Congrats Blazin! Really a nice ride. I've always been in love with that generation 5 series.

 

Enjoy the TT

 

Enjoy that Bimmer. Even with the warranty having to take your car to get serviced cause crap breaks is annoying but if you can handle it, more power to ya!

Getting property is the best thing to do right now. Home prices are low as hell as well as interest rates. I just bought a house as well and I'm paying less than what most people pay for apartment rent. Thats with my utilities, mortagage, insurance, and property taxes (monthly of course) If and when the market reverses I'll have a ridiculous amount of equity in my home and it will be paid off before I'm 35. Even though property values are shot, invest now for a low price and you will reap the benefits in the next 10 years or so.

Congrats on the car, and the soon to be new addition and good luck on finding a great home

 

congrats man on the new purchase man we gota link up n take pics of the new toys while there at there stock moments lol. An yea invest your money mengg you see i got a kid its not easy but its worth the money to save and dont think i dont want a piece of the 535 im never scared lol. Hit me up on mi phone mengg.

 

only 5k more than what you got for it, a little expensive for a wash and tire dressing no? I hope you get comission selling it.

http://www.deluxeautosalesonline.net...d-7244901.html

 

Yeah, it aways sucks to see the stealerships make money off you, but its life.

 

Yes they can put it up for 21k$. It does not mean they can will get the price they are asking for. The car business is a game and you HAVE to know how to play it.

I know they were going to start out the selling price at 16,995$. When the person comes in they will negotiate. Now they have a lot of room from 12k$.

Not the end of the world.

I got a nice deal on MY car. Only because I know how the business operates.

 

Damn, your arm rest was jacked up. I didn't realize that's how bad people's are. No wonder there are so many threads about upholstery.

Why didn't you pull the wheels off and sell them here? Did you no longer have the stocks? Could have made another grand I would think.

 

nice pick up... start a thread over in car talk and keep us updated on what you do to it

 

^^^^^^
Car Talk is Bimmerzine. Or sometimes, Audizine.

 

Congrats on the car. Its funny because i went from a e60 to an RL. Be sure to get on e60.net were you will learn a crap load on your car where I did to. If you like speed, get the jb3 chip it unlocks your 535 wildly....

 

people keep telling me to chip it.

I wont be doing that to the car.

like i said prior, I have a lot of priorities heading my way. Modding a car is not on my list

 

Well after 1.5 weeks of ownership I have a few things to say about the 535xi in comparison to the RL.

Exterior:

I love the look of the RL with the factory A-spec kit installed with a drop. Maybe I just really like mine haha. I also love the exterior styling of the 5 series. The angels on at night are just pure win. Also the LED tail lights are official.

Navigation:
The Rl wins HANDS DOWN. I hate the navigational use of the BMW. It is strange and complicated. It feels like I cannot even search stores or locations. The RL navigation was well thought out and is way more advanced. This is a 2005 RL to a 2008 535. You would think the 2008 BMW would have a better navigation system. If you love the Navigation of the RL you will HATE the navigation on the BMW.

Driving Dynamics
Obviously the BMW wins hands down. I now understand why they call this car the ultimate driving machine and I only have a 535! IMO I think the X drive will outhandle the SH-AWD. The car feels much better balanced and planted. The power on the BMW will blow the doors off the RL in a heart beat. THe car is very solid.

Interior
This is kind of a toss up. But I am still leaning more to the RL interior. The red lighting on the BMW is cool, but its something about the RL that makes you feel you are in a cockpit.

Conclusion:

The 535xi is a great car and I am happy I decided to switch. The only problem I am waiting to happen is the HPFP and I have 10 years coverage on that

 

Thanks for the un-slanted review. Makes me feel good about the RL after hearing everyone's loss of interest and urge to move on to other makes.

 

Blazing, you can't compare SH-AWD to xDrive because the difference is not in the AWD system but in the suspension tuning. RL is much softer.

SH-AWD is the more advanced system.

 

037 I can compare the driving dynamics of the 2 cars.

Plus I wont be biased. I loved the RL

but the 535xi Driving Dynamics>RL in every aspect

 

I may consider swapping cars for a bit, you may be dissappointed.

 

I personally think apples are WAY better than oranges. Just sayin.

 

i like cherries but i think my summer tires will whoop even if my car doesn't

 

Blazing...if you wanna be productive, get the owner of your dealership to talk to some Hyundai delears and get me a black/black r-spec for invoice. That would be useful.

 

 

we all know what my first mod would be looking at this picture

 

to be sure, I want this one

 

Check for a spare tire?

 

in all my years of driving I had to replace a tire once. First thing is to debadge everything off the back and make it totally anonymous.

and yes...I will check for a spare tire as those as useful

 

Ahhh debage... that was my second guess.

In all seriousness it is a sharp car, very lexus like in it s styling.

 

are saying that comparing the RL and 5 series is silly because they are 2 different vehicles?

 

there's a bunch of everything in this car, Hyundai has to cut corners somewhere.

Debadged I think you'd be hard pressed to guess what it is. The front is a little Bentley like, at a certain angle the back looks like a wider version of BMW 3 series mixed with some E series...well...it's a mutt.

 

I think he said he likes Apples, nobody's perfect.

 

Its all opinions bro, I see the 5 as a performer and the RL as a cruiser.
So yea in my world they dont compare.

 

LoL

Apple bottoms, not steve jobs.

 

direct from C&D

2008 BMW 535xi
PRICE AS TESTED: $70,905

Braking, 70–0 mph: 177 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.82 g


2009 Acura RL
ESTIMATED PRICE AS TESTED: $58,000

Braking, 70–0 mph: 183 ft
Roadholding, 200-ft-dia skidpad: 0.84 g

 

I appreciate your passion on this one, but opinions are unique to each individual.

Plus, its not about the numbers a magazine produces (which are probably jaded by the manufacturer) its about the feel in the seat and the presence on the street.

 

your comparing a BMW to a Hyundai?

it all depends on luck not all BMW are have problems

not that true u can mod the car to the fullest and it wont break down you just gotta find the right people to tune it up
y are u jacking up his Shawn's thread?

 

BMW always known for the handling and u can compare the 2

 

BMW> Hyundai all day any day

 

ohhh BTW Shawn congrats on your new BMW love it ill be joining u soon on the dark side

 

I stopped reading after the words "it all depends on luck not all BMW are have problems".

Luck vs Quality? yea, get your BMW

 

hahaha... never get a VIN created on friday

 

you mean get the one from Tuesday but nothing else since workers are already awake and not yet tired of making cars...