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In Reply to: Your Beemer wasn’t a Gold Buggy was it? posted by three_sox on November 13, 2004 at 16:20:57:
320iI even had a lot of weight in the trunk but it never helped with that thing. It was like Brit Spears: It's ass would never stay put.
My first car was a VW Beetle. That thing wouldn't hold the road in bad weather either, it was always sliding.
Ironically I had a Triumph Spitfire which never gave me a problem. I drove it thru some of the worst winters of the early 80's and it was great in snow. If I got in somebody elses rut, it stayed put like a slot car. (wasn't bad without a rut either) It was only scary on the highway when a truck passed me. It was not uncommon to feel it getting sucked under the trailor as it passed. I always had to be careful when one passed me quickly.
I thought audiophiles were better at arguing than anything, but as far as it being my fault, in that case no. In fact if it wasn't for the fact that I was a good driver and didn't pannic I'd never have held the road. And that was not the first or last time that car did that to me in a turn. The worst incident came when the damn brake cylider let lose one day and I made a left turn off the road to my house at about 40mph and 2 wheels practically with no brakes. (the emergency didn't do squat) I either had to try to make the turn or face a collision ahead. I used every inch of that corner and missed a telephone pole by a smidgen.
I was happy the day that car went bye bye. I'm convinced the germans over-engineer everything, and I won't be buying from them any more.
It is true it used to happen to my spitfire too though (if it went under 15 degrees, the master cyliners would be shot) but they always had some life to them still. When the damn BMW went, it went. I can say that much for it, it never did anything half way.
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…….. depending on what year it was. I have had quite a lot to do with 3 series BMW’s over the last 20 years and I and my Yuppie friends have found them to handle extremely well. Admittedly, in this part Australia ice and snow are unheard of.
Maybe the Krauts are getting their own back on the good ol US of A by deliberately sabotaging all left-hand drive models?The main thing is you lived to tell the tale and you finally saw the light and got rid of it. I know if I had any car that behaved as you describe it would be gone immediately.
Also, I can’t ever remember a truck ever passing me unless I was stopped……. I know it is great fun passing road trains on bull-dust roads in South Australia, I’m not sure I could do it now with traction-control (unless it was turned off) because accelerating over 80kph on a dirt corrugated road does wonders for your back and teeth, not to mention hitting your head on the roof as you bounce your way along.
Lastly, guess what? Even doing 100 – 120 kph over a corrugated dirt road, the car NEVER, dare I say, “literally flew through the air” – but then again this is Australia and those things just don’t happen here in the southern hemisphere. I think maybe because the steering wheel is on the right-hand side of the car they not only handle way better but the laws of gravity actually apply.I am off to the beach now.
Smile
Sox
Must be nice to live in a country where a beautiful beach is always 5 minutes away. (unless you go inland on a walkabout)I enjoyed driving the 320i on a nice dry road. I liked the way it handled. On water or snow, forget it.
Here in america at least, trucks can get going. I had the Spitfire when in college and I was driving out to state college (Penn State University). On a lonely stretch it was just me and 2 trucks for some miles. I suddenly noticed we were all doing 95 mph (not kph). Funny how that happens....
I slowed down and the one behind me flew past me and he really sucked my in hard when he went by. I literally held the wheel left until he went by. (I was still in the passing lane)
We're due for a new car next year and I'm leaning toward the new Scion TC. If it test drives nice, I think it will be a keeper. It's gotten great reviews already. I'd really like a pontiac solstice but I'm not single anymore, alas.....
THAT'S a car.
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