545i vs 330i e90
05-01-2013, 02:22 AM
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My Ride: 04 545i - Titanium Silver/Black, Sport pkg, Comfort Seats w/ Lumbar, Premium Sound, power rear sunshade, Adaptive Xenon Headlights, Steptronic, Park Distance Control, Fold down rear seats w/ski bag, Aux jack, 6-disk changer, puddle lamps...
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Lets just get this out of the way - the 545i/N62B44 is one of the least reliable platforms, while being amongst the most expensive because of its complexity, clearances, and newness. It is also one of the most satisfyingly fun engines. That said and all things being similar from a service standpoint, the 330 should be more reliable, and handle better.
05-01-2013, 06:12 AM
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05-01-2013, 07:45 AM
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Had both.
330i - it always feels more agile
545i - it is more civilized if you just drive it nice and smooth, but if you decide to push it - it becomes crazier and more fun than the 330i.
I found handling of 545i better than 330i, but that was probably because of sport packaged e60 vs non-sport e90.
At first cars seemed quite similar, but after I got used to 545i, every time I drive the e90, I see how much more I like the 5er.
Maintenance - 330i has much less potential problems. If you want e90, 330i is a good choice. It's a bit more powerful than the 328i, but doesn't have 335i problems.
330i - it always feels more agile
545i - it is more civilized if you just drive it nice and smooth, but if you decide to push it - it becomes crazier and more fun than the 330i.
I found handling of 545i better than 330i, but that was probably because of sport packaged e60 vs non-sport e90.
At first cars seemed quite similar, but after I got used to 545i, every time I drive the e90, I see how much more I like the 5er.
Maintenance - 330i has much less potential problems. If you want e90, 330i is a good choice. It's a bit more powerful than the 328i, but doesn't have 335i problems.
05-01-2013, 08:02 AM
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Well mainly going to be a daily driver and im not looking to have a family anytime soon. Then I want somthing I can do work on myself. And i want somthing that i can tune to make more power.
05-01-2013, 08:08 AM
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If you have a bigger budget you may want to get the 335i which has a ton of mods and you can get a lot of HP gains from using a JB4, cobb tune etc...
05-01-2013, 08:10 AM
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I love my 545i, even though i spent a lot of money maintaining it so far, i enjoy driving it every day!
It depends what you want, the 5 series in general have better interior quality than the 3 series, a different class all together.
That being said...the 3 series would very agile (weighs less) and smaller so it's easier to drive I would think.
It depends what you want, the 5 series in general have better interior quality than the 3 series, a different class all together.
That being said...the 3 series would very agile (weighs less) and smaller so it's easier to drive I would think.