Re: Re: drove 330 bare foot & now it handles better - new appreciation for recalibrated EML
Mystikal said:
Speaking of driving barefoot, have you guys ever driven an E30? The first few times I did I had to take my shoes off! The pedals are actually too close for me to use the brakes properly (size 12 feet). I have since gotten used to hitting the middle pedal with my shoe at a 45* angle to flat though...
I have once and did not notice this :dunno:
Anyway, I have driven a few times without shoes. I don't really like it that much. Tons of feel, I can feel every movement of the pedals perfectly. I think that I have more control with shoes on as they are larger and have flat surfaces, not to mention rubber (usually) soles. I have size 13s, btw. My driving shoes are very nice though, they transmit amost everything that barefoot does, but give a wider contact patch and more grip :bigpimp:
31st330i,
I agree that the steering on 2001s has been very disappointing, both retrofit and standard. I have never experience what you have in item 1 about the steering, though I am not familiar with your comparison. I have never done lots of quick transitions in a 330 though. I haven't really been bothered by the response of the DBW in E46s. Driving M5s in non-sport mode, I typically have had difficulty driving smoothly. The Dinan software did fix this problem in non-sport mode, but the sport mode was always crisp. The tip-in while in non-sport was overly soft, and I have not noticed this on E46s, which seem to be softer than the sport mode in M cars, but not bad.