goodfella said:regret getting the x and anyone wish they got the x? Why?
Nick325xiT 5spd said:Don't regret getting it... But unless BMW offers something a bit more competitive in the wagon department, I expect my next car will be an Audi.
PM 325xiT said:My only regret is that it didn't snow enough last year to really give it a work out![]()
[email protected] said:
that was something of a downer last winter. OTOH, yesterday's autocross on a very wet lot was quite the experience in terms of AWD fun, although probably not time (at least not with my driving)
I can't top that but here's my thoughts so far. Last year's mild winter has me on the fence. The AWD didn't get enough of a workout to matter much. I don't think there is any issue to argue in favor of the increased ride height. It gives up more in body roll and handling feel for no real world gain. Since the vehicle can be lowered I'm assuming it wasn't an engineering necessity. You'd have to really be plowing through some deep snow (like 6" unplowed) for it to ever even matter. As for wet traction I don't think that is a reason to get AWD. A good set of tires that expel water is more important and DSC will take care of the rest.clyde325xiT said:
um..."X" as in AWD? The xi's come with the attendant increase in ride height. My wife wanted AWD for trips on slippery surfaces. I wanted her to continue to attend to my needs for trips into slippery places.
Thanks. I pretty much decided on a ti silver blk ette 330i sp, rs, tl and good winters.Topaz330xi said:
I can't top that but here's my thoughts so far. Last year's mild winter has me on the fence. The AWD didn't get enough of a workout to matter much. I don't think there is any issue to argue in favor of the increased ride height. It gives up more in body roll and handling feel for no real world gain. Since the vehicle can be lowered I'm assuming it wasn't an engineering necessity. You'd have to really be plowing through some deep snow (like 6" unplowed) for it to ever even matter. As for wet traction I don't think that is a reason to get AWD. A good set of tires that expel water is more important and DSC will take care of the rest.
So, it is still a blast to drive and will handle any sane high spirited driving you throw at it with ease and aplomb. But, just knowing that it could have been slightly better nags at my mind just enough to think that next time if the engineering situation in the lineup is the same when the lease is up I'll probably go for the RWD coupe.
Of course if it snows like crazy this winter I might be singing a different tune next summer.:dunno:
Whoa! :yikes: LMAO! :lmao:clyde325xiT said:My wife wanted AWD for trips on slippery surfaces. I wanted her to continue to attend to my needs for trips into slippery places.
I figure that it will only take one event where I can trick myself into thinking that things would have been much worse without AWD for me to put my mind to rest. After I get another car, and this becomes my wife's daily driver, I won't worry as much when she's out and the weather turns to shit. Or, if/when we sell it, if we get more for it than a RWD, well...that's just more money to go to the next car...which is rarely a bad thing.Topaz330xi said:Of course if it snows like crazy this winter I might be singing a different tune next summer.:dunno:
I know. It's really nitpicking on my part and I probably wouldn't have ever thought about if I hadn't owned 2 BMW's prior to this one. You have to give the 330i & 330ci folks something though considering that C&D says I'm faster in a straight line.clyde325xiT said:I figure that it will only take one event where I can trick myself into thinking that things would have been much worse without AWD for me to put my mind to rest. After I get another car, and this becomes my wife's daily driver, I won't worry as much when she's out and the weather turns to shit. Or, if/when we sell it, if we get more for it than a RWD, well...that's just more money to go to the next car...which is rarely a bad thing.
pres330xi said:
I suspect I'll now be flamed for trading practicality for pure driving pleasure