and to be honest, neither one thrilled me. I have a modded 9-3 now and can easily spin the wheels through all of 1st and 2nd on dry pavement. Fun but the lack of traction does get frustrating so I'm thinking it may be worth the $$ for AWD via the S4 or S60R. Both the Aero and the SS can be modded to make the same (or more) power than I have now but it still won't get me around the traction issue. I essentially want to lease a new car, chip it (the S60R is the only one of the two that is probably worth spending the $$ to do this) and not have to do nothing else. Call it getting older but...

The S60R will absolutely surprise you with its combination of power, handling, ride and braking. Similar power delivery to my friend's modded 850R but a much better "European" handling feel and the brakes are simply awesome.

I love the previous generation 540i but even with snows, I don't think my wife would feel real comfortable having me drive around with the kids during a typical New England winter (can't blame her either).

Long story short, if the 9-3SS with the upcoming turbo V6 was available in the spring of '05 and had AWD, it would be a no-brainer!! Unfortunately, I don't think believe this will be the case.

Regards,

Derek

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• Test drove an S4 today; S60R test tomorrow..., bb vign, Wed, 13 Oct 2004 11:06:34
  • My .02 or so (plus having 2 kids...), Noel, Fri, 15 Oct 2004 16:12:40
    • Re: My .02 or so (plus having 2 kids...), bb vign, Sat, 16 Oct 2004 05:31:59
      • If you have an All Road you can live with a sedan..., Noel, Sat, 16 Oct 2004 17:20:03
        • I drove both the 9-5 Aero and a 9-3SS Convertible, bb vign, Mon, 18 Oct 2004 06:42:42 <-- Viewing This Message
  • S4 in 530i territory....., Mike Lynch , Thu, 14 Oct 2004 14:41:13
  • Update: Just drove the S60R!, bb vign, Thu, 14 Oct 2004 10:28:56
  • Some input on family cars, especially for new borns...., TKC, Thu, 14 Oct 2004 06:12:59
  • In the same boat., ckpaden, Wed, 13 Oct 2004 21:56:16
  • try the new Subaru turbos..., markP, Wed, 13 Oct 2004 13:53:29
    • try 330i ZHP., jwest, Sun, 17 Oct 2004 21:24:30
      • I have always loved the driving feel and interiors of, bb vign, Mon, 18 Oct 2004 06:44:39

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