Paul Stenquist wrote: > True enough of the classic Bimmers. Contemporary BMWs with > stability control and traction control do fine. That's pretty > much true of any rear driver. Without an extremely talented > driver or an equally talented computer, they can be a handful > in the rain. That being said, I drove a 340 horsepower > Chrysler 300C in the rain on Chrysler's test track up in > Auburn Hills. It has a stability control system based on the > Mercedes electronics. Try as I might, I couldn't get it to > stumble even on wet pavement with the pedal to the metal. > With the system switched off, keeping it on the straight and > narrow required a very delicate touch, and I found I couldn't > equal the performance of the electronics using just my brain > and my foot.
I've owned very few cars other than Land or Range-Rovers. The Jag XJ12L I had consumed fuel at such a rate that was prohibitive to drive any distance at all. But the one car I briefly owned and do regret selling was a BMW 2500. I very rarely see one (or the 2800) on the street any more. Were they ever sold in the US or Canada? Malcolm
