In the market for an E60
02-19-2008, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by jowolfsburg' post='532919' date='Feb 18 2008, 09:41 PM
Hey guys,
I currently have a 03 Mercedes E320....love the appearance of the car, and the attention I get, but it is boring me half to death...No nav, no sport package, no aux input, and not to mention its a v6 auto
. Before this I had an 03 Jetta 1.8t 5spd (my favorite car to date, but lacked space), needless to say I miss the manual tranny....I looked at a few cars that compared to the eclass and it seems that the e60 embodies everything I want in a car, luxury, power and a six spd tranny 
..... Im looking to get a preowned e60 based on the performance and exterior mods I want to do, what do you guys recommend 545i or 530i and are there any years I should steer away from....Thanks.......Also will the shape change soon?, I read briefly about the F10 being the new model but when is that slated to come out??
I currently have a 03 Mercedes E320....love the appearance of the car, and the attention I get, but it is boring me half to death...No nav, no sport package, no aux input, and not to mention its a v6 auto
. Before this I had an 03 Jetta 1.8t 5spd (my favorite car to date, but lacked space), needless to say I miss the manual tranny....I looked at a few cars that compared to the eclass and it seems that the e60 embodies everything I want in a car, luxury, power and a six spd tranny ..... Im looking to get a preowned e60 based on the performance and exterior mods I want to do, what do you guys recommend 545i or 530i and are there any years I should steer away from....Thanks.......Also will the shape change soon?, I read briefly about the F10 being the new model but when is that slated to come out??
02-20-2008, 06:33 PM
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My Ride: 2006 550i, Alpine White, Beige Ltr, Sport Pkg, Cold Weather Pkg, Premium Sound, Active Steering, Comfort Access, Steptronic, Nav, Satellite Radio, Split Fold Rear Seats, V1
I did not see your location but my 06 550 is up for sale. PM me if you are interested.
02-20-2008, 08:18 PM
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My Ride: 2005 BMW 545i, Silver Grey, Sport Package, R. Shades, Cold Pkg, Sat. Rad., Prem. Sound.
Originally Posted by MidnightRider' post='533832' date='Feb 20 2008, 09:33 PM
I did not see your location but my 06 550 is up for sale. PM me if you are interested.
02-21-2008, 02:55 PM
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My Ride: 07 BMW 525i Premium Package, Xenon Lighting Package, manual Transmission. Titanium Grey, 20% Tint around the back, 70% V-Kool on front.
Planned mods: Style 71 wheels with Toyo Proxy 4 tires, Sachs suspension upgrade, upgraded stereo, and many more to come.
for preowned, definitely go for the V8. my friend just bought one for like $32k plus tax, 2005 545i auto fully loaded, 38k miles.
there's lots of 545i on the market now (at least in the bay area), i sat in it and the V8 power is just so awesome, DON'T settle in for a 530i (may save you a few thousands, but V8 is totally worth it).
one comment though. try out the manual before you decide if you really want a manual. the shift on the e60 is really long and my friend who's a manual guy all along, goes for the auto because of the very long shifter.
there's lots of 545i on the market now (at least in the bay area), i sat in it and the V8 power is just so awesome, DON'T settle in for a 530i (may save you a few thousands, but V8 is totally worth it).
one comment though. try out the manual before you decide if you really want a manual. the shift on the e60 is really long and my friend who's a manual guy all along, goes for the auto because of the very long shifter.
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