Re: 530i vs 540i vs 740iL, long please help :) :) (archive)

X5 versus RX...citing gas mileage suggests that your biggest consideration is economics.....if so, look at the future depreciated value of these two SUVs in three four or five years...the real value is the BMW.....to decide on gas mileage alone is like chasing a dollar across a freeway...

I was about to buy a BMW X5 3.0i, but I am going to go for a Lexus RX300 because of the gas mileage, plus the RX can go for regular unleaded gasoline, and its smoother ride (quietness). So I am most likely going to get a BMW sedan.

530i vs 540i
-Are the lights different for the front? I have the 530i's, but does the 540i have it?

-I had a Lexus LS400 which was really comfy in the back for my three kids. Do you think the 5-series will be? I know it will be a little smaller. One is a 17 yrs old, while the others are at least 7 years younger.

-I'm worried about the ride of the 5-series. I haven't test driven it yet, but I will in a couple of weeks. I've heard its like driving a sports car. Well I just want it as quiet as the LS400, or close. I know nothing can be as quiet as Lexus (what most people tell me).

-Does anyone know when the new 7 is coming out, I've heard next year? Will the price be the same. I have built it on the BMWUSA site, and mine is about $70k. I might opt for that, or for a 540i which came to be $53k.

-How much better is the 7? I don't really want to drive it when a new shape will come out soon.

-When will the new 5 come out?

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Re: 530i vs 540i vs 740iL, long please help :) :) Zene 09:33 11/24/2000 (1)
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