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01-21-2011, 02:32 PM | #331 | |
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Once I got home, near my house I found it fairly unsafe primarily because where I lived at the time they never cleared our side streets in the winter time. I nearly slit into another car I was very fortunate that I did not. What I am saying is for safety and piece of mind it is best to mount snow tires. I picked up a wheel set at BMW it was on special at the time for around $3,000- (BMW OEM wheels and Michelin ICE snow tires it was a good deal). I never had any problems driving my rear wheel drive ///M3 adjusting driving habit of course in the winter time and taking it easy in the back streets near my home. If your hills are very steep I recommend you get an AWD if you find these winter conditions only once in a while I would just get a good winter wheel set.
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pffft... Boston... I agree completely with BMWsky. I live in Rochester, NY as well... I have the snowblower out almost every day. My 335i RWD with blizzaks could EASILY run circles around the 328xi + all-season service loaner I just had out two weeks ago. AWD + Winter Tires is obviously optimal for winter driving... However in my book : RWD + Winter Tires >>>> AWD + All Season Just make sure you get a dedicated snow/ice tire (e.g. Blizzak WS70 and comparable). The "high-speed, high-performance / sport winter etc." tires (e.g. Blizzak LM25 and comparable) are substantially worse. They are made from an all-season compound with a deeper tread pattern. Last edited by tomz17; 01-23-2011 at 10:19 AM.. |
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