So we had a 7C day today and they've had the street sweepers around to clean up most of the sand/salt so I took out the car.
Grinning from ear to ear, God I missed driving it!
I really enjoyed driving the Charger for the winter. It is a great car with lots of power, reasonable comfort and handling.
But
It doesn't have anything on the Bimmer.
It is simply better in every possible way. That's not a knock at the Charger, it was 1/3rd the price new. But it is a testament to just how well BMW understands (or perhaps understood) how to make a "drivers" car. It is truly exceptional.
As you are clicking through the gears (and that's literally what it is, the engagement is flawless) and the ample and flat torque curve makes every shift push you back in your seat, the seat holds you like a glove, the visibility is perfect, the cockpit is wrapped around you and you feel every contour of the road as you glide along in that muffled cabin, the note of the engine lapping at your eardrums, it is truly euphoric.
And that's why I've managed to put 60,000Km on it, LOL!