2019 E450 Wagon

[wdc330i]

Just to add a footnote after 24 hours of torrential rain here in ATL (with more to come): I have renewed appreciation for having a vehicle with good road clearance...

...And the option to drive something else when I don't need to surmount road flooding.

[SCA]

Originally Posted by wdc330i

Just to add a footnote after 24 hours of torrential rain here in ATL (with more to come): I have renewed appreciation for having a vehicle with good road clearance...

...And the option to drive something else when I don't need to surmount road flooding.

I can totally relate to all that rain, but I am back in the E39 after a 6-7 week hiatus. The X5 has seen rain maybe 3 times in 4.5 years, but expected at 64XX miles.

[Theo]

Originally Posted by SCA

I can totally relate to all that rain, but I am back in the E39 after a 6-7 week hiatus. The X5 has seen rain maybe 3 times in 4.5 years, but expected at 64XX miles.

I remember the days of not wanting to drive my car in the rain. I am so far past that now. I can even let my car sit dirty for a week. Not much more though. I used to “get mad” at the weather because my car was clean.

Man I do not miss that useless stress.

Now snow and salted roads are a different story but we only have to deal with rain here.

[SCA]

Originally Posted by Theo

I remember the days of not wanting to drive my car in the rain. I am so far past that now. I can even let my car sit dirty for a week. Not much more though. I used to “get mad” at the weather because my car was clean.

Man I do not miss that useless stress.

Now snow and salted roads are a different story but we only have to deal with rain here.

It got driven in 3-4 hours of pouring rain returning from NC in Nov 2020. The problem I have is once it is extremely filthy it takes me 4+ hours to get the exterior back to where I want it. Car OCD is real…

[wdc330i]

Originally Posted by SCA

It got driven in 3-4 hours of pouring rain returning from NC in Nov 2020. The problem I have is once it is extremely filthy it takes me 4+ hours to get the exterior back to where I want it. Car OCD is real…

Ha! (You do not want to see my cars...)

[SCA]

Originally Posted by wdc330i

Ha! (You do not want to see my cars...)

The X5 has not been washed in a long time… it looks clean from 8-10 feet away. The 911 and the Z3 are clean and parked until Spring. The E39 is gross, but the interior is spotless and that is really all that matters for a daily.

[clyde]

Originally Posted by SCA

It got driven in 3-4 hours of pouring rain returning from NC in Nov 2020. The problem I have is once it is extremely filthy it takes me 4+ hours to get the exterior back to where I want it. Car OCD is real…

How?

I get putting in the time (I'm really astonished by how much more I'm enjoying it as I age), but if the car is well protected to begin with (quality coating or sealant on paint, protectant on other trim work, and a coating on the glass) even if the car has been driven through a lot of slop, it shouldn't take much more than a maintenance type wash to get it back to 100% (or wherever it should be in the coating/sealant lifetime).

Not suggesting you're doing anything wrong; I'm just not understanding why it takes so long...

[SCA]

Originally Posted by clyde

How?

I get putting in the time (I'm really astonished by how much more I'm enjoying it as I age), but if the car is well protected to begin with (quality coating or sealant on paint, protectant on other trim work, and a coating on the glass) even if the car has been driven through a lot of slop, it shouldn't take much more than a maintenance type wash to get it back to 100% (or wherever it should be in the coating/sealant lifetime).

Not suggesting you're doing anything wrong; I'm just not understanding why it takes so long...

Perfection is not rushed… especially for someone that expects nothing but perfection when completing a task himself.

[clyde]

Originally Posted by SCA

Perfection is not rushed… especially for someone that expects nothing but perfection when completing a task himself.

I wish you had answered the question, but it's totally your choice.

[lemming]

Originally Posted by wdc330i

You are set. There is something very comfortable about being in the BMW ecosystem. I’m probably projecting, having had BMWs for 20 years…

Drove the convertible last night, after a hiatus. (It’s in the 70s here). And it’s just so much better than the Mazda CX-5, which is not half bad, mind you. Although it may be just half as good…

The B58 in the small car is so buttery after driving the 4-cylinder SUV. Plus, of course, lower center of gravity and adaptive suspension.

I guess I’d love to know what that special something is?

The last two BMWs I owned were a 2009 E61 and a 2012 E92 M3. And I understood those cars. After them…..not so much. Are you guys talking about how they drive or the interior? Certainly not the styling.