530d replacement.?

Mr_Sukebe said:
Stick with what you've got. I struggle to think of a better allrounder, unless you were into very nearly new, in which case I'd be looking at an XF D.
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I agree with what you've said in the thread. However I know two people who have had a 530d and have upgraded to 535d M Sports and have been very happy with their decisions and have loved there move to the 535d. So that may be a good option if you want a change.
 
TS7 said:
I agree with what you've said in the thread. However I know two people who have had a 530d and have upgraded to 535d M Sports and have been very happy with their decisions and have loved there move to the 535d. So that may be a good option if you want a change.
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Only if he can get an LCI one, which he cannot for his budget.
 
[TW]Fox;16798641 said:
I always chuckle when Robbie G thinks he's made a smart comment, gets proved wrong and then runs away, replying to newer posts yet casually ignoring these ;)
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I stated my view, you stated yours. Any further discussion would have been going round in circles and therefore fruitless, given that it's clear that you view your own purchasing decisions through rose-tinted spectacles, combined with the fact that much of this is subjective, e.g. 'I just enjoy it more'.

But since you asked nicely.

I personally can't be doing with constantly waving my arms and legs around to change gear on my commute. Yes, if I was out in country B roads at the weekend it might make me feel like I was more involved in the drive, but for most of the average commuter car's usage, it's dull cruising on the m-way and dull stopping and starting in city traffic jams. Do you really want to be 'involved' in a commute, or do you want to be separated from it? For me, it's the latter.

Manual offers no advantage on motorways (where, as you already stated, it sits in 5th anyway), manual offers no advantage in traffic jams, unless you want to feel more involved in trundling along on the bumper of the Audi in front.

Iirc you started a whole thread complaining about Plymouth traffic, with a picture of you sat in a traffic jam. For a car that's commuting far more than it's destroying country roads, the commuting aspect has to carry more weight.
 
That's an exceptional circumstance whilst they carry out work and is not part of my commute. Happily my commute is very free flowing with no jams and only 2 sets of traffic lights :)

It does offer an advantage on The motorway - it is 15% more economical than the auto and the motorway I use the most, the m5 as far as the m50, is usually free flowing.

Therefore for my driving pattern the manual suits me best and that's why I went to the hassle of seeking it out. I suspect this is how the op feels as well.
 
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Sounds like you chose the right box for you then. However having recently lived with both, I would just never again have a manual box on a car that wasn't either an outright sports car or a weekend toy, or both. The auto is just so much more pleasant.
 
Don't get me wrong, I like auto and have driven them extensively, I was merely explaining the rationale for some behind a manual exec saloon.
 
Brilliant. TDI?

As for the manual v auto, I think BMW's six cylinder diesels are better with an auto..
And the new 8 speed 'box in the F10 is awesome.
 
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