530i vs. 530d vs. 535d
01-17-2007, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Dazza' post='379769' date='Jan 17 2007, 11:20 PM
It does appear however that BMW has seen an opportunity to extract more profit from the 535d. In percentage terms it's way up on the 530i and 530d yet you don't seem to get a lot more (lane departure control). Pre-LCI ,at least you got the extended air-con which was worth a few bob.
Scouring the Internet brokers I figured I could put a pre-LCI 535d M-sport on the road for just over ?38k (leather, 172M alloys, sun prot. glass, BT prep. wood trim & DAB radio) Even with a sizeable double digit discount the 535d LCI equivalent would be touching ?40k which is really pushing my budget.
What to people think would be quicker in the following scenarios 530i or 530d (both autoboxes and forgetting remaps)
(a) 0 - 30 mph
(b) 30 - 50 mph
? 50 - 80 mph
Scouring the Internet brokers I figured I could put a pre-LCI 535d M-sport on the road for just over ?38k (leather, 172M alloys, sun prot. glass, BT prep. wood trim & DAB radio) Even with a sizeable double digit discount the 535d LCI equivalent would be touching ?40k which is really pushing my budget.
What to people think would be quicker in the following scenarios 530i or 530d (both autoboxes and forgetting remaps)
(a) 0 - 30 mph
(b) 30 - 50 mph
? 50 - 80 mph
Is the 535d really worth the premium they are charging... well I can promise you you will never recoup the extra cost on fuel/tax savings (comparing to a 530i)... so it's all about performance and prestige.
To answer your question about acceleration ... I would guess (a) petrol (b) close-tie ? diesel ... by what margin I don't know as we don't have those all numbers for the N53 530i or revised 535d yet ... to get a rough idea compare the numbers for the 330i and 335d...
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