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06-20-2004, 12:34 PM
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The answer is kind of dependant on the geography and budget. In the UK where fuel costs a fortune and traffic is frequently slow, the best choice, in my opinion, is the 530D with steptronic.
I love driving it hard knowing I can afford to fill it up too!
It has really useful (real world) performance - and affordable running costs + the best resale value. What more can you ask for ? Oh yes ! a 535D.....
I guess if someone else was picking up the fuel costs ( I can just remember having an All Star card 10 years ago
) I'd love a 545 SMG...
PS 545i2B said "Besides, had Tiptronic on a previous Porsche and hated it - thus I thought I would not like SMG on the E60."
That's strange because the Porsche tiptronic is nothing like SMG, - it's simply an auto (slush torque convertor) box!
I love driving it hard knowing I can afford to fill it up too!
It has really useful (real world) performance - and affordable running costs + the best resale value. What more can you ask for ? Oh yes ! a 535D.....
I guess if someone else was picking up the fuel costs ( I can just remember having an All Star card 10 years ago
) I'd love a 545 SMG...PS 545i2B said "Besides, had Tiptronic on a previous Porsche and hated it - thus I thought I would not like SMG on the E60."
That's strange because the Porsche tiptronic is nothing like SMG, - it's simply an auto (slush torque convertor) box!
06-21-2004, 02:20 AM
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Torque
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Torque
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Torque !!</span></span>
It had to be diesel, pulls like a train and great mileage/refinement/......dont forget 500 Nm of torque!!!!
DD
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Torque
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Torque !!</span></span>
It had to be diesel, pulls like a train and great mileage/refinement/......dont forget 500 Nm of torque!!!!
DD
06-21-2004, 03:53 AM
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Chose manual 530d, mainly because I have used to drive manual. And of course the torque kicks more with manual. And with 500Nm you dont have to worry about sifting a lot.... 
Automatic is also wonderful and precise, but anyway...
Automatic is also wonderful and precise, but anyway...
06-21-2004, 04:07 AM
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I chose the Gas Manual - primarrly because I like manual driving and my wife dosn't. 
It cuts out some of the competition to drive the nice new car. 
Dave F.
Stow, Ohio
Check out my 545i page.
It cuts out some of the competition to drive the nice new car. Dave F.
Stow, Ohio
Check out my 545i page.
06-21-2004, 04:22 AM
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I have to agree with Stu and Dr. D, in the UK with fuel prices and traffic congestion, the Diesel Steptronic is the only way to go if buying privately. I gave up my All Star card 18 months ago, and having to pay for fuel in a BMW driven hard can mean deep pockets. Pushing the diesel hard around the lanes I get 25 mpg, driven gently in town traffic I get 32 mpg, yet on the motorway last night covering 200 odd miles to London I got 39 mpg at 85 to 90 mph most of the way. You can't fault it - performance AND economy.
The Diesel really does provide a fantastic driving experience, the torque is amazing.
Cheers,
Malc.
The Diesel really does provide a fantastic driving experience, the torque is amazing.
Cheers,
Malc.
06-21-2004, 02:04 PM
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I choose Diesel and 2.5 engine mainly for economical reasons. I choose Automatic and it will be my fisrt that way, because I've been told it would be a very good option in a E60.
06-21-2004, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by kigerka' date='Jun 20 2004, 10:57 AM
That is another good reason to have SMG. You shift with your fingers. Really convenient.
06-21-2004, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by JDN' date='Jun 22 2004, 12:11 AM
[quote name='kigerka' date='Jun 20 2004, 10:57 AM'] That is another good reason to have SMG.? You shift with your fingers.? Really convenient.
Absolutly. It is nice to have a free hand.
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