Originally Posted by bph' post='457920' date='Aug 12 2007, 07:36 PM

hi folks,

i am new here.

actually i am driving an e46 coupe 330cd.

but there comes a time for every man when he needs a 4 door car with large space in the back.......

therefore i have decided to buy a e61, however, i am not sure whether it should be a 535d or a 530xd.

i have already tested the 535d but no 530xd was available.

is there anybody having driven both cars and can therefore compare?

thanx

bph


Well, I drive an E61 525d, with 197 hp, and I can imagine that a 5 series diesel (1700 kg) needs the power of and 535d to be as fast as your 330d.

A 530xd weights 100 kg more than a 535d due to 4wd system.

Only if you need the 4wd system, I would go for that, in all other cases i would choose the 535d.
(btw a 535d is a lot faster than a 530xd)
Goog luck deciding.

Eddy

Originally Posted by NeRwEEzy' post='459202' date='Aug 16 2007, 07:06 AM

not trying to be a smart @$$ or anything, but what would better suit your needs? and also, welcome and enjoy the forums

Originally Posted by bph' post='459615' date='Aug 17 2007, 11:42 AM

for me the question is rather whether the 535d is drivable in winter on snowy and rainy streets, too.

Originally Posted by bph' post='459615' date='Aug 17 2007, 10:42 AM

in winter the x would suit my needs better but in summer ......

for me the question is rather whether the 535d is drivable in winter on snowy and rainy streets, too.

Originally Posted by KAF' post='459632' date='Aug 17 2007, 01:59 PM

How much snow do you get, where are you?

Originally Posted by bph' post='459784' date='Aug 17 2007, 08:39 PM

I am from Vienna, Austria. Sometimes we have lot of snow but this year was easy going. For the first time I did not change the car mats to the ones made from rubber.
On the other side we go skiing and our family lives outside Vienna, so my experinces with the 330cd on snowy roads are poor, very poor.

But I it is possibly not worth buying the x because of 4 or 6 weeks of snowy roads in the year. For the rest of the year the x is only ballast.

Originally Posted by eddy' post='459817' date='Aug 17 2007, 10:30 PM

As an Austrian you know that a set of good wintertyres will get you almost everywhere.

Go for the 535d!! Do it, you won't regret.

Originally Posted by bph' post='460014' date='Aug 18 2007, 08:47 PM

you are probably right. i think i will do that!