[ezaircon4jc]

Originally Posted by Surly73

Well there's a few things here.

ezaircon4jc : Sure, they're not to be reviewed back to back as comparables, but I've driven non-704 E39s, E46s, E90s and F30s too. The F-series lack in feedback and involvement, not just outright capability....

For some of us (many?) the F10 is our 1st BMW and have no prior experience with the brand. My last car touted (and tests proved) that it handled better than a 2006 (E?) 5-Series. The caveat was the BMW was a base 5 and not the sport version. I know I chicken-out before the car does. Since I have no prior BMW experience I am totally satisfied with the handling of my 535i.

I guess it's just perspective...

[lsturbointeg]

Originally Posted by jonobro

Wait tooo damn much

I got mine dirt cheap from a forum member a few years back

[dcbullets]

Originally Posted by Surly73

Well there's a few things here.

dcbullets : X-Drive ruins the car by feeling artificial...? Yeah, but what about it does that? Having torque go to the front wheels? Audi's been doing quattro for a long time and I found the 2000 A6 reasonably entertaining. The new M5 is AWD too. Pre-LCI, anyways, everyone was praising that the X-Drive cars had hydraulic steering instead of the "weird and artificial" electrically boosted steering the RWD cars had. So what's the deal?

I had a 2013 535xdrive as my first BMW. I loved it but it always felt weird and unnatural when I turned. although it handled the turns, it felt like I was pushing it. Just hated that feeling.
A couple years later, I upgraded to a 2015 535i mSport. I couldn't believe how much different it drove....especially going into corners. It feels like a proper RWD sedan. I have so much confidence going into turns and I've never had issues with the backend coming loose (unless I want it to with sport +)

It's so weird how most of these are xdrive. It's hard to find a RWD. I'll never go back to xdrive unless I'm in an SUV.

[Goldmember2]

Originally Posted by jonobro

Can you link me to the retrofit you have on the way ?

I ordered this one from Kies Motorsports:

https://www.kiesmotorsports.com/coll...16954227687539

You could order direct from bimmertech as well. I got a $5 paypal coupon from Keis after I used their chat bot to submit a question so I went through them.

It finally shipped today as bimmertech was OOS for a while. It should be her Saturday. I'm going to wait until after my service appoinment on Tuesday of next week before installing.

I also ordered a nice trim tool set from amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It was only $10. The tools are nice and thick. Very sturdy.