So..i miss driving my car...who else stores theres in the winter time?

[i_love_cars]

wow. those offsets really are terrible.

[michael1972]

Yep

[Dominic540]

Outdoor storage mode with properly folded mirrors. And major wheel gap in the front due to no engine

[rampelsauce]

Dom, what's up with your engine?  Chains explode?

[Dominic540]

Nah, needed head gaskets and I got carried away. I'll do a build thread soon hopefully, just haven't gotten around to it.

[i_love_cars]

Well, my beater is sounding like it's about to die. I'm biting the bullet and getting snow tires put on my 1er tomorrow. So I guess I wont' have to miss driving it anymore, lol. 

My vmr 710s are worn a bit anyway (some peeling clearcoat) so they will make good winter wheels. 

Gives me a good excuse to buy a new shiny set of APEX EC-7 for the track/summer. Now I will have to debate though between black or anthracite finish

[GunMetalGrey]

i_love_cars said:

Well, my beater is sounding like it's about to die. I'm biting the bullet and getting snow tires put on my 1er tomorrow. So I guess I wont' have to miss driving it anymore, lol. 

You and Suspenceful both, what the heck is up with 1 owners and winter beaters?

[suspenceful]

GunMetalGrey said:

You and Suspenceful both, what the heck is up with 1 owners and winter beaters? 

It's a curse... they need attention.

I love driving my 1er in the winter.

[Bobdudeman1988]

The beater san (nissan) still going with 175k on it, dont know how much longer tho

[jc43089]

So many Nissans for winter beaters my maxima has 230k on it. Runs great but rusting to pieces.

Sent from my potato phone

[FalluccaE30]

The E46 is my track car and the E30 is my project car...which may run this spring.

I miss them both  

[i_love_cars]

suspenceful said:

It's a curse... they need attention.

I love driving my 1er in the winter.

yeah i feel kinda bad about driving it but at the same time....i love that car too much. 

I talked to dastuz about it and he had the following wisdom to impart via prodding me with logical questions:

1. are you gonna drive it like a huge tool and spin out? No.

2. Do you think the car will become collectible i.e. you want low mileage? No.

3. Will you reasonably keep the car clean and wash it every week? Yes.

4. Will you just collect insurance and buy another BMW if someone plows into you and totals the shit out of it? Yes.

Ok then. I guess we're driving a 1er in winter.

[patsbimmer1]

i_love_cars said:

yeah i feel kinda bad about driving it but at the same time....i love that car too much. 

I talked to dastuz about it and he had the following wisdom to impart via prodding me with logical questions:

1. are you gonna drive it like a huge tool and spin out? No.

2. Do you think the car will become collectible i.e. you want low mileage? No.

3. Will you reasonably keep the car clean and wash it every week? Yes.

4. Will you just collect insurance and buy another BMW if someone plows into you and totals the shit out of it? Yes.

Ok then. I guess we're driving a 1er in winter. 

I'm hanging this on my wall.

[suspenceful]

i_love_cars said:

yeah i feel kinda bad about driving it but at the same time....i love that car too much. 

I talked to dastuz about it and he had the following wisdom to impart via prodding me with logical questions:

1. are you gonna drive it like a huge tool and spin out? No.

2. Do you think the car will become collectible i.e. you want low mileage? No.

3. Will you reasonably keep the car clean and wash it every week? Yes.

4. Will you just collect insurance and buy another BMW if someone plows into you and totals the shit out of it? Yes.

Ok then. I guess we're driving a 1er in winter. 

These were the exact same questions I asked myself... and the exact same answers.

Well... I do drive like a huge tool, but only when appropriate.

[i_love_cars]

Just got tires put on.

225s look fucking stupid stretched onto a 9.5" rim. 

That is all.

[Earl]

225 looks like a stretch to you? ...definitely can't let you see my tires then lol

[B C]

Aluminum is stronger than rubber. the purpose of stretched tires is to protect the sidewalls from curb rash

Credentials: former boy scout, i saw a dang tire before, 29 years of education @ the milwaukee school of hardknocks

[suspenceful]

i_love_cars said:

Just got tires put on.

225s look fucking stupid stretched onto a 9.5" rim. 

That is all. 

Not sure why you'd even do that...

[i_love_cars]

225 is only a half inch stretch over spec - max for a 225 is 9" rim. So it doesn't look obscene but it is noticeable IMO to anyone who knows anything about wheels lol. But it's winter so who cares. It's not worth it to spend money on a new set of rims for winter. I could have gotten like a 245 but for snow tires you want something skinnier so that the weight of the car is more focused. Wider tires spread the weight and reduce traction in snow.

[jc43089]

Pizza cutter tires are the way to go for winter.  I always go a size narrower and upsize the sidewall number to maintain similar O.D.

The Maxima stock size is 215/55-R16 and for winter I use 205/60-R16.  Goes and stops on a dime with Blizzaks.