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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 09:53 AM
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After 2 months of driving 545 Sport in Boston snow and wet roads - this is my biggest dissapointment with the car - no LSD. Previous cars 4 years of e39 M5 and currently M3 SMG (same snow tires and sizes for all cars)

I like the vehicle and the new technology in it is amazing, but they advertise it as an ultimate driving vehicle and at the same time don't give you the essential element for safety and performaqnce? Why BMW? instead of $ 1200 Active steering gizmo.. I would pay 5K for LSD

I called Dinan and Quife for potential upgrade. Quife needs 25 people for group buy to start research. Dinan just needs more calls to them to justify the R&D.

So if anyone if interested please respond.

Here is the background info on LSD and the reason why it's dangerous not to have it:

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/differential.htm
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 10:00 AM
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I live in CA, so I don't really needs it.

BMW is NOT an Ultimate Driving Machine.
BMW you have to listen to your value customer. If not, other car manufacturers will lure your customer away.
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by my530i' date='Jan 27 2005, 01:00 PM
I live in CA, so I don't really needs it.

BMW is NOT an Ultimate Driving Machine.
BMW you have to listen to your value customer. If not, other car manufacturers will lure your customer away.
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First - learn how to spell it is "need" not "needs"
Second, yes, BMW IS the ultimate driving machine
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 10:39 AM
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joe - learn how to punctuate.
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 11:25 AM
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if dinan is going to sell an lsd for the e60 it will cost us a million $
:'(
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 11:35 AM
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OK. Forgive me but other than being a substance that makes you hallucinate, what the f!@#k is LSD.
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by golfnut' date='Jan 27 2005, 02:39 PM
joe - learn how to punctuate.
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Golfnut, learn how to capitalize!

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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Hormazd' date='Jan 27 2005, 03:35 PM
OK.? Forgive me but other than being a substance that makes you hallucinate,? what the f!@#k is LSD.
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LSD - Limited Slip Differential

Follow the link on the first post to see how it works and why it's important.

Dinan is more expensive - true, but you keep full warranty on the drivetrain.
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Ilyam5' date='Jan 27 2005, 02:07 PM
[quote name='Hormazd' date='Jan 27 2005, 03:35 PM']OK.? Forgive me but other than being a substance that makes you hallucinate,? what the f!@#k is LSD.
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LSD - Limited Slip Differential

Follow the link on the first post to see how it works and why it's important.

Dinan is more expensive - true, but you keep full warranty on the drivetrain.
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Ahh, OK. I drive in dry warm southern california. I assumed that the DTC was infact replacing the limited slip. I have little experience with snow but would assume that if you disable DSC you have DTC which will do what you need in snow.
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 12:18 PM
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I'll take one.
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