E70 has a much better ride ....if both have the sport package.

e53 4.4 seems to leap out of the intersection....E70 have taller 1st gear?

both 4.4 and 4.8: cooling system parts, alternator, valley pan, etc, etc starts failing at 60-100k. we are not confident to take long trips with it.

we are sticking with 3 series, inline 6 from now on.