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335xi or 335i with snow tires for Denver?
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10-10-2011, 07:35 PM | #1 |
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335xi or 335i with snow tires for Denver?
Hi all, I just moved to Boulder, CO (near Denver) and I'm trying to figure out if I really have to get a 335xi with snow tires for my planned weekly trips up to the ski resorts, or if I can manage with a 335i and snow tires.
I would just get an xi and not even think about it, but it's HARD to find an xi coupe, let alone one with any type of options/color combo I'd want. So the main reason I'm considering the 335i is just to get some variety and choices. But since I'm going to be skiing a ton I don't want to shoot myself in the foot and be stuck in the slow lane while all the AWD people are zooming by me. Thanks for any advice. |
10-10-2011, 08:01 PM | #3 |
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i is fine with snow tires in around the front range, I havent had issue unless its really deep, but I wouldnt be taking my car up to the mtns in a snow storm. Going up to the MTN's, get an XI. XI + snows = TANK as long as you have the ground clearance.
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10-10-2011, 08:41 PM | #4 |
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If you are buying in Colorado, it seems tougher to find a non X-drive IMO. I had to go out of state to get my RWD (and I do run snow tires during the winter, but we take my wife's car up to mountains during the winter - you really want something with some ground clearance up there IMHO).
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10-11-2011, 04:55 PM | #14 |
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Naw, RWD is fine in the snow around here with proper snow tires. I drive my RWD E34 530i everywhere and that thing is a tank...granted the 3-series is lower which could be a bigger deal in really deep snow.
As long as you don't live on a country road or anything, you don't need XI. These other guys saying you need it just need to learn how to drive a RWD car in the snow is all...but like said above, good luck finding one locally. Last edited by raceyBMW; 10-11-2011 at 05:01 PM.. |
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10-27-2011, 02:49 PM | #15 |
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I would get a xi.
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X-Drive is overated, i and snows is perfect.
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11-12-2011, 12:37 PM | #17 |
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noway to RWD on I-70 in the mountains. It gets pretty hairy sometimes if theres a blizzard, I'd recommend packing cables in the trunk too just in case....I've been stranded since I didn't have them and the roads were only open if you had chains/cables.
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11-15-2011, 11:04 PM | #19 |
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11-15-2011, 11:54 PM | #20 |
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im also interested to know what most say about this....
im moving to denver soon, and when i bought my car i really wanted a rwd....but i figured if im going to be in a high snow climate maybe id get x drive......whis i did, and love, but i still want a rwd because the parts are so much more available and better. |
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I also tend to have a 4WD vehicle as a second or third car available and there are times I have been out in that (skiing, mountains and deep snow) and if I had been in my BMW it would not have worked until roads or parking lots were plowed. If your BMW is your only car and RWD, I would recommend a more aggressive snow tire tread rather than a performance snow tire and you will have better results. You'll be limited then only by clearance, driving skills, ice and really, really steep hills or combinations of those things.
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