Who's out driving in this crap?

[EJT86]

Originally Posted by Mr. BMW

EJT86, are those winter tires?

yes pirelli sottozero great tires when its wet or dry just ok in a couple inches of snow

[byroncheung]

Originally Posted by AntTwon

Morning drive to work.
Never parking near the trees again. Close call...

with that much snow accumulated when you parked there... when you get out would you just plow through the snow with the bumper, or would shovel away some snow before trying to get the car out?

[pbonsalb]

I would try to drive out of soft snow but not snow plow discharge.

[Jmags41]

I had to have woken up half of Portsmouth the other morning getting up a few hills.

[ERinEC]

Always

[AntTwon]

Still happily driving through the New England winters 2 years later.

Taken following some early morning drifting in the park.

[AntTwon]

Originally Posted by byroncheung

with that much snow accumulated when you parked there... when you get out would you just plow through the snow with the bumper, or would shovel away some snow before trying to get the car out?

I have a small collapsible shovel I keep in the trunk. I shoveled most away to try to keep from plowing it with the lip spoiler

[EJT86]

Originally Posted by AntTwon

I have a small collapsible shovel I keep in the trunk. I shoveled most away to try to keep from plowing it with the lip spoiler

id also recommend keeping an a trench shovel in there too. i keep a collapsible shovel and an SOG trench shovel in case im suck on icy snow or need to reach a lil further inward

[AntTwon]

Originally Posted by EJT86

id also recommend keeping an a trench shovel in there too. i keep a collapsible shovel and an SOG trench shovel in case im suck on icy snow or need to reach a lil further inward

Good advice. May have to look into it. Haven't had the need for one yet, but you never know.

By the way, I noticed your setup with the Pirelli snows. I have a Stoptech BBK and my snows are on 18s. I have been swapping my calipers and rotors back to OEM every time I change wheels for the winter. Needless to say it's getting old. I may look for a second set of 19s and buy a set of snow tires. I looked a bit at the beginning of the season but options seem to be limited and they're super expensive. You would recommend the Pirellis if I can find them? Also, how has the finish and hardware on your calipers been holding up with salt and chemicals on the roads? Just had mine repainted a year or two ago. I would hate to see my clear coat get cloudy again.

[EJT86]

Originally Posted by AntTwon

Good advice. May have to look into it. Haven't had the need for one yet, but you never know.

By the way, I noticed your setup with the Pirelli snows. I have a Stoptech BBK and my snows are on 18s. I have been swapping my calipers and rotors back to OEM every time I change wheels for the winter. Needless to say it's getting old. I may look for a second set of 19s and buy a set of snow tires. I looked a bit at the beginning of the season but options seem to be limited and they're super expensive. You would recommend the Pirellis if I can find them? Also, how has the finish and hardware on your calipers been holding up with salt and chemicals on the roads? Just had mine repainted a year or two ago. I would hate to see my clear coat get cloudy again.

Yea luckily I haven’t needed to use the trench shovel yet (fingers crossed). As far as tires I had Blizzaks before the pirellis and it depends on how you plan to drive your car. If you plan to drive it no matter what then Blizzaks are way better if there’s like 4inches on the roadway but they’re not all that on dry road. If you have a second car or can stay home from work in bad snow storms then pirellis are a good choice. They’re great on dry road and not as good but ok when there’s a few inches on the road. I drive my car no matter what and I get by pretty well. That last blizzard we had I did get stuck a few times driving home but that doesn’t happen all the time also had the Pirellis when we got like 90” of snow that winter. The Pirellis are better in snow than they look tread wise. So basically if you still want to have some fun on dry days and your area is good with snow removal then Pirellis are a good choice. If you strictly want piece of mind and minimal chance of getting stuck then Blizzaks or Hakkapalitas (not sure about spelling) are for you. As for the calipers the paint is holding up great iND did a great job and I’m not even very meticulous about the salt until spring. The part that does suck are the rotors the salt makes them rust easily especially if you let the car sit a few days or a week, I’ve had some rust build up a lil inside the drilled holes. It does sound like a pain swapping back and forth but at least your BBK will last a bit longer that way

[Mr. BMW]

Originally Posted by AntTwon

Still happily driving through the New England winters 2 years later.

Taken following some early morning drifting in the park.

Nice pic!

[Mr. BMW]

I hate to do this but it's that time again. Post some pics!

[BeaterM3]

Originally Posted by mazing M3

Holy sh*t. That was really close. That's why my M stays in the garage until spring. I drove my 540i 6-speed year round. Couple of people sliding into me did it for me. No more winter driving. My TL 6-speed is a beast in the snow.

You want close...?

[Down_Shift]

She's only been driven 8 miles the last two months. Took the picture yesterday parked at work. Officially put her away yesterday since I started taking her apart for winter fun.

[BeaterM3]

blizzaks have been handling well in the snow, ice, sleet, slush, all that.

[Mr. BMW]

Post some pics for winter 2021!

[DL335D]

All alone.

[MAE90M3]

Originally Posted by Davey27

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Drove last night in the storm to play some paddle

Haven't seen you around. I'll keep a look out. I'm in a silver E90

[Mr. BMW]

Post some Blizzard 2022 pics!

[Mr. BMW]

Bump for some 2023 winter pics!

[EJT86]

Thanks to global warming we don’t do that anymore

[Mr. BMW]

Bump for Winter 2025!