chit chat thread
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less weight? I find that e30s are better than e34s in the snow, and that's the reason I assume. less momentum and all that.
'stable' is a broad term though.
altimax > michelin x-ice
I find the opposite to be true, though I never put NEW snows on the e30.
The e34 has a longer wheelbase and man oh man would I hang the end of that car out. I will never forget hitting full lock and bouncing limiter in 3rd on a curved single lane road with curbs on both sides. That was a magical day.The lifted e30 doesn't count in this opinion, because that is not a fair comparison.
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I find the opposite to be true, though I never put NEW snows on the e30.
The e34 has a longer wheelbase and man oh man would I hang the end of that car out. I will never forget hitting full lock and bouncing limiter in 3rd on a curved single lane road with curbs on both sides. That was a magical day.The lifted e30 doesn't count in this opinion, because that is not a fair comparison.
it seems the e30 stops much faster, and with other unpredictable drivers on the road, is probably the most important thing. a fair amount of brake pressure would almost never kick the ABS on. the e34, on the other hand, always wants to slide to a stop. maybe its the m60+touring+fat guy weight.
Dan
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I find the opposite to be true, though I never put NEW snows on the e30.
The e34 has a longer wheelbase and man oh man would I hang the end of that car out. I will never forget hitting full lock and bouncing limiter in 3rd on a curved single lane road with curbs on both sides. That was a magical day.The lifted e30 doesn't count in this opinion, because that is not a fair comparison.
Can confirm the long wheelbase theory. My parents used to have a 2001 GMC Yukon XL, that thing is like 20+ feet long and I could hang the tail out in the snow and hold it there as long as I wanted. I'd love to go slide around in a 740il at some point, id imagine it's similar
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Edit: e30 heater core issues?
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Re read. I get it now
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My truck is catless, trees gotta eat too.
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Dan
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Oh, mine is gas, but tstat isn't good. And fan clutch is seized up, I have some parts, I should have fixed it when it was warm like I've planned on for the last 3 winters...
Also one of our hens hatched some chicks, just heard peeping tonight, bad timing lol. Coldest time of the year.
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Cardboard in front of radiator was how I drove the e21 that first winter I had it due to a faulty tstat.
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the e34 has been running just a tick over the blue due to a stuck t-stat for the last week or so...hopefully we can get some 30deg weather one of these weekends so I can swap it. i should try the cardboard thing in the mean time!
Dan
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