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CSBM5 · 22nd January 2006, 04:59

Traded up from a 2002 540i/6 I bought new to a 2001 M5 over two years ago now. I had both cars for a number of months, and it was always a shock to drive the 540...it was and felt that much slower/weaker. The M5 is a beast of torque and high rpm power that the 540 just can't come close to. I looked at modifying my 540, but just adding a limited slip diff which the car desperately needs was over $3k. I found a great deal on a one owner 2001 M5 with 12k miles, and sold my 540i all for a difference of just under $10k. Best car trade I ever made in my life.

Weight-wise it is not that big of a difference since BMW quotes the M5's weight "with driver" for some reason. I weighed my M5 at 3920lbs.

Here's a pic of both of them together (540i was Topaz Blue):

22nd January 2006, 04:59	#5 (permalink)
CSBM5 M5 Guru (>2000 posts) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Raleigh, NC Age: 49 Posts: 3,445 Thanks: 83 Thanked 137 Times in 86 Posts	Traded up from a 2002 540i/6 I bought new to a 2001 M5 over two years ago now. I had both cars for a number of months, and it was always a shock to drive the 540...it was and felt that much slower/weaker. The M5 is a beast of torque and high rpm power that the 540 just can't come close to. I looked at modifying my 540, but just adding a limited slip diff which the car desperately needs was over $3k. I found a great deal on a one owner 2001 M5 with 12k miles, and sold my 540i all for a difference of just under $10k. Best car trade I ever made in my life. Weight-wise it is not that big of a difference since BMW quotes the M5's weight "with driver" for some reason. I weighed my M5 at 3920lbs. Here's a pic of both of them together (540i was Topaz Blue): __________________ Current stable: 2001 M5 LeMans Blue/Silverstone Dinan: springs, Konis, rear sway bar, monoball bushings, and exhaust Ground Control camber plates Stoptech front brake kit Brake ducts opened TC Design brackets OE 9.5" rear wheels all around & 275/35-18 PS2s street 275/35-18 Nitto NT-01 R-comps track 2003 330i ZHP 6MT Imola Red/Black Alcantara 2006 330i sport 6MT Electric Red/Black 2001 Audi S4 6MT Silver/sport Alcantara 1996 Volvo 850R wagon Last edited by CSBM5; 22nd January 2006 at 05:00.