The m54 is such a massive improvement on the terrible ( sorry mrk but I completely disagree in the e46) 4 cylinder that the smart money goes there....but of you want excitement its impossible to overlook m power, there is no competition ( from BMW)
I know that after 4 years of ownership and after I get something with a much bigger engine I'll still praise the 2 litre petrol engine! Okay it's running costs economy wise are no different to the M54, in fact I get 25 around town and 32 or 33 now on motorway purely because when I do drive it's mostly for leisure so don't even look at economy or petrol prices 
in fact I get 25 around town and 32 or 33 now on motorway
when I do drive it's mostly for leisure so don't even look at economy or petrol prices![]()
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I have a car profile in the costs app so update that every time I put money into the car hence knowing what I do and don't get from it.[TW]Fox;24865301 said:I am clearly a terminally boring person as I have had my 530i 7 years this month and still have no real desire to part with it. Ok sure, it's performance no longer makes me think 'WHOA"!3132323333' but thats not boredom, it's familiarity.
You have had another car in that time space though?
Hes had an E90 335i