my 2005 ls sport vs 2008 335i....and more

[lincoln_zero]

Heres a pic of my 05. In the sunlight, the colours beautiful. this is just a bad pic of it (Took it the day I got it, 2 months ago) (Wifes car)

Soon to get the 5% Tint on it. Pure dark tint = sexy

 

[BlackLS06]

The transmission programming could be better. However, I actually think that the cooling system design is very good. I can idle for hours in 100+ degree weather in the summer here and never have the engine get hot. Yes, the plastic parts fail every five or six years, but they can be replaced. Even when the system fails, the engine protects itself fairly well.

I have a 325i. Those have even more plastic parts that commonly fail every five or six years. Unlike the LS, when those fail if you don't stop before the gauge hits the red, you will be replacing the engine too.

I'm sure there's a car out there somewhere too that never has cooling system problems. Whatever it is, apparently we all thought that the LS was a better buy for what we wanted.

The cooling system works great when it doesn't have air in it. I guess im just looking at other fords and wondering why those systems couldint have been adapted to this vehicle. I would prefer a 470rw even though its a gear less and the F150 cooling system. Lots of them go untouched.

Too much one off with the LS.

 

[joegr]

The cooling system works great when it doesn't have air in it. I guess im just looking at other fords and wondering why those systems couldint have been adapted to this vehicle. ...

I suspect that the closest answer to this is that the cooling system has to match up to the engine. Some engine designs are better than others about not trapping air. The shape of the car in the front is a factor too.