Thread: 535d or 550i
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      09-13-2011, 03:15 PM   #2
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That's easy.
If MPG / fuel costs is no issue: 550i all the way!

I don't know about SA but throughout europe the 550i is so expensive that an M5 should be considered as well.

On the other hand, I own a 535d and an e92 M3. And in daily drive conditions there's no big difference in performance between the two. The diesel is pretty impressive.
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