canadian winters: stay with all-seasons or change to winter tires? - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum

icedragon · 09-17-2005, 03:05 PM

I was just wondering, how many of you are staying with all-season tires and how many are going to change to winter tires?

icedragon · 09-17-2005, 03:10 PM

Hmmm. There seems to be a glitch. I don't kno why there are 2 threads. Can a mod pls delete one of them? THANKS.

StewtheBassman · 09-17-2005, 08:15 PM

Montreal = winters.
And steel rims.

JVFan · 09-18-2005, 11:58 PM

Alberta winter= chains

Winters and M5 replicas

Ayeki · 10-13-2005, 03:18 PM

Im in montreal... im putting dunlop wintersport m3 on my style 159 stock wheels... Got myself some OEM m3 rims for the summer

. All season are not gonna cut it and especialy not those turanzas the car came equipped with

ssam · 10-21-2005, 03:57 PM

The best way to use your e90 during winter in Montreal area: park your car in a garage

StewtheBassman · 10-21-2005, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ssam

The best way to use your e90 during winter in Montreal area: park your car in a garage

I think I'll be okay with my xDrive (when it shows up!!!).

I have decided to buy winters (regular) and get them installed on my 16" stock rims right away. Come springtime I'll get some 17" replicas or whatever with some real tires on them as well.

That means my stock RFTs are goin on eBay.

UNUSED!

StewtheBassman · 10-21-2005, 04:33 PM

There. I just ordered them off Tiretrends. No PST!!!!!
$164 each plus $49 shipping. $751 total, and I'll have them mounted during the prep (whenever that is!).

ssam · 10-22-2005, 04:42 PM

Stew are you going to by others RFT after winter or have-you decided to install non RFT for summer?

if going with non RFT for summer could you tell us why?

StewtheBassman · 10-23-2005, 10:25 AM

I'll be selling my RFTs on eBay brand new.

I've read too much about problems and lack of performance with RFTs here and elsewhere. Trying to find a RFT on a weekend is still impossible. In my opinion, it's an experiment that has yet to be completed. I've driven 28 years without a blowout or even a flat. All the cars I've ever sold or traded in have had brand new spare kits in the trunk, and that's over a million kms of driving, easily.

Will the law of averages catch up to me? Who knows? Fact is, I'm going with proven and advanced tire technologies, not new unproven technologies.

Also I bought the 325i base model with an eye to upgrading my wheels for summer. So for summer I'll find something in 17" with a good summer tire (not performance though, I value comfort over performance).

youngtechman · 11-30-2005, 10:16 PM

Toronto = Dunlap M3 winter + M5 Replica 17" rim

ssam · 12-01-2005, 09:10 AM

welcome yougtechman,

what about the 5 serie replica wheels 17 "
They look very nice but not sure if they fit the 330i.....someone said in this forum that they don t and he had to return them ?!

Rally guy · 01-24-2006, 11:36 PM

I'll be getting my car in early April - so I'll get past this winter without them. At this point - my plan is to get through the summer on the RFT's, get REAL snows for the winter of 2006/2007, then REAL performance tires for summer 2007. A friend who works at a major high-performance tire co also suggests that RFT is a marketing scam - allowing car makers to ditch spares and thereby adding cargo space w/o adding to the car's actual dimensions.

I HIGHLY recommend snows, since no matter what you have to get you going (DSC, DTC, x-drive, active difs etc) it is ONLY the tires that STOP and TURN the car.

The math is very simple to me - it takes simply nudging another car, curb, piece of Armco, to pay for one killer set of winter tires.

I've spent over 300 hours of competitve driving on snow and ice, and can swear by the performance of the state-of-the-art multiceluar winter compounds.

RK

Bora20 · 05-24-2006, 12:13 AM

Change to Dunlop Wintersport M3s for 4 months of the year.

coreslogic · 05-26-2006, 06:18 PM

for toronto's unstable winter , i think winter tires is your best bet.....

worth spending extra to buy that sense of confidence and security..

Hawkshaw · 05-31-2006, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coreslogic

for toronto's unstable winter , i think winter tires is your best bet.....

worth spending extra to buy that sense of confidence and security..

yup yup, winter tires and rims

picus · 06-03-2006, 11:23 PM

I tried to get through one winter on all-seasons and just got tired of getting stuck in almost no snow. All seasons just get too rigid in the cold to have any real grip. I switched to Blizzacks and it's like night and day; totally worth the ~$1500 CAD for the entire setup.

09-18-2005, 11:58 PM	#4
JVFan Lieutenant Drives: Very Well Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lloydminster, AB CANADA Posts: 452 iTrader: (0)	Alberta winter= chains Winters and M5 replicas __________________ 2006 330i SG ext. Black int. - Aluminum Trim - 6 Man. - Sport Package - Aluminum Pedals - Splash Guards - Clear Bra Delivery - 27 August 05

10-21-2005, 04:33 PM	#8
StewtheBassman Major General Drives: 04 X5 3.0, 07 530xiT Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hudson, Quebec Posts: 6,343 iTrader: (1)	There. I just ordered them off Tiretrends. No PST!!!!! $164 each plus $49 shipping. $751 total, and I'll have them mounted during the prep (whenever that is!). __________________

10-23-2005, 10:25 AM	#10
StewtheBassman Major General Drives: 04 X5 3.0, 07 530xiT Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hudson, Quebec Posts: 6,343 iTrader: (1)	I'll be selling my RFTs on eBay brand new. I've read too much about problems and lack of performance with RFTs here and elsewhere. Trying to find a RFT on a weekend is still impossible. In my opinion, it's an experiment that has yet to be completed. I've driven 28 years without a blowout or even a flat. All the cars I've ever sold or traded in have had brand new spare kits in the trunk, and that's over a million kms of driving, easily. Will the law of averages catch up to me? Who knows? Fact is, I'm going with proven and advanced tire technologies, not new unproven technologies. Also I bought the 325i base model with an eye to upgrading my wheels for summer. So for summer I'll find something in 17" with a good summer tire (not performance though, I value comfort over performance). __________________

05-26-2006, 06:18 PM	#15
coreslogic Captain Drives: e90 325i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 738 iTrader: (0) View coreslogic's Garage	for toronto's unstable winter , i think winter tires is your best bet..... worth spending extra to buy that sense of confidence and security.. __________________ e90 325i Jet Black / Sports Pkg / Auto

06-03-2006, 11:23 PM	#17
picus Detailing Geek Drives: e92 SG 335i Coupe Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 3,937 iTrader: (0)	I tried to get through one winter on all-seasons and just got tired of getting stuck in almost no snow. All seasons just get too rigid in the cold to have any real grip. I switched to Blizzacks and it's like night and day; totally worth the ~$1500 CAD for the entire setup. __________________

09-17-2005, 08:15 PM	#3
StewtheBassman Major General Drives: 04 X5 3.0, 07 530xiT Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hudson, Quebec Posts: 6,343 iTrader: (1)	Montreal = winters. And steel rims.

10-13-2005, 03:18 PM	#5
Ayeki Enlisted Member Drives: 2006 330I Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Montreal Posts: 15 iTrader: (0)	Im in montreal... im putting dunlop wintersport m3 on my style 159 stock wheels... Got myself some OEM m3 rims for the summer . All season are not gonna cut it and especialy not those turanzas the car came equipped with

10-21-2005, 03:57 PM	#6
ssam Second Lieutenant Drives: carefully Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 268 iTrader: (0)	The best way to use your e90 during winter in Montreal area: park your car in a garage

10-22-2005, 04:42 PM	#9
ssam Second Lieutenant Drives: carefully Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 268 iTrader: (0)	Stew are you going to by others RFT after winter or have-you decided to install non RFT for summer? if going with non RFT for summer could you tell us why?

11-30-2005, 10:16 PM	#11
youngtechman Second Lieutenant Drives: 330i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 116 iTrader: (0)	Toronto = Dunlap M3 winter + M5 Replica 17" rim

12-01-2005, 09:10 AM	#12
ssam Second Lieutenant Drives: carefully Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 268 iTrader: (0)	welcome yougtechman, what about the 5 serie replica wheels 17 " They look very nice but not sure if they fit the 330i.....someone said in this forum that they don t and he had to return them ?!

01-24-2006, 11:36 PM	#13
Rally guy Happiest Sideways Drives: 2006 330xi SGM Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 31 iTrader: (0)	I'll be getting my car in early April - so I'll get past this winter without them. At this point - my plan is to get through the summer on the RFT's, get REAL snows for the winter of 2006/2007, then REAL performance tires for summer 2007. A friend who works at a major high-performance tire co also suggests that RFT is a marketing scam - allowing car makers to ditch spares and thereby adding cargo space w/o adding to the car's actual dimensions. I HIGHLY recommend snows, since no matter what you have to get you going (DSC, DTC, x-drive, active difs etc) it is ONLY the tires that STOP and TURN the car. The math is very simple to me - it takes simply nudging another car, curb, piece of Armco, to pay for one killer set of winter tires. I've spent over 300 hours of competitve driving on snow and ice, and can swear by the performance of the state-of-the-art multiceluar winter compounds. RK

05-24-2006, 12:13 AM	#14
Bora20 First Lieutenant Drives: 2006 BMW 325i Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kamloops, BC, CAD Posts: 310 iTrader: (0)	Change to Dunlop Wintersport M3s for 4 months of the year.