523XL or 525 Options

[Yeshe]

e60 assuming.

[Davidtch]

e60 assuming.

None of the above. 530 is the best choice.

[Adrianlim13]

might as well say 550i lagi best. haha

the price difference between 523 n 530 is abt 20k thereabouts . 523 is damn underpowered la. FC abt 7-8km. I know cos I owned one. sold it after 3 mths.

[Davidtch]

might as well say 550i lagi best. haha

the price difference between 523 n 530 is abt 20k thereabouts . 523 is damn underpowered la. FC abt 7-8km. I know cos I owned one. sold it after 3 mths.

It is easier to find E60 ///M5 than 550.

[Tayspiderx]

Same as theres more 523 than 525. If 523 underpower than 520 even worse, but still many 520 ard and none complain. IMo would go for either as they will be the last of Beemer NA IL6

[Timbuktu]

For the same 2.5L road tax, get the 525i.
523i? ... a bit slow lah
Hehe sorry, I live in a sub-7 world.

[Beanoyip]

Get 528, 2l, cheaper road tax and the ride is awesome..

[Renegade777]

For the same 2.5L road tax, get the 525i.
523i? ... a bit slow lah
Hehe sorry, I live in a sub-7 world.

That in that case you must drive from every point A to point B in that speed too if that is your expectation. Short short or long long distance everytime must "ji the yiu". Hahaha......Cannot imagine you live in that kind of environment.

[Yeshe]

None of the above. 530 is the best choice.

then 535 better lah... liddat no ending comparison

[Yeshe]

Same as theres more 523 than 525. If 523 underpower than 520 even worse, but still many 520 ard and none complain. IMo would go for either as they will be the last of Beemer NA IL6

for comparison sake, i m talking about 523XL which comes with more bhp and the 525 non XL version

[Davidtch]

then 535 better lah... liddat no ending comparison

Sorry my friend. If u r talking about E60, there is no 535.

Being a former owner of E39 520, this is an honest opinion, which u can ignore.

More torque/hp is better than less especially when u need to ferry full load of ppl all the time.

[Adrianlim13]

Same as theres more 523 than 525. If 523 underpower than 520 even worse, but still many 520 ard and none complain. IMo would go for either as they will be the last of Beemer NA IL6

cos those 520 (e60 ones) are badge whores mah.

[Meanmachine]

I always admired the 5, the badge say alot about the car and owner/s owning it, let alone drive this beauty or beast as some call it.

You can have my utmost support for buying one, ( I almost did ), 5 mths back, when was informed by a direct owner while sitting in tis beemer, he mentioned on the reverse-gear not to open driver door to anticipate the distance, ultimately it may cause the gear mechanism to ' jump ', damage is ard 4-5K.

I appreciate his comments but pull the brake on purchasing it altogether, it was a 520, notwithstanding on 523 or 530 power ratio, specification diff, fc horse power, maintenance & general upkeep etc,

Towards the end of the day, I chose a Merc. A german pedigree too but less sorry than ever, a bit " Uncle car " but lighter on the pocket.

[Davidtch]

I always admired the 5, the badge say alot about the car and owner/s owning it, let alone drive this beauty or beast as some call it.

You can have my utmost support for buying one, ( I almost did ), 5 mths back, when was informed by a direct owner while sitting in tis beemer, he mentioned on the reverse-gear not to open driver door to anticipate the distance, ultimately it may cause the gear mechanism to ' jump ', damage is ard 4-5K.

I appreciate his comments but pull the brake on purchasing it altogether, it was a 520, notwithstanding on 523 or 530 power ratio, specification diff, fc horse power, maintenance & general upkeep etc,

Towards the end of the day, I chose a Merc. A german pedigree too but less sorry than ever, a bit " Uncle car " but lighter on the pocket.

Upkeep of BMW = Upkeep of Supermodel.

BMW is a driver car (especially those of early yrs). U will not like it unless u like driving on turn & twisty Back road. I have done countless time on Msia back road. U will get adrenaline rush from overtaking 2 vehicles at 1 go. The more i talk, the more i feel like going out for a spin now.

[Meanmachine]

Upkeep of BMW = Upkeep of Supermodel.

BMW is a driver car (especially those of early yrs). U will not like it unless u like driving on turn & twisty Back road. I have done countless time on Msia back road. U will get adrenaline rush from overtaking 2 vehicles at 1 go. The more i talk, the more i feel like going out for a spin now.

Appreciate your feedback, yes I have owned the 318i but that was passe era, at my aged and future, time to sit back and cruise mode.

[Throttle2]

Yeshe, you got any questions , you can ask me.

in 2007, i was driving the E60 525i.

cheers

[Yeshe]

Yeshe, you got any questions , you can ask me.

in 2007, i was driving the E60 525i.

cheers

Itchy hand, just got a 2nd hand 07 525 today.

[Friendstar]

Congrats! Its a darn good ride

[Yeshe]

Congrats! Its a darn good ride

thks, need to learn how to play with the console

[Amazon777]

Itchy hand, just got a 2nd hand 07 525 today.

So u trade in your previous car or is this your 2nd or 3rd ? Your 07 hopefully is a LCI model. Many E60 in the market coz many have upgraded. I'm going to drive my E60 till scrap another 2 yrs+ to go

This post has been edited by Amazon777: Aug 18 2012, 09:26 PM