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Any experience with the 2008 530i twin turbo in-line six?
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> wrote > Any experience with the 2008 530i twin turbo in-line six? That would be a 535i. Pete |
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Pete wrote:
> > > wrote >> Any experience with the 2008 530i twin turbo in-line six? > > That would be a 535i. > > Pete > Or 535d |
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What would you like to know? I have a 2008 535xi ....and a fair amount of experience.
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How do you like it? How is the acceleration/ handling? Any turbo-lag? How
bad/good is the iDrive? I have a 2003 530i 5 speed and I am considering an upgrade to the 2008 535i or perhaps the 550i. Thanks in advance for any insights. Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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> How do you like it? I Love it...it is the best car i have driven so far....and i have had zero problems so far. *knock on wood*. Even in cold winters (of -30 F), it has always started up and accelerated very well the first time. How is the acceleration/ handling? Acceleration much more than i have ever needed. It is very fast though i have really floored it only a couple of times. I have a manual transmission and i am not very sure as to how the auto transmission is, but it should not be that different. All BMWs that i have had have always handled very well. I ran with all season tires in Minnesota snow all winter, and it never slipped (of course, i drive safe). The manual transmission has a little bit to do with it, but it handles well for "big" car (compared to 3-series). Any turbo-lag? No noticeable lags at all......couple of times when accelerating in the ramps, i *think* i might have sensed a lag, but no more than half a second. Unless you drag race, it should not be a problem. How bad/good is the iDrive? I like the iDrive quite well...IMO, there probably is NO easier way to put all that options in a better arrangement to be controlled by a single button/dial. I like the single controller as it allows me to do my settings while driving with out taking the eyes off the road. It took me less than an hour to learn it inside out and all the various available options. But, then i am software engineer who deals with (bad/good) GUI driven applications all day long, so it could be because of that. With the right combination of voice command and the controller you can pretty much reach all options within 2-3 click and twists. I have a 2003 530i 5 speed and I am considering an > upgrade to the 2008 535i or perhaps the 550i. Thanks in advance for any > insights. The major differences between the two (535 vs 550) is the engine and the horse power. I am personally biased towards inline engines, but if you don't care much about how your engine cylinders are aligned, 550 will get you 60 hp more. head over to http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showforum=2 there are quite a bit of threads which compares the two. > > Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services > ---------------------------------------------------------- > ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** > ---------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.usenet.com |
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> How do you like it? How is the acceleration/ handling? Any turbo-lag? How > bad/good is the iDrive? I have a 2003 530i 5 speed and I am considering an > upgrade to the 2008 535i or perhaps the 550i. Thanks in advance for any > insights. > > Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services > ---------------------------------------------------------- > ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** > ---------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.usenet.com > You REALLY need to test drive one. Everyone's idea of 'great' is different to another's. Hiring one for a week is a sensible investment when you're talking about shelling out a great deal of money and the repercussions of getting it wrong are somewhat expensive! |
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On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:09:04 +0000, DaveR wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:19:27 GMT, wrote: > >>Any experience with the 2008 530i twin turbo in-line six? > > Yes, one test drive. > > As soon as I put my foot on the accelerator I new I wanted it, so I > ordered it right after the test drive. > > Now I wait... A twin turbo in-line six... that thing must be a torque monster. -- "Remain calm, we're here to protect you!" |
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