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[apexkingjusto]

Thinking I need blizzaks considering I live on top of a big hill and we get lots of snow. Thoughts??

[K.M. Tim]

Winters for winter. Summers for summer. All seasons work in moderate climates. I learned the hard way with all seasons in Germany when there was a lot of snow. Being stuck in a flat parking lot- totally embarrashed. Good thing my sons didn't mind pushing. It was a lesson learned for all. It doesn't always pay to be cheap!!! Blizzacks work well in the deep snow.

[pbonsalb]

I have a set of snow wheels for my E90M3. I did go with higher speed snow tires that sacrifice some snow performance, but have not gotten stuck in 3 winters. The serious snow tires are jiggly and ruin dry handling, but get you through serious snow better. I have run them on other cars.

[apexkingjusto]

Originally Posted by pbonsalb

I have a set of snow wheels for my E90M3. I did go with higher speed snow tires that sacrifice some snow performance, but have not gotten stuck in 3 winters. The serious snow tires are jiggly and ruin dry handling, but get you through serious snow better. I have run them on other cars.

Yea that's why I don't like them, but love em in the snow. Maybe I should take your route with higher speed snows. My ride to the train station in the morning is just too good to be on the jiggly ws60's that I ran on another car.

[SouthShoreM3]

OP I have a set of blizzaks and live in MA! If you want them for a deeply discounted price they are all yours.

235-35-19 and 265-35-19. Tread depth in front is 8-9/32
Rear is 7/32

Save a ton of money!!!

I also got a set of Pirelli scottozero. Square set up at 255/35-19 all around

Tread depth is 8/32 all around.

Email me if interested.

adanieli@tcml.com

Cheers

Andrew

[M3 Esq]

I also live in CT and my advice is to get a good set of winter tires. I have run all seasons in the winter on my 335i and there is no comparison. Sure, you can get by but it will be dicey on snowy days and days after big snow storms.

You might consider Dunlop winter sports. Decent dry performance with good snow traction. I ran them two winters on my M3 with no complaints.

[apexkingjusto]

BMW had a great deal on the recommended winter package with snow tires. I ended up picking them up wheels/tires/tpms/valves/badge and all!

[chris s]

WINTERS!!!!

[SouthShoreM3]

That's good OP. I have to imagine that you just spent well over 1000 from BMW for wheels, tires, TPMS, etc.. I saw a set up today for a standard 535 for like 2600!!!

You could of had a slightly used set for like 300 and spent the rest on mods for the spring!!

Just messing OP. hope the deal was good. Car is fine in the snow. Just not heavy blizzard conditions, but who drives in that anyways!

Drive safe

[LarThaL]

Originally Posted by apexkingjusto

Thinking I need blizzaks considering I live on top of a big hill and we get lots of snow. Thoughts??

You can get away with all-season on an all-wheel-drive car, or even a low powered front-wheel-drive car most of the time. On a high powered rear-wheel-drive car, performance snow tires are a must. My recommendation is Dunlop Winter Sport.

[apexkingjusto]

Originally Posted by SouthShoreM3

That's good OP. I have to imagine that you just spent well over 1000 from BMW for wheels, tires, TPMS, etc.. I saw a set up today for a standard 535 for like 2600!!!

You could of had a slightly used set for like 300 and spent the rest on mods for the spring!!

Just messing OP. hope the deal was good. Car is fine in the snow. Just not heavy blizzard conditions, but who drives in that anyways!

Drive safe

I appreciate the financial advise, frankly however a few extra grand on an m3 is nothing to the 40k I just dropped on my Honda! BMW for the most part stays stock.

[apexkingjusto]

Ps it's the 270M wheels and pilot alpin winter a something 3

[Ezio]

in my past 328ix drive, the all seasons the car came with did totally fine in the winter. we get some snow here in MI also.

heres the thing. The car had some skinny tires plus X drive. I think a car is totally fine with that setup for winter. but the M3 is less dynamic in a winter environment. I would run "winter tires" and summer tires when its warm.

I just yesterday got some winter tires for my M3, and planning on getting a new set for summer.

i went with a blizzak tire

[pbonsalb]

Originally Posted by apexkingjusto

Yea that's why I don't like them, but love em in the snow. Maybe I should take your route with higher speed snows. My ride to the train station in the morning is just too good to be on the jiggly ws60's that I ran on another car.

WS60 are a jiggly tire. Continental Extreme Winter Contact are a serious snow tire that is not so jiggly. I have them on our 08 535xi. I run the Dunlop Wintersport 3D or something like that on my 08M3, but there may be other choices that are also good like the LM60 or something from Pirelli or Michelin.

[Drifty//]

Neither. Drive a different car.

If you have somewhere to put the M3, get a used FWD or AWD car (or SUV or truck) and put performance snows on it. If you don't have parking to spare, then search craigslist and you might find seasonal car storage for as little as $50/month. I just kept my old car, which is an AWD Audi. That car on snow tires can go anywhere except deep powder.

This is not only makes your winter driving experience safer and more pleasant, but it also keeps the M3 free of corrosive salt and abrassive ice, not to mention all those cold starts. And it keeps your mileage down, so you can recoup some of the cost of a second car when, you sell the M3. Also, you avoid having to buy a second set of winter wheels & tires for the M3.

BTW, if I did run a RWD in the snow, I would only ever consider using snow tires.

[apexkingjusto]

I'm selling my awd wrx leaving me with a race car that's rwd and the m3. I bought snows last week and new 18's square setup.