Originally Posted by smcd' post='209363' date='Dec 9 2005, 07:27 PM

Great thread everyone. This is clearly a religious topic along the lines of "BMWs should only ever have inline-6 engines" (no, I'm not trying to start that debate!).

Had an interesting day today - I was on the way to the BMW dealer to pick up my new 530xi. I was trading in my wife's 1999 Lexus GS 300 which is RWD. I was excited to have our new daily driver.

Well, it snowed today A LOT north of Boston. I wasn't going to let that get in between me and my new car (yeah, my wife's...I know). So off we go forgetting how bad the Lexus is in the snow. I normally have Blizzaks on it but not for the trade-in. 2 hours later, I arrive back at my house having travelled 2 miles on the highway before turning back. WHAT A MESS!

Apparently, it was a freaky storm that dumped about 4-6 inches in just 2 hours. It was basically blizzard conditions. Lots of spin outs and some idiots even stopped in the middle of the highway (the MIDDLE!) to clear the snow from their windshield. Unbelievable stuff.

Three cheers for AWD and/or snow tires!