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Just in case someone has this car I'd like to hear your comments,thanks!
The new 4 cyl engine in particular is part of my search.
One of the features that always attracted me to BMWs was their line of 6-cyl engines, because of the smoothness and velvety feel at the throttle.
I am no fan of small displacement 4-cyl engines. It doesn't matter to me, whether their hp and torque output is equal or greater of that of the 6es they replace.
4-cylinders feel rough, nervous and unrefined. In general, you have to operate them at a higher rpm to get the same performance.
If fuel mileage is very important to you, the turbo-charged, direct injection 4s are a good choice. But then again, why not go for a Toyota Prius?
I live back in the woods in a "how do you get here in the winter kind of place"-says visitors! Seriously, winter is a fact of life here, it's not FL!FWIW, we are gardening zone 5 & we have had several frosts and been in 20's already. Global warming aside, of course! Snowed ~3" this week on Tuesday.A model from the third year of production after a new model introduction has always been my best guideline for happiness with a BMW car. It does take them a while to work-out the new model gremlins, in my experience.
You're in Kentucky, why 4-wheel drive?
Lots of people take them off-if you read my older posts you will learn of my exp with them & understand why I think they are... -well I'll keep it to- I don't want them on my car...Biggest question with BMW cars these days is can you live with run-flat tires?
The new turbo/4 is a premium only gas engine and has higher compression than past cars so may not like fudging over to 87 fuel. A Prius is not going to happen for me. I'm also looking @ the XC60 AWD Volvo
The new turbo/4 is a premium only gas engine and has higher compression than past cars so may not like fudging over to 87 fuel. A Prius is not going to happen for me. I'm also looking @ the XC60 AWD Volvo
That is a common misconception. Modern engines all have knock sensors to adjust the ignition and avoid the ill effects of lower octane gas. the OEMs call high octane fuel out on the filler cap, but most dealers tell you it is O.K. to use regular gas. My wife and I do in both our Audis. No problems for 3 years now.
reduced power
Here's what to know about runflat tires ...
Yes, you can drive on them when they're deflated ...
... but, that ruins the tire and you'll have to replace it.
Running on one that's flat is limited to 50 miles at 50 mph
Runflat tires for your BMW are very likely only to be found at your BMW dealer or via mail order.
Tire shops with special equipment to remove/install runflat tires are few and far between, likely nonexistent in rural areas.
Runflats are hard riding.
Runflats are expensive.
Where I live I can easily be 100-200 miles from anybody capable of working with runflat tires let alone having any in stock. I can easily be 100 miles from a town of any kind.
You can replace runflats with regular tires, but then you're faced with the fact the car was not designed with any space for a spare tire.
On my 2008 328 sedan the space for the tire was filled with stuff that makes the car go-not a place for the tire. My 2010 Cadillac CTS has a "spare tire option" meaning a donut rather than a can of tire goop. Read my older posts awhile back,r.e. BMW runflats. They are crap on any car. Also not mentioned above,I'll ad that they have no jack or lug wrench in the cars either, even "IF"! you had a place for a spare. I'm not sure I understand this "having the right equipment" as I dismounted mine at my local hillbilly tire place? Pretty straight forward as I observed plus it's a process I'm very familiar with. The real issue was that my runflat "awakening" came with the fact that the tire was starting to disintegrate inside toward outside of carcass after only 50 miles & having kept it under 50 MPH as you're supposed too. That's not good! You could not touch the tire when I got home as too hot. Take my word they are crap.