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Originally Posted by sfax
Thanks, some caveats on my comments:
Steering. A lot of you guys have lots of BMW experience and experience with larger cars. I don't have any BMW experience and I've only owned VW Golfs up until now. I expect the steering to feel different on a much heavier and bigger car than my 3-door GTI. It is different but I like it. I think if I had a 28i or a 35i I would opt for VDC but I just don't think it's necessary in a 20d. I don't intend to drive the car like a sports car so I don't need it to feel like one. If you test drive an X3 with no VDC or VSS and you don't like the steering then go for VSS or VDC if you have the budget. For me, I'm glad I didn't.
Hard to understand your requirement for dynamic pack if your shying away from 'sport' then. And 19's - aren't you getting the opposite to what you want dynamically? Not sure how much faster you'd be travelling on the public highway with a 35i, the 20d seems plenty quick enough?
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You couldn't spec the car with a sports steering wheel without adding the dynamic pack when I ordered. I didn't specifically want sports suspension but I did want sports seats, a sports steering wheel and 19" alloys, the last two for aesthetic reasons.
I'm not shying away from sport as you put it. I'm just saying that things like tightening up the steering with VSS and changing the gear ratios with VDC are not important to me on this car and I would only consider these options on a more powerful car. Not to mention adding another £1,100 a spec that was already over £43k.