New car time

beermonster · 23 Oct 2010 at 12:31

So does the A6 3.2 S line have a more premium feel to it for your £10ks, or would I be more than happy with a pre LCI e60, clearly plenty of people are as there are shed loads around, mainly base specs admittedly.

DM · 23 Oct 2010 at 12:41

Go and drive them both, see what you think.

[TW]Fox · 23 Oct 2010 at 12:54

I think both the Audi A6 and the Mercedes W211 E Class have better built interiors than the E60 Pre LCI, yes.

Dandle · 23 Oct 2010 at 13:16

[TW]Fox;17632176 said:
Build quality is NOT the same, though. BMW themselves admit the LCI updates include a more premium feel in the interior. And it isnt just 'the door handles. It's the whole interior ambience and yes, the door cards make a big difference to this. As does the centre console area which was also improved. And if you dont care about interior ambience or build quality why pay the considerable price involved in buying an running a 5 Series? It's an executive saloon, you buy it because it drives brilliantly, is lovely inside, is fashioned from a lump of granite, etc.

The interior was given a more premium fell by the inclusion of the extended air conditioning on everything bar the 520d, updates to the styling and updated iDrive. Listening to how you describe it it was shoddily built before. That wasn't the case and the materials used on both are the same as is the built quality. BMW probably ditched the led lighting as it a great way to update the car in the future and they've never been known to give something away when they don't need to.

Dandle · 23 Oct 2010 at 13:40

[TW]Fox;17632524 said:
Wow, Executive Car of the Year in 2007. Not quite the 7 consecutive years like the previous model, a properly built 5 Series, eh.
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I said up to 2007. So fours years running. Even you have to admit the E39 was to long in the tooth to win in those years.

[TW]Fox · 23 Oct 2010 at 14:23

I edited that out hours ago as I misread what you said. Quite why you went to the trouble of putting it back in hours later I have no idea.

How strange.

Dandle · 23 Oct 2010 at 14:59

[TW]Fox;17633012 said:
I edited that out hours ago as I misread what you said. Quite why you went to the trouble of putting it back in hours later I have no idea.

How strange.

I put it back in because anyone getting email replies would have got it. I wanted to clear any confusion.