seoulman

A lot of people, including magazines b*tch and complain about the runflats. How they make the car skittish on the expressways. Runflat tires are basically rock hard (mostly the sidewall). That's what allows them to run for up to 80-100km after you've lost air. But now you've gotten 20's... there are a few things that will probably change. On highways, your car may be more stable as opposed to the runflats. Vancouver roads are in pretty good shape, so I wouldn't be too worried about tramlining (the tendency for low profile, wide tires to follow ruts on the road). The other thing you'll probably have to be wary of with 20's is the rims bending due to potholes and bumps. The preventative measure for this is driving very slow everywhere you go. And curb rashes. Both of these are expensive problems that come with big*ss wheels! Congrats on the 20's and careful driving!

seoulman

Fellow Koreans! I need your opinion... As you can tell from my 'sig' that I have a LCI 528i M Sport on order. I am in a bit of a decision dilemma. I'm in love with the N54 twin turbo engine! Unfortunately, the 535i is not available in Korea. The only BMW available with the N54 twin turbo is the 335 M Sport (the 335 comes only one way in Korea, fully loaded... more options than the U.S. 335). A while back, I started a thread to help me decide:

http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=60603

And the input from other forum members help me at the time to stick to the 528i M Sport. However, 'DrLev99' put a post on a thread that has me thinking about the 335i M Sport.

http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=...mp;#entry658440 post #21

Yes, I'm being wishy washy... and I will take any verbal arrows that are shot at me, but I just want to make sure that I'm getting a car that I will be totally happy with for about 3 years. The 335i has a huge power advantage over the 528i... 300bhp vs 230bhp and more importantly, 300 lb-ft or torque vs 200 lb-ft of torque. However, the 5er is a bigger car therefore more practical. Moreover, the 5er is perceived as a more expensive car (the 528i M Sport with the options listed in my 'sig' and a 335i M Sport costs about the same), so it has more cache, but the +70bhp and +100 lb-ft of torque of the 335i is a big draw.

I'm having a mental fit! Any opinions or comments from fellow Korean BMW drivers would be appreciated!

BigMike

You said it right there, it's a more expensive car in the eyes of the normal person. 335i is still... a 3'er.

seoulman

Mike!

Always giving good advice!

I'm great at giving other people advice about which car to get, but when it comes to my own car, I'm a blubbering idiot! Can't make up my mind, always crunching numbers, and second guessing myself.

I think it's because my car is taking so f***ing long to arrive! I don't think I would be having this dilemma if my car was here! Maybe it's just a phase...

BigMike

You're secondguessing youself cuz the car isn't here yet!

I thought of getting a 330i coupe but then again, the 5'er belongs in a different class and people look at it that way....

Get the e60 and just enjoy it!!

seoulman

The extra power of the N54 twin turbo engine keeps calling my name! I know that the traffic congestion in Korea won't let me wind the motor out as often as I would like. Sometimes not at all. Making the N52 engine of the 528i more practical... and there is the perception of the 3er being a kid's car or a girl's car... while the 5er is perceived as something more mature and an upper class... But those 70 extra bhp and the 100 lb-ft more torque keeps calling, "David... David... David..."

seoulman

Yes! Yes! I'm a power junkie! Sometimes I think I should dish out the US$170k (plus 10% of car price for registration) for a M5!

seoulman

Somebody shoot me and put me out of my misery!

dbae1978

with the 20"s the ride gets slightly worse in terms of noise and feel. The tires will rub so you will have to roll your fenders. They'll still rub when you are going over potholes, speed bumps, driveways and especially when you have people in the car. You will have to drive slowly and very carefully.... other than that they'll look dayaam good..

GL

dbae1978

Yo Dave,

when is your car being delivered?