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      08-02-2010, 04:37 PM   #22
tadtaggert
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Originally Posted by pharding View Post
I am happy with my 2011 550i for now. It is a fine car, but BMW shifted too much from Sport toward Luxury. I am optimistic that BMW will man up and fix the disappointing steering shortly. In 2013 I will likely go for the 650i 4 door sport coupe or the F30 M3 sedan.
I also just bought a 2011 550i, frankly like that it's balanced between sport and luxury, and it's pretty much what BMW has in mind for the model for the time being. The 535i just didn't have enough sport, the 550i is pretty balanced, we'll have to wait for the M5 or the new 6's to get a car in this class weighted more to sport.

As someone who drove a 2002 back in the late 70's it's interesting that the current 3's are about the size of the very early 5 models, and with the 1's now there's something to match the old 2002 size. Seems sort of natural to offer the current 5's as a transition from sport to luxury for those that don't need/want the size and price of a 7.
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