I have driven two BMW's or so in my whole lifetime.

My first was in a 320i when they first came out in the late '70s.

During my test drive, I stopped on an icy, well, actually frozen solid puddle for a stop sign.

The attempts of me, or the salesman feathering out the clutch could only get the rear tires to spin helplessly.

It took the salesman pushing the car forward using all of his force standing on a spot where he could get good footing, with me easing out the clutch at idle almost, until we got this car to budge off of this frozen puddle.

He said this was because of the BMW's perfect 50/50 F/R weight distribution. I don't think the summer tires helped either.

I thanked the salesman and drove off in my 1972 MB 280SE.

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Bob Roe
Lehigh Valley PA USA
1973 Olds 88, 1972 MB 280SE, 1978 Datsun 280Z, 1971 Ford T-Bird, 1972 Olds 88, 1983 Nissan Sentra, 1985 Sentra, 1973 230.6, 1990 Acura Integra, 1991 Volvo 940GLE wagon, 1983 300SD, 1984 300SD, 1995 Subaru Legacy L wagon, 2002 Mountaineer, 1991 300TE wagon, 2008 Murano, 2007 R320CDI 4Matic 52K, some Hyundai, 2008 BMW 535xi wagon, all gone... currently
2007 Honda Odyssey Touring, 2014 E350 4matic