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Old March 1st 05, 09:45 PM
Henrik Ohm Eriksen
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An x5 seems right in case you really like to drive in the snow ;-)

And its a nice car too - I dont have any problems in the snow we get here in
denmark..

/Henrik

"Ulf" > wrote in message
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> My '86 BMW 323 is really a crappy winter car. Sure, it handles great, but
> I get stuck everywhere! Today, I got stuck *twice* within a couple of
> minutes. Same scenario, hit a snowdrift and snow goes flying onto the
> windshield. I brake because I can't see anything, and then I'm stuck...
> :-(
>
> First time, notice how little snow it actually takes:
>
> http://members.roadfly.org/ulf/bmw1.jpg
> http://members.roadfly.org/ulf/bmw2.jpg
>
> Second time, this time the car stopped in the next snowdrift:
>
> http://members.roadfly.org/ulf/bmw3.jpg
> http://members.roadfly.org/ulf/bmw4.jpg
>
> Notice that both times I'm stuck completely *on* the road.
>
> I'm leaning more and more towards a 525xi, nothing like AWD to avoid
> getting stuck. :-)
>
> Ulf



 




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