I bought a thing so I could more legitimately participate.

[The Full Banana]

Thanks, guys! I sold the V70R this past spring. Once the snow was gone I quickly became bored of it.

[i_love_cars]

not surprising.

[REKIII]

much disappointment.  I opened the thread expecting to see this:

[jc43089]

The Full Banana said:

Thanks, guys! I sold the V70R this past spring. Once the snow was gone I quickly became bored of it. 

It would be a much more fun car if it were RWD. FWD with AWD when it slips is a bit of a letdown I must say. Was yours a 6spd manual?

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[The Full Banana]

i_love_cars said:

not surprising.

which part?

REKIII said:

much disappointment.  I opened the thread expecting to see this:

Deepest apologies, but thank god I didn't get a volkswagen. 

jc43089 said:

It would be a much more fun car if it were RWD. FWD with AWD when it slips is a bit of a letdown I must say. Was yours a 6spd manual? Sent from my 831C using Tapatalk

True. Although mine had an entirely different AWD setup than yours does--mine was purely mechanical and could actually achieve "50/50" torque split. 

It was automatic. There are a lot of little reasons. At the end of the day, for a daily driver that isn't heavily modified, I just prefer BMWs. They are designed to do the things that I expect out of a car.

[i_love_cars]

not surprising that you got bored with the Volvo

[jc43089]

i_love_cars said:

not surprising that you got bored with the Volvo 

I agree, I would rather drive my e36. It's a solid safe car for my wife though. She likes the 6spd and comfortable seats. Hauling the kids in comfort and style, the 300hp is ok too.

What year was yours Tom? I thought you had a p2?

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[The Full Banana]

Mine was a '99, so P80. P2 are much nicer cars.

[CMart]

Very nice. I have a bunch of E39 parts, mainly 540i stuff, but if you ever need anything shoot me a message and I'll see if I can help.

[The Full Banana]

Thanks! I'll definitely keep that in mind. Any suspension bits?

[jc43089]

The Full Banana said:

Mine was a '99, so P80. P2 are much nicer cars.

Oh ok. I agree, a buddy used to have an NA p80 v70, totally different car. My biggest complaint so far is the horribly undersized intercooler. If it's over 70 degrees ambient power is down alot. IAT is sometimes 30+ above ambient. And it pretty much needs 91 octane AND octane booster.

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[The Full Banana]

jc43089 said:

Oh ok. I agree, a buddy used to have an NA p80 v70, totally different car. My biggest complaint so far is the horribly undersized intercooler. If it's over 70 degrees ambient power is down alot. IAT is sometimes 30+ above ambient. And it pretty much needs 91 octane AND octane booster. Sent from my 831C using Tapatalk

Aftermarket intercoolers do make a nice difference on those cars. I drove a friend's car after he put on a full Snabb kit and it was a nice improvement.

[jc43089]

I will keep that in mind, anyway enough OT.

The e39 looks great, it's fun to have a clean older car and surprise people who ask what year it is. I rode with a guy from work to Road America earlier this summer in his 528i touring. Very nice riding car.

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