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Originally posted by NotFromHere
Dude, you have no idea what you're talking about. We drove a 2003 530 and a 2004 530 and there is NO comparison. The 2004 is, well, I don't want to use the word sophisticated, but there it is. The steering, the road manners the cornering - no contest. The 525 is severely underpowered - trekker's right - get the 3 series for about the same price - it's a lot more fun to drive. But by the time you get to the 530, the car has ample acceleration and better road manners than an Audi in the same price range.
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I'm not a perfromance nut. I generally buy cars for durability and looks. I like the way the old 5 looks. I don't like the way the new 5 looks. If I wanted prime perfromance, I'd buy a used Porsche, which one could pick up for a little more than a new fully tricked out 5.
I think the new BMWs look like space machines. I also don't care for the new Benz convertibles. BMW seems to be going for angles while Benz is rounding off all the edges. I don't care for either. Althought I will admit that the new Benz S class looks a lot better than the old S Class boxes of the 90s.
