Ditto

 

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!

 

Torque

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It had to be diesel, pulls like a train and great mileage/refinement/......dont forget 500 Nm of torque!!!!

DD

 

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...

 

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.

 

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.

 

Nice website. I liked the pic of the engine with the sunshine sparkle.

 

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.

 

You can actually be playing graba$$ with your babe with the right hand and shifting with the paddles at the same time. Very convenient.

 

You can actually be playing graba$$ with your babe with the right hand and shifting with the paddles at the same time. Very convenient. [/quote]
Absolutly. It is nice to have a free hand.