First real user 5-series review
Source: Sent to us by one of our readers from the BMWM5.com site.
Yesterday I was at my BMW dealer. They have an E60 530i for their potential good customers. The car is barrowed from Germany and will be back by the next week. The car wasn't on the show room. They put it in somewhere else where you can get with an appointment.
Anyway, I managed to see the car in person. Here we go:
1) I like the front look. It looks very aggressive and I'm sure the M5 will be very NICE.
2) However, the interior is a disaster; especially the A/C buttons and CD player cover is made of very cheap plastic. It feels cheaper than Japanese cars. I can't describe it, you should see but it is a HUGE DISSOPOINMENT. My salesperson told me that the car won't come out with the current interior; it can't be. He said to me: "let's talk about it somewhere else, out of BMW roof."
3) I didn't like the back end. The car is very nice until C column. The door panels are nice, too.
4) There are lots of new technological goodies and it is like E36 vs. E46. Also every corresponding model is 70 kg lighter than E39.
My dad was looking for a new car and was between 530d and Merc. E320 CDI. Because of the new car production and built quality problems, and waiting time, we bought a 2003 E320 CDI 2 days ago and didn't wait to see new 5. I didn't regret at all.
I can tell you that the E-class is way better than 5 series in terms of built and part quality as well as interior and exterior design. I'm sure the 5 drives better and is more drivers’ car if you can stand back of the car and cheap plastic interior. E60 doesn't feel rich once you get in. BMW couldn't get the right feeling with the car. Once you see it, you'll understand what I mean.
(By the way E320 CDI has 204 hp and 500 NM of torque between 1800-2600 rpm. It is a perfect daily drive to be used with chauffeur. )
Source: Sent to us by one of our readers from the BMWM5.com site.
Yesterday I was at my BMW dealer. They have an E60 530i for their potential good customers. The car is barrowed from Germany and will be back by the next week. The car wasn't on the show room. They put it in somewhere else where you can get with an appointment.
Anyway, I managed to see the car in person. Here we go:
1) I like the front look. It looks very aggressive and I'm sure the M5 will be very NICE.
2) However, the interior is a disaster; especially the A/C buttons and CD player cover is made of very cheap plastic. It feels cheaper than Japanese cars. I can't describe it, you should see but it is a HUGE DISSOPOINMENT. My salesperson told me that the car won't come out with the current interior; it can't be. He said to me: "let's talk about it somewhere else, out of BMW roof."
3) I didn't like the back end. The car is very nice until C column. The door panels are nice, too.
4) There are lots of new technological goodies and it is like E36 vs. E46. Also every corresponding model is 70 kg lighter than E39.
My dad was looking for a new car and was between 530d and Merc. E320 CDI. Because of the new car production and built quality problems, and waiting time, we bought a 2003 E320 CDI 2 days ago and didn't wait to see new 5. I didn't regret at all.
I can tell you that the E-class is way better than 5 series in terms of built and part quality as well as interior and exterior design. I'm sure the 5 drives better and is more drivers’ car if you can stand back of the car and cheap plastic interior. E60 doesn't feel rich once you get in. BMW couldn't get the right feeling with the car. Once you see it, you'll understand what I mean.
(By the way E320 CDI has 204 hp and 500 NM of torque between 1800-2600 rpm. It is a perfect daily drive to be used with chauffeur. )
