Excellent in snow and ice
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With gusts of up to 64 km/h here and low temperatures around -4? to -5?C, my timing to fit winter tires this past Thursday was perfect.
The car handles nicely on the Blizzak LM-25s, mounted on 17" Style 138 BMW wheels. Doesn?t look as good as the 19" 172 M wheels but it gives me something to look forward to in a few months.
The car handles nicely on the Blizzak LM-25s, mounted on 17" Style 138 BMW wheels. Doesn?t look as good as the 19" 172 M wheels but it gives me something to look forward to in a few months.
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I just picked up my snows last night and will be putting them on this week. I'll skip the TPMS though but will put them on when I replace the tires.
I'm looking forward to spring myself when I put on my forged BBS RGRs
I just picked up my snows last night and will be putting them on this week. I'll skip the TPMS though but will put them on when I replace the tires.
I'm looking forward to spring myself when I put on my forged BBS RGRs
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Looking good and doing the job.
I have the same 138 17" wheels with Dunlop WinterSport M3s on my 535xi MSport and they are also looking fine and cutting thru the snow and ice.
I have the same 138 17" wheels with Dunlop WinterSport M3s on my 535xi MSport and they are also looking fine and cutting thru the snow and ice.
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Originally Posted by tuco' post='507491' date='Dec 16 2007, 10:44 PM
Previous BMWs: 1970, 72 & 74 2002/E3-1972 Bavaria/E9-1974 3.0CS/E12-1976 530i/E3-1978 733i/E12-1981 528i/E28-1982 528e/E28-1983 533i/E28-1986 535i.
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Originally Posted by JSpira' post='507498' date='Dec 16 2007, 08:46 PM
Love your car-ography. How does the new 535xi compare with the old 535i in your estimation?
The new one "feels" faster but as I still don't have 1000kms on it, I haven't pushed it very hard yet. The twin-turbo six is silky smooth, but then so were the older BMW engines. I think the 1986 car had 210 hp IIRC (without looking it up) so you definitely feel the power of the new one, even without pushing it. The old car was about 3400#, whereas my new xi is about 3960, so some of the extra power goes to move the extra weight.
I know some folks would like to return to the more simplistic older cars, but, assuming no problems and "glitches", I can't see how I won't like the new one a lot better than the 1986 model.
Ask me the same question in 6 months or so, and I should be able to give you a more comprehensive and more intelligent answer. I do know this however, this new 535xi is my first BMW since that 1986 one, and it's a car that makes me smile every time I drive it, regardless of the distance travelled. It's also a car you always turn back to look at after you park it.
So far, it's all good.....
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Originally Posted by JSpira' post='507470' date='Dec 16 2007, 09:19 PM
The car handles nicely on the Blizzak LM-25s, mounted on 17" Style 138 BMW wheels.
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Originally Posted by tuco' post='507511' date='Dec 17 2007, 12:05 AM
Well, 22 model years is a long time in the evolution of a marque. The 2008 535xi is so superior in many ways to the 1986. The level of comfort (heated seats, heated s. wheel, comfort seats, etc) and the level of sophistication of equipment (stability control, park distance, Logic 7, headlighting, etc) make it hard to compare to the older cars.
The new one "feels" faster but as I still don't have 1000kms on it, I haven't pushed it very hard yet. The twin-turbo six is silky smooth, but then so were the older BMW engines. I think the 1986 car had 210 hp IIRC (without looking it up) so you definitely feel the power of the new one, even without pushing it. The old car was about 3400#, whereas my new xi is about 3960, so some of the extra power goes to move the extra weight.
I know some folks would like to return to the more simplistic older cars, but, assuming no problems and "glitches", I can't see how I won't like the new one a lot better than the 1986 model.
Ask me the same question in 6 months or so, and I should be able to give you a more comprehensive and more intelligent answer. I do know this however, this new 535xi is my first BMW since that 1986 one, and it's a car that makes me smile every time I drive it, regardless of the distance travelled. It's also a car you always turn back to look at after you park it.
So far, it's all good.....
The new one "feels" faster but as I still don't have 1000kms on it, I haven't pushed it very hard yet. The twin-turbo six is silky smooth, but then so were the older BMW engines. I think the 1986 car had 210 hp IIRC (without looking it up) so you definitely feel the power of the new one, even without pushing it. The old car was about 3400#, whereas my new xi is about 3960, so some of the extra power goes to move the extra weight.
I know some folks would like to return to the more simplistic older cars, but, assuming no problems and "glitches", I can't see how I won't like the new one a lot better than the 1986 model.
Ask me the same question in 6 months or so, and I should be able to give you a more comprehensive and more intelligent answer. I do know this however, this new 535xi is my first BMW since that 1986 one, and it's a car that makes me smile every time I drive it, regardless of the distance travelled. It's also a car you always turn back to look at after you park it.
So far, it's all good.....
I still miss my E21 320 and E21 320iS though.
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Originally Posted by Heelsonwheels' post='507631' date='Dec 17 2007, 08:43 AM
Think Im gonna check into a roof rack....?
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Originally Posted by C's Bimmer' post='507513' date='Dec 17 2007, 01:08 AM
Congrats on the Blizzaks Jonathan. You'll love them. Other than actual studded tires, they're the next best thing. I love my LM-25's!
My Blizzaks work great in the snow too. I've got the RFTs and these are quite brutal on very cold and dry days.
That said, it should come as no suprise that the E60 handles well in the snow. Its made in Bavaria.