I am new but looking forward to either a new e90 sedan or a wagon. I had a few questions for those in the know about wagons.
Is there more headroom and legroom for the back seat passengers ? Will the weight distribution be much worse in the wagon ? Will resale for the wagon be significantly worse for the wagon ? These will help me decide - love the sedan but having four kids makes me think about a larger car.
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I am new but looking forward to either a new e90 sedan or a wagon. I had a few questions for those in the know about wagons.
Is there more headroom and legroom for the back seat passengers ? Will the weight distribution be much worse in the wagon ? Will resale for the wagon be significantly worse for the wagon ? These will help me decide - love the sedan but having four kids makes me think about a larger car.
I don't think anyone has specs yet for the wagon. I'd expect all passenger dimensions to be identical to the sedan except maybe for rear seat headroom. Weight distribution front/rear won't be worse (maybe better), but I'd expect a slightly higher CG (because of extra glass and metal), but not enough that you'd notice even in back-to-back drives. I'm considering a e90 wagon to supplement my 330Ci in a few years, although will probably get a used E46 or E39 wagon instead just for cost reasons.
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yeah the weight balanance is more towards the rear and higher up because of the glass. Also i thought at least for the e46 wagon there was more rear leg room, they pushed the seats a bit back for the wagon
average american doesnt like wagons so resale might be worst or at least tougher to sell.
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I am new but looking forward to either a new e90 sedan or a wagon. I had a few questions for those in the know about wagons.
Is there more headroom and legroom for the back seat passengers ? Will the weight distribution be much worse in the wagon ? Will resale for the wagon be significantly worse for the wagon ? These will help me decide - love the sedan but having four kids makes me think about a larger car.
There is little difference (if any) in weight distribution or performance between the sedan and wagon. I would guess that the resale might be different, but I wouldn't say significantly. Not to mention that wagons are starting a come back. Unfortunately, they are only offering the wagons in the xi version. Not sure if that's what you're looking for.
I actuallly prefer the look of the wagon to the sedan.
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There is more weight in the rear 48+/51+. But doesn't it boil down to slightly better handling than the sedan?
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There is more weight in the rear 48+/51+. But doesn't it boil down to slightly better handling than the sedan?
if the extra weight was low I would say yes but since it is higher up (i.e. glass) I would say it is more of a wash. The extra weight in the rear helps for auto-x since it makes it easier to rotate the reatr. For the track I am not sure there is much difference since I have never driven a sedan on the track to compare. THe wagon was understeering plenty at vegas for me but my car is stock suspension so that is expected.
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A few questions about Wagons
