Driving in snow

[mtechnik]

.. and you can really get great traction once you heat up the rear tires.

:grin::pimp::pimp:

[UNHCLL]

I try to run straight Hoosier slicks all winter.
285's in the rear, and drag radial 80's in front. Think of it like Santa's sleigh.... and you can really get great traction once you heat up the rear tires.

[steinbachphoto]

is there any problems driving an e30 with all seasons up or down snowy/icy hills? what about with winters on there?

[TwoJ's]

Just to echo what's been said above, good traction tires or chains will do you just fine. On top of that, get a couple of 50-75 lb. sandbags to put in the trunk, the added ballast over the rear wheels will greatly improve handling in the snow and ice. My wife drove her 89 325i for 2 snow seasons with studded tires and 2 sandbags in the trunk, and it drove just fine.

Adding weight to the trunk is a bad idea. Especially if it's on all season tires. It will greatly hinder the braking, and if the car does end up losing traction the weight in teh trunk will act as a counter weight and make the car swing harder and it will be more difficult to correct.

You guys may not get snow like we do on the east side of the mountains though. So it may not be all that bad. Now that I've got a truck, I'll never drive my e30 in the winter again. Unless I live in Arizona or something.

[Axxe]

Proper winter tires FTW.

[dvs909]

look at my sig, you will love it. just slow down and you'll do fine, i drove all last winter summer tires with no tread left here in michigan and did alright, altho i did get stuck on some hills.
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[nando]

you aren't going to get very far on all seasons... snow tires + bottlecaps are cheap as hell, I see no reason why you couldn't get a set.

last winter I drove a 318is on several inches of compacted snow and ice for 2 weeks - so slick you literally couldn't even stand on the road without sliding towards the shoulder. but with snow tires I was doing circles around all the FWD hondas and other POS cars - they probably had all seasons. :p

also, ABS is going to make it WORSE with regular tires. Because you're going to have no grip at all, the ABS computer is basically going to freak out and you'll get no braking power at all.

[FL318is]

What are snow tires?

[Hick]

snows are much better but all seasons work. just take your time, allow plenty of distance for stopping, and dont panic. that and you have ABS to help you out.

If you are not sure, have someone else drive or borrow a car.

[Charlie]

Snow tires are more fun. Cough up for a decent set. It will actually let you stop & steer the car.

-Charlie

[Desaevious]

Just to echo what's been said above, good traction tires or chains will do you just fine. On top of that, get a couple of 50-75 lb. sandbags to put in the trunk, the added ballast over the rear wheels will greatly improve handling in the snow and ice. My wife drove her 89 325i for 2 snow seasons with studded tires and 2 sandbags in the trunk, and it drove just fine.

+1. My dad told me to do that and common consensus is that it works.

[Jand3rson]

Just to echo what's been said above, good traction tires or chains will do you just fine. On top of that, get a couple of 50-75 lb. sandbags to put in the trunk, the added ballast over the rear wheels will greatly improve handling in the snow and ice. My wife drove her 89 325i for 2 snow seasons with studded tires and 2 sandbags in the trunk, and it drove just fine.

[Julien]

It will handle snow, but not when its dumping. Just buy chains.

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[benDASHDASH]

It will handle snow, but not when its dumping. Just buy chains.

[asubimmer]

lol last year I ran azenis in some pretty hard snow and didn't have probs or get stuck. Drive smart and you will be fine.