I drive a lot, 38,000 miles last year, 3 Audis in a row, didn't want a BMW, but the company I work for did a deal and bought a fleet of BMWs, embarrassed to admit now that i should have had a Beamer all along, so much better drive, the handling and comfort is excellent, they are driving machines and you really get what they mean by that when you have driven one for 4 hours home from Kent, but yes they are bloody useless in the snow, think it is the rear wheel drive, but apart from that I would highly recommend one, great cornering and acceleration on country roads, cruising machine on the motorway :184: