M3 in the winter?

SlammedR8 · 06-01-2009, 02:14 PM

The M3 is unbelievable in the snow. My mom has a Acura TL with winter tires and even though its FWD, My M is wayyy better in the snow . Its VERY well balanced!

Crazy Bimmer · 06-01-2009, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by schadenfreude

This is why I won't drive it in the winter here. Seattle won't salt because it's bad for Puget Sound. The one bad storm we had this winter had the highways jammed up for about 4 days, and the local roads even longer. Since my GTI/snows don't cost me anything but insurance and gas, it's fairly cheap to keep a second car around, and I don't need to buy 19" snows for the M3. If I lived somewhere where they gave a damn about keeping the roads clean (Chicago, Montreal, etc) I might consider the M3 a year round daily driver.

Agreed. I seen videos when you guys have icy conditions over there. No way in hell i would drive the M3 in that!

M3x2 · 07-17-2010, 11:47 AM

This just in: It snows in Germany!

Of course you can. I just bought my E90 with the explicit intent of winter driving her. My last winter car was an '09 E63 AMG, whose MSRP is 30% more, so I don't buy the "too valuable to winter drive" . All you need are proper snow tires. And with 470 ft-lbs and rwd, if that car could, obv so can an M

While you are at it, maybe you should avoid any HPDE, since we all know wheels and paint take a beating. Also, avoid all red-line excursions, never threshold brake or drive the car in the rain.

Anyway, it should be clear what my opinion on the matter is...

bobbyd1961 · 07-17-2010, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by J BONE

Just wondering if anyone drives their cars in the winter. I have an xi coupe right now with winter tires and the thing is amazing. Been looking at M3's but def need to drive this in the winter. Wondering how it handles with snow tires. Any input would be great! Thanks guys!

i do with snow tires and its great

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