[BMdblU]

Originally Posted by pbough

Feeling pretty good about my 335 sitting in it's bubble after reading this post....I drove my QX56 through so much shitty weather up in Collingwood this weekend with no issues....Love That!!! Will enjoy the 335 soon when the weather gets nice.....Have fun driving in the snow everyone and if you see that big QX Grill bearing down on you move over!!!!!

It's only about 4-5 days all winter that get really bad. Those days I just leave her in the garage and drive another car. This winter has been really bad, but the city has been much better then past winters regarding clearing the snow.

[flush01]

i only slide all over the place on frozen ice... have no problem in snow with dunlop 3d's (of course if you drive save, not speeding)

[hansyes]

Was it particularly because he was in E92? Is E90 better in any way? or just all to do with rear wheel drive combined with low ground clearance ..

[achien]

yeah, my E90 has been awesome in snow with summer tires.

only one problem, it was in my garage.

Originally Posted by hansyes

Was it particularly because he was in E92? Is E90 better in any way? or just all to do with rear wheel drive combined with low ground clearance ..

[scoop]

Thing I've noticed most: How low the car (coupe) is!
I get around fine -- mostly following the tracks of other vehicles -- but my underbody ends up scraping the icy ridges in the middle of the road.

[0asis]

wow, north of 401 got almost no snow! i live in rhill and woke up to about 2cm of light powder. Downtown really got pummeled, huh?

[thug123]

i drove a GL450 yesterday and had no problem at all

[halB]

My E93 with Dunlop M3's is in the garage, only been out twice all winter so I really don't know how does it handle in snow. I put winter tires on that car to use as a back up just in case one of the other twos are down for whatever reason. My wife and I both work so we need two cars all the time. I drive a FWD mini van with very soft Blizzak WS-50 and absolutely no problem in any snow or ice condition. My wife drives the 530Xi with Dunlop M3's and she made it home with no trouble, just took longer time becasue of the traffic.

Went from an Audi A6 Quattro previously to a 530Xi, both with winter tires, my impression is that the Xi allows more slide than the Audi. It's more fun in a way but it does not give the same level of rock-solid feeling as in the Audi.

When I used to drive stick shift in the snow I used to start at as high a gear as possible, some times even 3rd or 4th, to avoid wheel spin. Just take it easy so it is not too hard on the clutch. I also used to gear down to slow and to stop whenever possible, and use the brakes as little as possible. In an automatic I gear down a lot too and often put the gear in neutral while braking to stop when it is really slippery.

[deim]

Sorry, don't want to be rude, but if you were sliding all over the place and going ~10km/h, then why, WHY were you driving in the left lane?! Well, second left, but still!

That's why my wife was cursing like I never saw her doing it before when she came back home from work that day, she was on her Legacy GT, and she said, that she honestly hates slow moving bimmers and mercs, blocking the whole traffic

Originally Posted by chango335

[BMdblU]

^ I'm going to say it's because the left lane is usually used the most. Therefore in a snowstorm, going to be tracked out making it the easiest lane

[deim]

I wonder - why left lane used the most?! Isn't it because everybody goes there even though it's supposed to be a FASTEST lane?!

[OverDrive]

till today, I had my summer tires on and it was alright with the xi, but the breaking was the scarry part. Once, to just test the summer tires, I was going about 50 on an iced up empty road, then i slammed the breaks and the car kept on sliding forward for about 30 or so meters. It was scary as hell. After that I ordered my winter tires and they just arrived today. I got them on and they are awesome. XI + 3D Dunlop SP's = the perfect winter car. I'll post pics of my car with the new rims soon. Here are the spec for now:
(I got them from tirerack)
3D Dunlop SP's : 235/40/VR18 XL x4
and MSW Type 12 Machined black.

The rims look kind of bad with the big ass wheel gaps, but they are growing on me slowly....

[chango335]

Originally Posted by deim

Sorry, don't want to be rude, but if you were sliding all over the place and going ~10km/h, then why, WHY were you driving in the left lane?! Well, second left, but still!

That's why my wife was cursing like I never saw her doing it before when she came back home from work that day, she was on her Legacy GT, and she said, that she honestly hates slow moving bimmers and mercs, blocking the whole traffic

In that particular section, I was getting more traction, so I was going roughly 60-80km/hr. There weren't any cars behind me, so I wasn't causing any trouble. In the really bad section, I was staying on the left side because everyone else was....the right side was brutal, and there were a lot of bimmers/lexus/mercs stuck there. No one could move anyways as it was grid locked, so I wasn't creating havoc lol I'm usually the one that curses over ppl that don't understand the rules of the road

[SGxi]

Originally Posted by deim

Sorry, don't want to be rude, but if you were sliding all over the place and going ~10km/h, then why, WHY were you driving in the left lane?! Well, second left, but still!

+1

Drives me nuts, but I have to admit, they seem to just plow the left lane when they had that snow storm on a weekend.

You can't go any faster regardless of which lane you are in anyway...
Even with xi and snows (or in your case, a Legacy GT), you have to be careful with the idiots who may slide right into you. Most of the vehicles that goes into the ditches are SUVs...

[bmwmike]

Originally Posted by Soni

same here...from a stop start...the car just sliding and I had to put on the hazard light because my tail is starting to get into the other lane. I was using 2 lanes get gain back traction and get to car straight again....phew!!

That's why i have the LSD + winter tires. It keeps the car centered and much safer. Before, without the LSD, i would be able to hang out the rear-end into the other lane. I go up steep mountain roads now and my car stays straight pushing from both sides and i pass 4x4's (probably without snow tires) that are all over the road trying to keep up.