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828 messages, Last post on Oct 03, 2009 at 9:40 PM
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We received at least 16" of snow this weekend. I brushed the snow off my 328xi and 335xi and drove them both out of my 75' driveway. No hesitation, no protest, ZERO wheelspin. I am completely satisfied. My next car? Hello BMW AWD? Just make sure it's turbocharged. Any questions?
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Replying to: xeye (Dec 21, 2008 5:08 pm) You didn't high center? You probably don't have 6" of ground clearance. Don't get overconfident.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Dec 23, 2008 8:02 am) Hardly. With the let-out of the clutch, the tires advanced the car without hesitation. The trail left behind was a prefect outline of the undercarriage as it leveled the snow. Had I been trying to scale a 2' pile of gravel, I would not have attempted the same maneuver. Considering the fun I have driving the 328xi, ad especially the 335xi with the twin turbos and the AWD, as long as I'm in New England, I will consider other vehicles when my car goes geriatric, but I doubt I'll buy any other marque. This is just too much fun. xeye
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Replying to: xeye (Dec 23, 2008 3:55 pm) |
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Replying to: xeye (Dec 23, 2008 3:55 pm)
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Replying to: investor27 (Jan 12, 2009 9:39 am) I cannot for the life of me figure out why that might be. I used to live in Chicago and owned two turbo cars while I lived there. The only issue (if you can call it that) with cold weather that I ever found was that you were able to get significantly MORE power from the engine on very cold days, especially if the intake was intercooled (which the 335i is). Best regards, Shipo
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Replying to: shipo (Jan 12, 2009 10:14 am) |
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jan 12, 2009 10:20 am) 
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Replying to: shipo (Jan 12, 2009 10:22 am) |
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Replying to: shipo (Jan 12, 2009 10:22 am) I, for one, do not think it is a good idea to block the front air-intake. It is my understanding as well that colder air increases performance by increasing the horse power. And I believe that turbos and twin-turbos run a lot hotter than normal aspirated cars and will need the front air-intakes to cool them down. I'll try to find the pictures of their projects and post them here.
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