Thats all I have to say.
Traction Control my..... my... butt cheeks
lights never stopped flashing, the thing was twitchy hell...
if I've ever known a car that was designed for warm and dry... that was it!
Road tests = rubbish.
Utter drivel.. go google a few reviews.. then compare to my twitching butt... blummin thing was useless.. I'd have been faster in an old Astra or a Mini tbh.
Originally Posted by Advice Trinity by Knoxville
I've been having trouble like. Only got a little 1.8 Corsa but we've had a lot of snow too.
I'd have thought a 3.5L rwd bmw would be one of the most fun things money could buy at this time of year?.
All the guys at work have BMWs as company cars so as soon as the snow hits i get a day off as its too dangerous for them to drive in!
I've got a rear wheel drive, after last winter's near misses, it's staying firmly in the drive till the weather eases up.
/Slightly off topic, but its not a 3.5 litre, its a 3 litre straight 6 thats twin turbo'd.
I'd have thought a 3.5L rwd bmw would be one of the most fun things money could buy at this time of year?
/on topic! Zak, I'll trade you the 135i for the 335D.
Autobox + 420 lb-ft of torque from almost idle! Still wanna talk about twitchy?!
This week, 4x 17's off a 320i, and a set of Goodyear Eagle Vectors are turning up at work. Then the tables should be turned.
My 2 ton death van was horrible to drive home tonight, took 2 hours to do a 30 minute journey. I have however, almost perfected my sideways parallel parking
Traction control, would be nice to have that on my car
Yeah but light + low bhp is better in snow, not much use in my A4 1.8T sport, wish I went for a Quattro now lol
my MX5 used to go sideways in the dry! My A4 was ok last year but still not fantastic and due to the s-line body the nose was too low and was snowed in in no time.
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My 7 is 'fun'. You'd think with all that weight there'd be some traction, but no.
took the 328 out today after getting enough charge to start it (been sat 2 weeks) was an utter bitch to get up our street to the main road, pulled off and traction promptly cut in and left me stood still
245's on a RWD and its staying put until good weather
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off a horse and helping your uncle jack off a horse.
I know some Swedes who always tell me that all you really need for the snow is Front wheel drive and snow tyres.
Society's to blame,
Or possibly Atari.
Easily - my old Astra was fab in the snow. The only time I've seen BMWs actually pull over to let me past
The A3.. won't be as good - no feel for the grip at all and wider tyres
Last edited by kalniel; 29-11-2010 at 10:04 AM.
Winter tyres, nuff said
No snow here but havn't had any traction issues with the Stagea
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Living an working in London, I have say I have seen no sign of snow at all, a bit of ice perhaps but just a normal (cold) drive to work.
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Been driving the GT-R in RWD mode since September just for kicks and giggles - but had to turn the 4WD back on when I realised I was not going to get out of my street
Once the car had finished sliding backwards down the hill I popped 4wd on and drive straight out. Gotta love 4wd even with 265 tyres it's like a land rover!!!!
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