Got an e-mail stating there is a new post on this thread, but now that I'm here I can't see it. Good opportunity to say the old MeL just about has 220,000 miles on it. Still runs and drives like the day we got it, if it looks just a little worse for the wear. Well what do you expect for me driving it, and four kids riding around in it? Really in good shape, though the radio is acting up. Will install a new Pioneer headunit with an XM tuner and a subwoofer this weekend if I get to it.
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Originally Posted by ksing44
I am starting to wonder what the posts are like on the 3-Series or 5-Series BMW forums. It seems they have been winning over the experts for years and years. I think as many as 3 generations of the 3-Series have been rated best, at least in terms of driving them. I wonder if they are problematic. My recollection is that they were problematic back in the day, but then improved dramatically, right around the time that Mercedes built the last W124.
I wonder...
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Just got a 2004 545i to replace the (troublesome, rusty, old, noisy, yet still fun 221,000 mile) VW. The posts on the E60 forums are similar to the posts here--some people have problems, others do not, quite a few people want to modify theirs, as if they can improve upon such a well engineered car. I'm absolutely fascinated with this car! Perfect balance between sportiness and comfort, and wonderfully complex in certain ways. I wonder if this isn't the spiritual successor the W124, even if it isn't a Mercedes. Quietest car I'd even been in; quickest car I'd ever owned. Absolutely superb on snow and ice, except when the snow gets deep. Best of all, still available with a 6-speed manual transmission!