Big Snow Fall + 535 + No winter tires = Total uselessness

[McWatters]

Yea the bimmer is completely useless in the snow. I know i know its my fault, no winter tires and even takin it out in the snow. i know.

Winter tires are deff my next purchase. all the money i make goes into my car lol. O how i love this car.

Funny. A car is truly like a girl. Considering the Love/Hate relationship


lol safe driving everyone. Maybe ill just lock up my car for the winter haha

Cheers


J.McWatters

[Derek A.]

I race Jeeps off stoplights with lsd and snow tires.

[mholbrook]

For what its worth, I have Blizzaks on my 535i and the car can still be a handful in snow and especially ice. Wish they were studded.

[Anthony (M5 in Calgary)]

My "ne plus ultra" show tire setup: Nokian Hakkapelitta RSi 235/45R17 on OE M-Tech wheels sans center covers. Great snow and ice trax + smooth and quiet on the dry. Cost C$1200 though...

[Gayle]

Oh yuck. That salt looks evil. I have been in SoCal so long I had forgotten. Cringe.

[Derek A.]

Salt sucks. no doubt about it. My Detroit camo pics from last year, pealed wheelcovers off to look like a crapier car.

[Anthony (M5 in Calgary)]

Oh yuck. That salt looks evil. I have been in SoCal so long I had forgotten. Cringe.

Yeah, the salt really raises my blood pressure as well. However, it's a small price to pay for living in the land of oil and Hummers.

[tibbe]

Driving on snow, it only a bit more fun than driving on tarmac.
Giving gas and sliding arround corners, hunting grip = snowstrings on a icy road. Planning driving to manage steep driveways, a.s.o.

Drove a Audi Ur-Quatro Turbo Avant = 5000CS or ( 200 in europ ) before.
Had no problem in snow exept didnt' notice it was slippery until breaking.

Had a -68 2000tilux "some" years ago with diff-break, had a lot of fun driving on ice racing roads with that and sometimes it went to far out in a bend into the snow.

So snow and ice can bring a lot of fun in driving.
Summer.. riding beemers and transporting with bimmer.

Tibbe.
Lulea in swedish Lappland.
Today 30cm snow and -28C.

[Jay 535i]

My "ne plus ultra" show tire setup: Nokian Hakkapelitta RSi 235/45R17 on OE M-Tech wheels sans center covers.

I have those same tires in 205/60/15 on the stock basketweaves. They're great.

Can't wait to get my 17s back on, though

[onewhippedpuppy]

My 540 with summer tires is scary, luckily my wife has a 4Runner. With only one snow this year and an average temp of 55 F or so, it hasn't been a worry. Too bad, I love snow.