Handling
3. Comfort
4. Utility
5. Reliability
6. Styling
7. Cost
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Originally Posted by cjindustry' date='Mar 14 2005, 10:08 AM
1. Reliability
2. Power
3. Performance/Handling
4. Driving enjoyment
5. Styling
6. Comfort
7. Utility
8. Cost
2. Power
3. Performance/Handling
4. Driving enjoyment
5. Styling
6. Comfort
7. Utility
8. Cost
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As you may know, this generation of 7 series has had a very poor quality and reliability record (in the initial 2 years or so of production), although one would hope that most of these issues have been solved in what will be its 4th full year of production (2006). Because the 7 is larger and heavier than the 5, it does not handle as well as the 5 (in my view having driven one over a long distance and in the twisties over a mountain).
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Originally Posted by cjindustry' date='Mar 14 2005, 09:08 AM
1. Reliability
2. Power
3. Performance/Handling
4. Driving enjoyment
5. Styling
6. Comfort
7. Utility
8. Cost
2. Power
3. Performance/Handling
4. Driving enjoyment
5. Styling
6. Comfort
7. Utility
8. Cost
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Since cost is lowest priority, spend $5,000 for a top-notch set of wheels and Max performance tires. This combo will transform the 545 into a nearly M3-like driving experience with all the luxury of the 5 series. Performance/Handling and Driving Dnjoyment will far surpass the 750. Styling is your own opinion. Comfort and Utility the 750 wins out. Cost is obviously in the 545's favor, even with $5,000 into wheels and tires.
Good luck!
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thanks wolverine, yeah im not impresed with all the issues im having with the bmw, and i didnt put it on my list, but space is important(family) and image is a big deal to me(ego :-) ) looking at the forums it doesnt look like my problems are getting resolved with the never 545i I'm even looking at the
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Originally Posted by cjindustry' date='Mar 14 2005, 11:28 AM
thanks wolverine, yeah im not impresed with all the issues im having with the bmw, and i didnt put it on my list, but space is important(family) and image is a big deal to me(ego :-)? ) looking at the forums it doesnt look like my problems are getting resolved with the never 545i I'm even looking at the
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