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In Reply to: 530i 5spd posted by John Feng on June 11, 2000 at 11:01:27:
: I test drove the 540iA and decided I could live
: with it. Now I've found a 1994, 530i 5spd (w ASC+T)
: FS 200 miles away. Anyone care to compare it to
: the 540iA for sporting character and performance?
: I'd hate to make the 5 hour round trip only to find
: that the 530i is only marginally more powerful than
: the 525i I recently test drove.
: Thanks!
: John Feng
I've owned a '94 530iM since new and am very satified with the performance. Now that I'm about to pass 100k miles this week, I'm also glad I have the 5 speed stick and not the 5 speed automatic (option on 530, standard on 540 in 1994), as I've seen numerous posts citing failures of the automatics at this mileage. Definitely check out the 530iM!
-Lou Almerini
'94 530i 5 speed