kxmills

I'm making the leap from e34 to e60. I've driven (3) 545's within the past two weeks. The first was a six speed manual, the second an SMG and the last steptronic. Of the three the 545 with the SMG had the best feel. The downside is it has the highest mileage of the three 68k miles. Whereas the 6spd and the steptronic have 39k and 42k miles. My e34 is a 5spd and it seems that the SMG is a more rewarding drive than the 6spd. I have tossed a coin many times and I still can't decide. What do you think?

Rudy

This question is fairly common (or at least was a fairly common one early on when people were trying to decide what to order...)

The best thing to do is to start out by reading the SMG FAQ topic http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=2106 and then reading all the posts that are linked from there. (Pay particular attention to the links in post #4 of that thread.)

The decision is a tricky one and there's no one "right" answer. If you want my opinion, I say SMG all the way but if you have to factor in higher mileage on a used car, etc., it makes the decision that much harder...

Good luck with whatever you end up with!