03-21-2007, 06:13 PM
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| I am Teh Edumacator.
Join Date: May 2005 Location: ATL and NYC and CO Car: 1999 Dinan 540i/6, 1995 Dinan 749
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Originally Posted by Trevize Can't really compare the 540i to an M5 in performance tho. I have 2 friends that drive 540i's and well.... they tried to keep up with me once.. It's sorta like putting a Ducati next to a VW bug.
Just because the M5 is built on the E39 chassis... that's pretty much where the similarity ends. | That is definitely true.
On the other hand, he could get a nice low mileage example of a 540, have it for a long time, and supercharge it--and suddenly would have more than M5 power and torque.
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