Purchasing a E39

[philbyil]

And please try not to state the obvious on this board.......as you don't know quite who you may be talking to

There are comparisons........the M5 is somewhat of a finicky thorougbred and the 530i is more a well trained quarter horse.
The 530 is a well balanced, easy (with the auto) and fun to drive car, (with the manual) and the sport package .
It also has a lower cost of ownership and insurance plus it won't get you into trouble quite as easy as an M5 would .

He was asking for wisdom and alternatives.........so I gave him both.
It's his wallet so I don't know his fiscal pain tolerance (initially or subsequentlyt) so I gave him, what I view as, a sensible alternative to the M5.
YPYMAYTYC.....

[Barney Paull-Edwards]

I have that very problem/twitch at the moment with a `02 M5.Very affordable(£13k) but its another world from an E34 M5, nothing seems maintainable by me,forgetting economics, and you are in the hands of stealers and specialists, if we had a trustable one I would go for it,but I dont.BUT oh god that grunt!!!!!!

[Zeuk in Oz]

In fairness to the poster though, the E39 530i is a nice car. A local club member here in town has an black E39 530i Sport (ie: seats, suspension, brakes, trim, wheels, manual gearbox, shadowline, etc.) and it is very good - nimble, dynamic, well balanced and fun to drive. The torquey straight-six engine, manual gearbox, good brakes, agile suspension, etc. seem to make it much more like the classic BMW formula than most of what we've seen much of recently. In fact it seems to me one of the few "newer" BMWs to have that classic BMW feel.

Couldn't agree more.

Given its r&p steering as well as its ease of use - IMHO you have to go far to beat it. I have a 528iT with sport package but would love a late 530i.

[Macv]

buy this one.....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/44K-m...QQcmdZViewItem

[Blitzkrieg Bob]

get something with a soul, like an e34 M5.

[repenttokyo]

And please try not to state the obvious on this board.......as you don't know quite who you may be talking to

There are comparisons........the M5 is somewhat of a finicky thorougbred and the 530i is more a well trained quarter horse.
The 530 is a well balanced, easy (with the auto) and fun to drive car, (with the manual) and the sport package .
It also has a lower cost of ownership and insurance plus it won't get you into trouble quite as easy as an M5 would .

He was asking for wisdom and alternatives.........so I gave him both.
It's his wallet so I don't know his fiscal pain tolerance (initially or subsequentlyt) so I gave him, what I view as, a sensible alternative to the M5.
YPYMAYTYC.....

when someone asks about the M5, to my mind they are looking for a high performance sedan, which the 530 is not. I just don't see it as being an alternative for what he is looking for. It's his wallet, yes, but he specifically mentioned he was only interested in the M series, which leads me to believe he can afford it. I don't see any comparisons between the 2 vehicles: one is an elite high performance sedan, the other is a decent mid range midsize sedan in a sea of other midsize sedans.

I don't see what stating the obvious has to do with anything, he obviously isn't interested in a car like the 530, yet you mentioned it in any case. If you had recommended an e34 M5, or a jaguar xkr, or a cts-v, then that's another story.

if you own a 530, i'm sorry if i hurt your feelings...but i don't feel that i am "wrong". i could "care less" who I am talking to - on the internet, no one cares who you are, dude, so there's no need to be patronizing.

[yaofeng]

buy this one.....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/44K-m...QQcmdZViewItem

Will it pass inspection? I see no cats.

[repenttokyo]

that is a beast!

[philbyil]

You said there was no comparison.....well, actually you can compare them, so I "cared" a little to share some wisdom, and did just that
.
He asked about purchasing an E39...then, in the body of his E, somewhat qualified it with M only. Perhaps, he wasn't sure...I didn't know so I just gave him an alternative. He can read it and I qualified that on the bottom...doesn't cost anything to post an alternative and he didn't have to read it.

Can you offer a comparison? Have you driven both the M5 and a 530i manual with a Sport package? I have....

Don't own a 530i, not hurt in the least and I was not being patronizing....although you most certainly appeared to be at the end of your missive

Let's play nice around here......and try caring a little, it's nice

when someone asks about the M5, to my mind they are looking for a high performance sedan, which the 530 is not. I just don't see it as being an alternative for what he is looking for. It's his wallet, yes, but he specifically mentioned he was only interested in the M series, which leads me to believe he can afford it. I don't see any comparisons between the 2 vehicles: one is an elite high performance sedan, the other is a decent mid range midsize sedan in a sea of other midsize sedans.

I don't see what stating the obvious has to do with anything, he obviously isn't interested in a car like the 530, yet you mentioned it in any case. If you had recommended an e34 M5, or a jaguar xkr, or a cts-v, then that's another story.

if you own a 530, i'm sorry if i hurt your feelings...but i don't feel that i am "wrong". i could "care less" who I am talking to - on the internet, no one cares who you are, dude, so there's no need to be patronizing.

[repenttokyo]

whatever you say dude.