Good luck in the blizzard of 09 - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum

Dackz · 03-25-2009, 06:52 PM

Good luck fellow Coloradoan's, we will need it tomorrow.

8-16" of snow coming = car not going anywhere far. Im kinda screwed cause I will have to go into work but might get to come home early if the roads and snow are piling up. Hopefully the warmth we have had will make it not stick to the roads much and all we get is a mushy slush.

Anyhow, I am kinda excited to see how the blizzaks will handle the snow, just not this damn much at once.

E30M3Driver · 03-25-2009, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Dackz

Good luck fellow Coloradoan's, we will need it tomorrow.

8-16" of snow coming = car not going anywhere far. Im kinda screwed cause I will have to go into work but might get to come home early if the roads and snow are piling up. Hopefully the warmth we have had will make it not stick to the roads much and all we get is a mushy slush.

Anyhow, I am kinda excited to see how the blizzaks will handle the snow, just not this damn much at once.

If it comes in the quantities they are saying, it won't be a slushy mess - it will be ice under lots of snow.

I'm prepared, my Wrangler is gassed up and ready to go.

E92_SID · 03-25-2009, 09:44 PM

Im screwed! My work is in the Springs and I usually get to work from home but I am supposed to go in tomorrow and Friday. Normally that wouldn't be a problem cause I have a truck but my girl is driving it so I just got the bimmer. Damn!

raceyBMW · 03-26-2009, 10:09 AM

My E34 gets me through anything! Plus I only work 7 miles from home.

E30M3Driver · 03-26-2009, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by raceyBMW

My E34 gets me through anything! Plus I only work 7 miles from home.

E34's are TANKS! With studded snows those are great winter cars!

E30M3Driver · 03-26-2009, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by E92_SID

Im screwed! My work is in the Springs and I usually get to work from home but I am supposed to go in tomorrow and Friday. Normally that wouldn't be a problem cause I have a truck but my girl is driving it so I just got the bimmer. Damn!

Hopefully that is being reconsidered? Watch out for Monument Hill - that can be a real bear and in an E92 non-xi with snows, a potentially no-go challenge (ask me how I know!).

Sounds like it is supposed to be even worse south of Denver. You'll get there ok, maybe consider getting a hotel room in CS for tonite?

Good luck, I would not want to be driving my 335i that direction today.

Bimmer This · 03-26-2009, 11:18 AM

I agree. My E92 does not want to see snow. Luckly, I'm only 3 miles from work and have a Sierra as my winter car. We (WEstminster, Broomfield, Boulder area) got pounded this morning and it was only wet down south. Good luck and I hope you guys driving your bimmers make it home safe tonight.

E92_SID · 03-26-2009, 12:05 PM

Yeah so I ended up not going to work today cause I didnt want to take the bimmer out of the garage lol! My work told me not to go in anyway afterwards so no harm.

Dackz · 03-26-2009, 02:47 PM

Round 1 to me! Got the car out but ended up coming back though, saw too many idiots that cant drive. The car in about 1-2" of snow was amazing though with the blizzaks.

I ended up getting my dads 76 F-150, takes about 3 feet of snow to get it stuck without chains, but they sent us home 3 hours after I got to work.

Bimmer This · 03-26-2009, 02:55 PM

I guess I'm the only one at work??????

Dackz · 03-26-2009, 07:06 PM

So I took the car out after I got home. Just messing around in the neighboorhood. Its actually amazing. Im impressed!

raceyBMW · 03-26-2009, 10:35 PM

I definitely recommend a dedicated set of snows for anyone driving a RWD car. I use my old E34 (1994 530i) as my winter/daily driver, and have non-studded Dunlap Wintersport M3's on there, and I swear the car could get me though anything.

Plus the 50/50 balance of the BMWs mean even if you do start to slip, its very predictable and can be reigned in very easily. And best of all, controlled drifting around corners is more fun than anyone should be allowed to have on public roads.

gos · 03-26-2009, 10:43 PM

I had no problem this morning, but I'm a bit north of Boulder. CDOT won't plow the highways if all the in-city streets are too clogged to move, doesn't do any good.

Dackz · 03-27-2009, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by raceyBMW

I definitely recommend a dedicated set of snows for anyone driving a RWD car. I use my old E34 (1994 530i) as my winter/daily driver, and have non-studded Dunlap Wintersport M3's on there, and I swear the car could get me though anything.

Plus the 50/50 balance of the BMWs mean even if you do start to slip, its very predictable and can be reigned in very easily. And best of all, controlled drifting around corners is more fun than anyone should be allowed to have on public roads.

Agree totally. I took the car into work this morning and it was much better then expected. I have blizzak LM-25's on the style 185 rims. Car handled very predictable. In my old 99 Maxima, 5spd, I used to e-brake around all the time to slide and drift, its actually easier I find to get around in the snow doing this. In the RWD 335i...no need for e-brake!! LOL. Its great fun, but controlled.

I just wish the other idiots on the road could figure out how to drive.

As for CDOT...yea, they suck ass. PLOW DURING and AFTER the storm. The streets here in my town are fine because our plows were out during the storm, and for a long time after. And MAG CHLORIDE PLEASE!!

I dunno about you guys but Id rather have some salt to wash off then get rock chips from the damn gravel!!

Clear bra and all, still some parts get hit.

E30M3Driver · 03-29-2009, 11:52 AM

I was quite disappointed in this storm and this whole snow season in fact. I didn't put my snows on my 335i until January and still have yet to drive in anything other than cold. Taking them off next week.

Wasted a good set of snow tires this winter on the family Pathfinder driving up skiing, never really needed them. Finally took them off last week and put back on the summer A/Ts for our Spring Break road trip to South Dakota.

I did use my Jeep during the storm on Thursday to get my kids from school, but I could have just as easily driven the 335i. The worst of it was around 12 noon where the snow had drifted in my housing area to 18" in some spots, including my driveway, but it wasn't anything I couldn't have gotten through.

Oh yeah, and where I live, they did an excellent job of road clearing, which further detracted from the need for muscle 4WD.

E92_SID · 03-30-2009, 10:57 AM

Here we go again!

raceyBMW · 03-30-2009, 07:58 PM

Ya, I got stuck in that crap on the way to the airport at 5am this morning and missed my damn flight.

Dackz · 04-04-2009, 02:55 AM

Here we go again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

03-25-2009, 06:52 PM	#1
Dackz Hates Speed Limits Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Northern CO Posts: 2,579 iTrader: (4)	Good luck in the blizzard of 09 Good luck fellow Coloradoan's, we will need it tomorrow. 8-16" of snow coming = car not going anywhere far. Im kinda screwed cause I will have to go into work but might get to come home early if the roads and snow are piling up. Hopefully the warmth we have had will make it not stick to the roads much and all we get is a mushy slush. Anyhow, I am kinda excited to see how the blizzaks will handle the snow, just not this damn much at once.
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03-25-2009, 09:44 PM	#3
E92_SID Colonel Drives: 2011.5 MR/BB E92 M3 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denver, CO. USA Posts: 2,765 iTrader: (2)	Im screwed! My work is in the Springs and I usually get to work from home but I am supposed to go in tomorrow and Friday. Normally that wouldn't be a problem cause I have a truck but my girl is driving it so I just got the bimmer. Damn! __________________ 2011/E92/M3/MR/BB/ZCV/ZP2/EDC/2MT

03-26-2009, 12:05 PM	#8
E92_SID Colonel Drives: 2011.5 MR/BB E92 M3 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denver, CO. USA Posts: 2,765 iTrader: (2)	Yeah so I ended up not going to work today cause I didnt want to take the bimmer out of the garage lol! My work told me not to go in anyway afterwards so no harm. __________________ 2011/E92/M3/MR/BB/ZCV/ZP2/EDC/2MT

03-26-2009, 10:43 PM	#13
gos Captain Drives: E90 330xi Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 959 iTrader: (0)	I had no problem this morning, but I'm a bit north of Boulder. CDOT won't plow the highways if all the in-city streets are too clogged to move, doesn't do any good. __________________ -- 330xi SG/Terra/Burl -- ZPP, ZSP, ZCW, CA, Sirius, PDC

03-29-2009, 11:52 AM	#15
E30M3Driver Captain Drives: E92 335i, 89 M3, 08 Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Here, there Posts: 736 iTrader: (1) Garage List 2007 BMW 335i [4.00] 1989 BMW M3 [4.10]	I was quite disappointed in this storm and this whole snow season in fact. I didn't put my snows on my 335i until January and still have yet to drive in anything other than cold. Taking them off next week. Wasted a good set of snow tires this winter on the family Pathfinder driving up skiing, never really needed them. Finally took them off last week and put back on the summer A/Ts for our Spring Break road trip to South Dakota. I did use my Jeep during the storm on Thursday to get my kids from school, but I could have just as easily driven the 335i. The worst of it was around 12 noon where the snow had drifted in my housing area to 18" in some spots, including my driveway, but it wasn't anything I couldn't have gotten through. Oh yeah, and where I live, they did an excellent job of road clearing, which further detracted from the need for muscle 4WD. __________________ 2007 E92 335i Space Gray 6MT Sport, Premium, Coral Red, Gray Poplar \| BMW Performance Software \| BMW Performance Exhaust \| BMW Performance Shift Knob \| BMW M3 Trunk Lip Spoiler \| CDV Delete \| 19" VMR CSL/Hankook EVOv12 \| 18" Beyern Mesh/Pilot Alpin PA2

03-26-2009, 10:09 AM	#4
raceyBMW king of the hills Drives: 335i coupe Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 2,461 iTrader: (1) Garage List 1994 530i [4.25] 2007 335i Coupe [4.07]	My E34 gets me through anything! Plus I only work 7 miles from home.

03-26-2009, 11:18 AM	#7
Bimmer This Major General Drives: 2007 BMW 335i Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Westminster Posts: 6,482 iTrader: (3)	I agree. My E92 does not want to see snow. Luckly, I'm only 3 miles from work and have a Sierra as my winter car. We (WEstminster, Broomfield, Boulder area) got pounded this morning and it was only wet down south. Good luck and I hope you guys driving your bimmers make it home safe tonight.

03-26-2009, 02:47 PM	#9
Dackz Hates Speed Limits Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Northern CO Posts: 2,579 iTrader: (4)	Round 1 to me! Got the car out but ended up coming back though, saw too many idiots that cant drive. The car in about 1-2" of snow was amazing though with the blizzaks. I ended up getting my dads 76 F-150, takes about 3 feet of snow to get it stuck without chains, but they sent us home 3 hours after I got to work.

03-26-2009, 02:55 PM	#10
Bimmer This Major General Drives: 2007 BMW 335i Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Westminster Posts: 6,482 iTrader: (3)	I guess I'm the only one at work??????

03-26-2009, 07:06 PM	#11
Dackz Hates Speed Limits Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Northern CO Posts: 2,579 iTrader: (4)	So I took the car out after I got home. Just messing around in the neighboorhood. Its actually amazing. Im impressed!

03-26-2009, 10:35 PM	#12
raceyBMW king of the hills Drives: 335i coupe Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 2,461 iTrader: (1) Garage List 1994 530i [4.25] 2007 335i Coupe [4.07]	I definitely recommend a dedicated set of snows for anyone driving a RWD car. I use my old E34 (1994 530i) as my winter/daily driver, and have non-studded Dunlap Wintersport M3's on there, and I swear the car could get me though anything. Plus the 50/50 balance of the BMWs mean even if you do start to slip, its very predictable and can be reigned in very easily. And best of all, controlled drifting around corners is more fun than anyone should be allowed to have on public roads.

03-30-2009, 10:57 AM	#16
E92_SID Colonel Drives: 2011.5 MR/BB E92 M3 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denver, CO. USA Posts: 2,765 iTrader: (2)	Here we go again! __________________ 2011/E92/M3/MR/BB/ZCV/ZP2/EDC/2MT

03-30-2009, 07:58 PM	#17
raceyBMW king of the hills Drives: 335i coupe Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 2,461 iTrader: (1) Garage List 1994 530i [4.25] 2007 335i Coupe [4.07]	Ya, I got stuck in that crap on the way to the airport at 5am this morning and missed my damn flight.

04-04-2009, 02:55 AM	#18
Dackz Hates Speed Limits Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Northern CO Posts: 2,579 iTrader: (4)	Here we go again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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