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Old 07-11-2007, 01:56 AM
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You'll find this subject has been discussed a number of times eg here...and here

..however I drove it as the looks initially appealed to me as well when making a buying decision on the E70.

First thing I noticed was that it was vague in the steering on a straight road, meaning it needed constant corrections. The salesman informed me that upgrading to the top of the line suspension would overcome that... NAFFFF!! I knew it would drive me nuts and be tiring on a long drive.

When I looked at it, I kind of saw that the styling is great when comparing to E53, but IMO looks dated up against the E70.

I loved the driver seating position, but the BMW comfort seats blew the RR away for comfort and ease of adjustment.

Interior space was no match, and I am not a fan of touch screen nav and functions.

The deal breaker for me is handling, and the Sport felt underpowered and overbalanced. Reminded me of driving a battleship down to the local.....

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