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Originally Posted by NGT2
I just want to say how much I appreciate my 540, today. After driving in a 330 for over a week, it was like sitting in a cloud when I got back in mine.
I've now had a chance to pretty fully test out a 7, a 5 (mine), and a 3 in the last few months. What they say is correct - the 5 is a mini 7. The 3 is in a whole other universe. It's a go kart with a brick for a seat. I'm not even saying that's bad, because it's a fun little car. But for me, give me the 5 every time.
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It's always nice to drive something inferior for an extended period of time and then get it back. Makes you appreciate it all over again.
I found the same with the 3-series. It's really uncomfortable. The seats are hard as bleachers. It does handle much better than ours but that's not rocket science, it's smaller and more nimble with almost no body roll. I wish the G30 had less body roll but it comes with the territory being a heavy luxury car.
I drive my E39 Monday through Thursday and the M550 Friday through Sunday, whether permitting. The E39 is the same size as the current 3-series G20. It does handle much better than the M550 and it's 19 years old. So getting into the M550 on Friday does accentuate the body roll, but the power and technology really stand out.