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Yes - it's £1050-ish (these prices are Broadspeed's with a small discount) on an SE. The way I will rationalise this is that it effectively makes MSport a less expensive option....
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Nice review and congratulations on the car! Agree with you about the E39 530 - one of BMW's most balanced cars and with truly excellent steering.
Yes, M5s have come with the alcantara headliner. I love it in my E39 M5 and it is definitely worth checking that box if you are going for a luxury feel for the interior.
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I'm surprised you said you do not like ASS very strange I like ASS a lot
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Great looking car and interesting write-up. Hope there will be a follow up once the run-in is done?
One question though, what are those things behind the sun visors in the roof? Two small, black objects. Quote:
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08-09-2017, 04:30 AM | #31 |
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Yes it really is. I am in same situation, having a F11 530d xDrive with MPPK, which I really like. The torque and fuel consumption is also nice. test drove a G31 540i, nice, but I missed the torque,, there is a difference, my F11 having 600 Nm and the 540i just 450 Nm. Have to test a 540i with MPPK when it's available.
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My feeling is 45-50 530d and 30 ish 540 in my neck of the woods......
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08-09-2017, 05:28 AM | #34 |
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beat me to it. yes I think they are microphones. Pretty sure I had those in the F10 as well.
As regards dumping Xdrive for fuel economy. In the UK at least , the 540i is only available with xdrive, If you don't want xdrive you have to choose the 530i or 530e. At least petrol is slightly cheaper than diesel in the UK which offsets it just a bit, Could argue if fuel economy is more important, the the 540i is probably not the logical choice! I'm not a high milage driver and this is not a company car so I can put up with lower economy than the 530d offered. |
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I'm thinking about a similar transition: from diesel to a 530i petrol... (bypassing the 520i that is closer in price to my current 520d, to ensure some kind of torque... )
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08-09-2017, 07:16 AM | #36 |
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I don't think you will be the only one going this route.
If the autumm budget contains any negative changes for diesel (which I strongly suspect it might) expect a swing from diesel to petrol. |
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08-09-2017, 07:23 AM | #37 | |
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If it was my own money and I didn't do so many miles I'd have the 540i over the 530d too !
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08-09-2017, 10:18 AM | #39 |
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thanks all.
yes I will follow up with another review once it is run and I het a chance to see what the performance is like along with no doubt more opinions on other aspects of the car as I get to know it in more detail. |
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Summer tires are resistant to tramlining whereas Winter/All-Season tires love it. Also, even worn out summer tires tramline. On my F10, the tires started to tramline a lot by the end of the lease. |
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08-09-2017, 12:39 PM | #41 |
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OP: Awesome and Thorough review.
Brake-by-wire brakes on this platform was a deal killer for me. Same reason why I would never buy an Alfa Romeo Giulia, even the Quadrifoglio. I went with a 340xDrive as a daily and couldn't be happier with the choice.
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thanks for sharing and congrats on the new car! BMW did an awesome job on the new 5 series.
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Thanks for sharing and nice photos. The moonstone paint looks very nice.
My dealer called my today and informed that my 540i has production week 36. I am so happy
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