E90s suck.

[Biggins]

Ugh. Really? Do you think it's an AWD thing?

An early model E90 is on my shortlist for my next car, but I want RWD and manual. I know you have had plenty of E46s, but isn't the chassis and evrything a step forward from the E46?

What are the other frustrations with the E90?

[John V]

Originally Posted by Biggins

Ugh. Really? Do you think it's an AWD thing?

An early model E90 is on my shortlist for my next car, but I want RWD and manual. I know you have had plenty of E46s, but isn't the chassis and evrything a step forward from the E46?

What are the other frustrations with the E90?

The chassis is certainly a step forward from the E46 in many ways. It's much stiffer (or at least feels much stiffer) and the geometry is much improved over the E46/E36 cars. The dual balljoint front end fixes the scrub radius issue that makes the E46 tramline so badly.

My brother's 328xi has been very reliable for them, so they can't be all bad. From what I'm seeing, though, I don't want to own one. Having said that, at just over 100k miles my brother's is starting to develop some leaks, I know the valve cover gasket was something he already had to do on it and it's a harder job than on the earlier stuff because of course it is.

[rumatt]

Originally Posted by Biggins

An early model E90 is on my shortlist for my next car, but I want RWD and manual. I know you have had plenty of E46s, but isn't the chassis and evrything a step forward from the E46?

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