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I am not even sure if the M240 x drive would be any slower than M240i rwd on the track. In everyday driving, only real downside will be fuel economy. (not considering "driving feel" since it can be very subjective. rwd on the track will be real fun though) get a test drive. It's all up to your personal preferrence. |
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you're in Utah...put your money where your mouth is : sorry you have the slower car.
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I wanna check out Miller Motorsport Park AKA Utah Motorsports Campus, but the times they have for open track days doesn't work with my work schedule. |
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I'd say let's race, but I'm bone stock, except my wheels and LSD, and you seem to have a few mods done. Dang. |
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Yeah, the track days show Wed from a quick look, which isn't the ideal day for me, but the track does look fun and they offer timed laps.
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My understanding based on my research is AWD with winters > RWD with winters > AWD with all seasons.
So it really depends on what kind of tires you want to run on the platform, how bad the winters are in your area, and how much you value winter performance vs summer performance. If you are gonna be driving on snow covered roads most of the winter, and your area has a lot of hills and what not, then maybe AWD is the better choice. If roads are cleared quickly, and you are driving on asphalt most of the winter, then maybe stick to RWD with winters and enjoy the 'funner' driving dynamic year round. |
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I went with x-drive on my M240i and couldn't be happier.
I took a RWD M240i for a 'spirited' test drive and kept hitting the traction control limiter. Turned that off and kept breaking the tires loose. The car has a lot of torque! I also had the same complaint about my custom tuned 335is... just too much torque to keep the tires planted. The solution was x-drive. Now I don't have that problem. Here in Dallas 99% of the streets are on the grid system so everything is straight line. I love being able to stomp the throttle and the car just rockets off. Much respect to RWD though. |
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With a good tire and LSD there's little wheel spin if any at all. Just went FBO and was expecting to experience a lack of grip, but with a 255+ section tire in the back, and the added camber now, it's more at home than ever!
Would have went xdrive if it was a 4 season car, though. But my whole point of getting into a BMW was all about "fun summer car", consisting of RWD/LSD+6MT+i6T. Wouldn't have it any other way |
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I live in NH.....just about every BMW sold up this way is an xdrive.
I went RWD when I ordered 2016 228i. Why ? Two reasons. 1. wanted a 6MT......no manual option in BMW with xdrive other than 340i. 2. I'm lucky enough to have two daily drivers. The other vehicle is a 2015 MB 350ML 4matic for lousy weather days. |
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I hope not. I took off my winters and put my PSS's on a couple of weeks ago. However, after a couple weeks with weather above 50 (and into the low 80's), it's supposed to drop to 32 tonight.
And for the thread, I went with xDrive. I had several people tell me that I'd be fine with RWD and a good set of winter tires, but I had a BAD experience in high school in a friends old 70's RWD car and a small hill. The tires were probably about as old as the car was at the time, but the experience stuck with me. As this car is my daily driver regardless of how much snow is on the ground, I went with xDrive. I did test drive an RWD and ordered xDrive. Although driving the two was separated by 5 months (yes, 5 months; don't want to talk about that), it caught me off guard that my car seems to want to turn in more than I recall from my test drive. However, that could be down to any number of factors; from the test drive being a 235 vs. my 240, or the fact that I was on a test drive in a car which was not mine with a sales agent sitting beside me on roads I don't drive very often vs. me being alone in my own car on roads I could probably drive blindfolded.
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For RWD with winters, I've found adding a hundred pounds of weight over the drive axle helps tremendously. Even with the added weight, generally, I've found AWD with good all seasons to be slightly better. BTW, even in the summer or spring, when it's raining, I've found AWD to be better.. I feel the only advantage to RWD is being able to throw the rear end out for fun. And man can it be fun at times!
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