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equ · 03-16-2018, 10:35 AM

Driving notes...

Not that much to report. The air suspension is hard to upgrade but has many positives. A very serene highway ride, ability to jack up over snow piles...

Seats are comfortable and the leather is good quality. So are the headlights, wipers (better than VAG) and many secondary things. A great trip car at this trim level.

Still not a fan of wiper stalk on turn signals, the e-brake (that I never use and that doesn't work) and that the seat heater, cooler, steering heater are soft touch menu choices rather than buttons.

Blizzaks (especially low speed rated ones like this) get a bit vague on highway steering, that's one of the reasons to keep the speeds low. It sits more naturally at 70mph rather than 80mph for a german sedan with sports suspension, e.g.

03-16-2018, 10:35 AM	#3
equ Alphanumeric Join Date: Aug 2005 Carmudgeonly Ride: 981S, 340i Posts: 9,583	Driving notes... Not that much to report. The air suspension is hard to upgrade but has many positives. A very serene highway ride, ability to jack up over snow piles... Seats are comfortable and the leather is good quality. So are the headlights, wipers (better than VAG) and many secondary things. A great trip car at this trim level. Still not a fan of wiper stalk on turn signals, the e-brake (that I never use and that doesn't work) and that the seat heater, cooler, steering heater are soft touch menu choices rather than buttons. Blizzaks (especially low speed rated ones like this) get a bit vague on highway steering, that's one of the reasons to keep the speeds low. It sits more naturally at 70mph rather than 80mph for a german sedan with sports suspension, e.g. Last edited by equ; 03-16-2018 at 10:52 AM.