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Originally Posted by Gpfarrell
I'll probably be ready to buy in late May, early June... lots of balls in mid-air right now and I just can't responsibily throw anything else into the sky until a land a few of the others.
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C'mon now, that's completely "common sense" thinking, where's fun in that?
I wasn't even on the market for a new car when I spotted mine, so, there goes "being ready to buy".
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Originally Posted by Gpfarrell
So, riddle me this... would you take a 535i sport package over a 550i without sport? Is it safe to say M-sport is mostly awesome cosmetics? I mostly like those, but the cosmetic stuff is pretty negotiable in my mind. The sport/comfort switch seems hard to duplicate.
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Impossible to give you good advice here, really depends what you value more. Most folks here seem to appreciate additional power of 550, more is always better right ?
. I just feel that 535i is a bit better balanced handling wise.
Since you're already used to massive amounts of power, 535 might not be enough for you, but I have to tell you, after living with it for 9 months now, I feel that pretty much ever day I have to remind myself to slow down. For me 535 is plenty and that 1+ sec. difference in 0-60 time isn't crucial in my day to day enjoyment of the car. So far, I haven't felt I "must" have more, be it highway merging, spirited driving or passing. The key here might just be DHP and different throttle response in SPORT or SPORT+ mode. Plus with manual, always being in the right RPM range.
That said, I completely get why most here prefer 550, just wasn't worth the extra price and additional gas expenses for me.