One nice feature of driving these steptronic systems is you can lock into a lower gear and keep the engine rotation closer to traction needs. I used to do it all the time when first learning to drive manual in the brutal cold, snowy winters in Maine. And some years later had a wild experience driving my E30 manual around in 2nd n 3rd gear through the power band in the upper revs. I miss that thrill. But youre right, gotta eventually, when it cools off here, get that darn Trifecta issue resolved, but probably not swap into a 2WD, don't have the time or the money.
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X5 3.0 AUTO -2001 - 238,000 miles
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