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I've been lurking for about a year now absorbing the huge amount of information available on this forum and I was quickly convinced (by a test drive) that I needed to get an e60. But deciding on the model has taken many months because I make decisions by reading everything available over and over...
Unlike many who post here I wasn't convinced that I should get a 545i. The extra power available for use 1% of the time seemed like a waste and lower gas mileage seemed like a bad idea. Then last fall there was news of the new engine for the 530i. That ought to have made the decision easy since the 530i would have more power and even better gas mileage. But all along, I still kind of wanted the 545i.
It was the news of the upcoming 550i that let me pull the trigger and order the 545i. In my warped way of thinking, I could justify getting a 545i because it suddenly became the intermediate model and not the extravagant 550i with the oversized engine! Thanks to BMW for allowing me to get 325 hp and to this forum for all of the great information.
Unlike many who post here I wasn't convinced that I should get a 545i. The extra power available for use 1% of the time seemed like a waste and lower gas mileage seemed like a bad idea. Then last fall there was news of the new engine for the 530i. That ought to have made the decision easy since the 530i would have more power and even better gas mileage. But all along, I still kind of wanted the 545i.
It was the news of the upcoming 550i that let me pull the trigger and order the 545i. In my warped way of thinking, I could justify getting a 545i because it suddenly became the intermediate model and not the extravagant 550i with the oversized engine! Thanks to BMW for allowing me to get 325 hp and to this forum for all of the great information.
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Originally Posted by SanCarlos' date='Feb 16 2005, 02:43 AM
I've been lurking for about a year now absorbing the huge amount of information available on this forum and I was quickly convinced (by a test drive) that I needed to get an e60. But deciding on the model has taken many months because I make decisions by reading everything available over and over...
Unlike many who post here I wasn't convinced that I should get a 545i. The extra power available for use 1% of the time seemed like a waste and lower gas mileage seemed like a bad idea.? Then last fall there was news of the new engine for the 530i. That ought to have made the decision easy since the 530i would have more power and even better gas mileage.? But all along, I still kind of wanted the 545i.
It was the news of the upcoming 550i that let me pull the trigger and order the 545i. In my warped way of thinking, I could justify getting a 545i because it suddenly became the intermediate model and not the extravagant 550i with the oversized engine!? Thanks to BMW for allowing me to get 325 hp and to this forum for all of the great information.
Unlike many who post here I wasn't convinced that I should get a 545i. The extra power available for use 1% of the time seemed like a waste and lower gas mileage seemed like a bad idea.? Then last fall there was news of the new engine for the 530i. That ought to have made the decision easy since the 530i would have more power and even better gas mileage.? But all along, I still kind of wanted the 545i.
It was the news of the upcoming 550i that let me pull the trigger and order the 545i. In my warped way of thinking, I could justify getting a 545i because it suddenly became the intermediate model and not the extravagant 550i with the oversized engine!? Thanks to BMW for allowing me to get 325 hp and to this forum for all of the great information.
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Originally Posted by SanCarlos' date='Feb 16 2005, 02:43 AM
I've been lurking for about a year now absorbing the huge amount of information available on this forum and I was quickly convinced (by a test drive) that I needed to get an e60. But deciding on the model has taken many months because I make decisions by reading everything available over and over...
Unlike many who post here I wasn't convinced that I should get a 545i. The extra power available for use 1% of the time seemed like a waste and lower gas mileage seemed like a bad idea.? Then last fall there was news of the new engine for the 530i. That ought to have made the decision easy since the 530i would have more power and even better gas mileage.? But all along, I still kind of wanted the 545i.
It was the news of the upcoming 550i that let me pull the trigger and order the 545i. In my warped way of thinking, I could justify getting a 545i because it suddenly became the intermediate model and not the extravagant 550i with the oversized engine!? Thanks to BMW for allowing me to get 325 hp and to this forum for all of the great information.
Unlike many who post here I wasn't convinced that I should get a 545i. The extra power available for use 1% of the time seemed like a waste and lower gas mileage seemed like a bad idea.? Then last fall there was news of the new engine for the 530i. That ought to have made the decision easy since the 530i would have more power and even better gas mileage.? But all along, I still kind of wanted the 545i.
It was the news of the upcoming 550i that let me pull the trigger and order the 545i. In my warped way of thinking, I could justify getting a 545i because it suddenly became the intermediate model and not the extravagant 550i with the oversized engine!? Thanks to BMW for allowing me to get 325 hp and to this forum for all of the great information.
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Originally Posted by SanCarlos' date='Feb 16 2005, 01:43 AM
I've been lurking for about a year now absorbing the huge amount of information available on this forum and I was quickly convinced (by a test drive) that I needed to get an e60. But deciding on the model has taken many months because I make decisions by reading everything available over and over...
Unlike many who post here I wasn't convinced that I should get a 545i. The extra power available for use 1% of the time seemed like a waste and lower gas mileage seemed like a bad idea.? Then last fall there was news of the new engine for the 530i. That ought to have made the decision easy since the 530i would have more power and even better gas mileage.? But all along, I still kind of wanted the 545i.
It was the news of the upcoming 550i that let me pull the trigger and order the 545i. In my warped way of thinking, I could justify getting a 545i because it suddenly became the intermediate model and not the extravagant 550i with the oversized engine!? Thanks to BMW for allowing me to get 325 hp and to this forum for all of the great information.
Unlike many who post here I wasn't convinced that I should get a 545i. The extra power available for use 1% of the time seemed like a waste and lower gas mileage seemed like a bad idea.? Then last fall there was news of the new engine for the 530i. That ought to have made the decision easy since the 530i would have more power and even better gas mileage.? But all along, I still kind of wanted the 545i.
It was the news of the upcoming 550i that let me pull the trigger and order the 545i. In my warped way of thinking, I could justify getting a 545i because it suddenly became the intermediate model and not the extravagant 550i with the oversized engine!? Thanks to BMW for allowing me to get 325 hp and to this forum for all of the great information.
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The real reason for posting was for the honor of being welcomed. 
Iceman, I spent a year (many years ago now) at the university in Frankfurt. I don't remember studying very much but I did learn a lot about the virtues of the local Apple Wine. 
Iceman, I spent a year (many years ago now) at the university in Frankfurt. I don't remember studying very much but I did learn a lot about the virtues of the local Apple Wine.
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Originally Posted by SanCarlos' date='Feb 16 2005, 09:48 PM
The real reason for posting was for the honor of being welcomed.? ? Iceman, I spent a year (many years ago now) at the university in Frankfurt.? I don't remember studying very much but I did learn a lot about the virtues of the local Apple Wine.?
? Iceman, I spent a year (many years ago now) at the university in Frankfurt.? I don't remember studying very much but I did learn a lot about the virtues of the local Apple Wine.? [snapback]91144[/snapback]