54,000 miles, 2000W, leather etc fsh from my local BMW dealer.

For the same price i could get a newish RS, :( cant make up my mind.

Having had my RS twice :confused: i dont know if i,d be making a mistake getting another, that said i want a car that puts a smile on your face.

Anyone know anything about the 528i?

Also i've not had a great deal of luck with Skoda lately.

Steve

528i?

Slow, heavy, gas guzzler. Even worse with an auto box.

Remapped RS will hammer it every time, come to think of it a standard one will probably do it too

I'd go with 530D rather than 528i

i dont know if i' date='d be making a mistake getting another, that said i want a car that puts a smile on your face.

Anyone know anything about the 528i?

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The 525 is a nice comfy cruiser, I'd imagine the 528 is the same but better...

Depends what you want...the vRS will be more exciting to drive, the 528 will be nicer for motorway cruising. I'd imagine the 528 will have higher running costs too.

Rob.

I'll stick with Octy vRS if you don't mind

I'll stick with Octy vRS if you don't mind

:iagree:

Edited to say if I were going back that many years, I'd probably even rather have a rapid

The 5 series is about to be, or has just been replaced by newer model. Depreciation will be heavy on the older ones. The RS on the other hand is not being replaced till 2006 ish, and is continuing in production alongside the new octavia.

The new 5 series is one ugly car. I saw one on the way home on sunday. A truly awful car.

I'll stick with Octy vRS if you don't mind

Oy...........how'd ya do that from over there. That's my mota

IM HAVING A HARD TIME THIRD TIME AROUND

If i buy the BM my neighbour's might talk to me :pupeyes:

The BM is'nt slow, it is rather comfy but tight and if i do buy it

F*CKIN WATCH OUT A BRUNTER'S

well the Superb's just gonna get in the way. :(

Steve the undecided

The 5 series is about to be, or has just been replaced by newer model. Depreciation will be heavy on the older ones. The RS on the other hand is not being replaced till 2006 ish, and is continuing in production alongside the new octavia.

Yep but not all models will. The following according to Skoda's UK site are up for the chop...

The following models are available only while stocks last.

Classic 1.6 102bhp Hatch,

Classic 1.9 SDI 68bhp Hatch,

Elegance 1.8 Turbo 150bhp Hatch,

Elegance 1.9 TDI 110bhp Hatch,

L&K 1.8 Turbo 150bhp Hatch,

L&K 1.8 Turbo Auto 150bhp Hatch,

L&K 1.9 TDI 110bhp Hatch,

L&K 1.9 TDI PD 130bhp Hatch,

Blueline 1.6 102bhp Hatch,

Silverline 1.6 102bhp Hatch,

Blueline 1.9 TDI 90bhp Hatch,

Silverline 1.9 TDI 90bhp Hatch

Steve,

If it's of any help, I actually chopped in a 525i in order to get my vRS Octy. The Octy is better built, quicker and people don't think that I am a nob / lemming for driving it....... Get the Skoda, you know it makes sense......

Ian

Go to an Auction & see what the BMW's are going for, Depreciation on the Petrol ones is frigtening !!, Also with the exception of the sportier 5 series they are a bit of a barge to drive. Nice cruising car though

I toyed with the idea of buying a 5 series myself.

Granted, I only drive a lowly 2 litre Octavia, but heres my two pen'neth worth....

Octavia - Matches the bm on interior fit /build quality. Outside quality also matches, if not better - tighter shut lines.Ok, so the materials might not feel quote as plush, but you use a car to drive, not to host an interior design fair.

Bm takes the pole on driving position - it's lower than my Octy, but then, the low slung position isn't all that great on a distance i found. A bit worrying that i felt like having a nap half way to birmingham doing 75mph........ :eek:

Bm loses out heavily on fuel consumption, poor image (no one lets you out from a side street and everyone blocks you every chance they get) and VERY expensive dealer servicing and parts (two new front tyres sir? That's