Traded my e70 3.0d for an e53 4.8is - AND I PREFER IT!
 

Had a big spec 3.0d with 20" etc one of the first ni the UK....
Drove a mates E53 the other day and preffered it....didnt seem to crash so much over bumps

Picked up the 4.8is e53 today and its doing 22.5 mpg. The e70 was doing 24mpg and with petrol in the UK 115 and diesel 130, bizarly that now makes it cheaper to run a nearly 5 litre v8 than deisel!

The seats are comfier on the e53 and theres slightly more room in the back, although that may have been as I had the 7 seater.....

Took a big hit as well. 9 months old paud just over £50k and took £40k for it (was offered £36k by and independant!).....The dealers are awash with nearly new ones so there really taknig a pounding on the used car value front.........

Just my thoughts of the day....

Jess

lets see some pics!

22.5 MPG is equals about 19 US MPG, way to good for 4.8is. Also if your diesel is getting 24 MPG (20 US MPG) there is something wrong with your car.

Why? The 4.8is was rated at 16 city 22 hwy? :confused:

Real world consumption lower based on what I read from this site.

Congrats! Lets see some pics.

I had a 2004 4.8is and it was leaps and bounds better than my 07' E70 3.0si and my 08' 4.8i. I even think the front end of the E53 looks much better than the E70. E53 interior was great too, and much easier to use on a daily basis. Congrats and good move!

Funnily enough, I phoned my dealer yesterday to see if he has sold my E53 4.6 which I recently traded , since it was a better car than my E70 4.8 that I have now.

1. the interior was better put together
2. the gearbox shifted very smoothly
3. the fuel consumtion was much better
4. it was faster off the mark (yes!)
5. It didnt have any front suspension noise after 25k miles let alone 5K miles like my E70 had

:( But hes sold it,.. I wonder who the lucky buyer was :(

I have a E53 4.8is and E70 4.8i

Hands down the 4.8is is a better driving car
However, the 4.8i is a more comfortable ride (with comfort seats) has enough power for day to day and is more refined

The 4.8is is still the beast

Would it be a fair to say that the E53is is better since it is a later production model (I believe the E53is is also the mid-cycle refresh; thus most problems debugged) and that the current E70 (in it's second year of its lifecycle) may be as good/superior as it reaches the same age?

Has anyone that has a second year (2001) E53 make a comparison of it vs the second year E70?