driving bmw in winter?

[B C]

yes, a good set of snow tires makes driving in the snow more like driving in the rain....  if you catch my FULL THROTTLE RAGE drift.

[I love my E39]

I say dont drive it in the snow and buy a rusty bucket for the price of a set of snow tires problem solved.

[Narcosis]

On a more serious note, I've never owned a set of snow tires.  My cars have always been on good all season radials, and while snows would have provided more control, I know how to drive well enough that it's not an issue.

With that said, get a good set of snow tires and drive in a sane manner.

[YoungCR]

Narcosis said:

On a more serious note, I've never owned a set of snow tires.  My cars have always been on good all season radials, and while snows would have provided more control, I know how to drive well enough that it's not an issue.

With that said, get a good set of snow tires and drive in a sane manner.

Same here, never had an issue. Driven e28/e36/e39s daily in the snow but I knew the cars and roads well. You can pick up good snow tires used too if you don't wanna invest in new ones.

[IMiXman]

4 good snow tires and practice by ice racing

[rampelsauce]

Drive your car.  /thread

Also, FULL THROTTLE RAGE DRIFTING.

[6670charger]

Aside from all of the Rage Drifting, the main keys are good winter tires, good driving techniques, and keeping your lights and wheel openings clear of snow. Good winter tires can be either actual snow tires, or good quality all season tires. Either way, with a RWD car, you're best off with a set of four. Beyond that, drive at reasonable speeds where you can keep control of the car. My E30 is a beast in the snow, and drives almost like my wife's AWD. I have to watch myself to make sure I don't get over confident.

[jawa]

I love my E39 said:

I say dont drive it in the snow and buy a rusty bucket for the price of a set of snow tires problem solved.

its a car, a car that can be driven in winter ,  so what if it gets a little rusty, its going to happen sooner or later

[REKIII]

jawa said:

its a car, a car that can be driven in winter ,  so what if it gets a little rusty, its going to happen sooner or later

So, if you had a bugatti veyron, you'd tool around all winter in the salt and watch it get rusty?

A blanket statement like that is stupid.  Some of us don;t want our cars to get rusty, ever and will do what we need to, to avoid it.  If someone has the means to be able to preserve the car they love then so be it.

[rampelsauce]

REKIII said:

So, if you had a bugatti veyron, you'd tool around all winter in the salt and watch it get rusty?

You know I would drive it in winter Reeeekeeee.

[I love my E39]

Please insert video here of Audi R8 driving to get groceries in snow storm here. [Would be me] >>>>>

[Brian.]

I love my E39 said:

Please insert video here of Audi R8 driving to get groceries in snow storm here. [Would be me] >>>>>

I gotchu!

Jon Olsson's R8 in snow:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3kCzEzlURU

Jon Olsson's Lamborghini Gallardo in snow:

[I love my E39]

Close Im on my phone so I cant embed but here is the vid-

[RamRod E28]

All rage drifting aside lol I'm rolling on ziex ze 512 falkens right now and just went through the snow and it did alright... I'm just drivingy car for mileage right now. I have a jeep 4x4 for the snow as well but she's a guzzler with the v8

[DrLeadFoot]

I had no idea it was going to snow last night/today...ugh. 

The e46 was Rage Drifting all over the East Side at a blazing 20 mph this morning.  If I blink I can still see the traction control light flashing.

What are winter tires?????

[I love my E39]

Well the drive to work approx. 1Mile was quite interesting driving at a 45 to 90 degree angle the whole way. By the time I was there I had white tread and was rolling around marshmellows. 6Pm i bought a full set of new winter tires problem solved. Crisis averted

[jawa]

yes i would ,   as i said before its a car, a car built with a HEATER, a car that was BUILT for ALL climate conditions

[stagen]

Snow tires are key. If I didnt have my coupe (stupid frameless window drop to open door thing gets frozen stuck) and already have my other AWD car, I'd rock my E46 all year long. Just give it a bath at the car wash every now and then to keep the salt at bay.

[milwaukeeandy]

driving my M3 in the snow. didnt change a thing except my foot is on the throttle a lot more

[Brian.]

That's my biggest gripe with the E46, is the stupid windows getting frozen shut. Makes it a pain in the asshole to get the door open. Other then that, no snow tires here, on any of the BMW's. No need, hardly drive them, yay for carpooling to work!