DRIVING IN THE SNOW ANY TIPS/WAYS TO MAKE IT ABIT MORE MOBILE THAN USE
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From: new york
My Ride: 2011, E90 M3 Sedan. Alpine White.Competition package, Keyhole cover, fender reflectors in Alpine white, RPI Exhaust, 19
It seems to me from talking to fellow e60 owners when it snows these cars are damn near useless. is it worth me getting snow chains? do they work? is there anything else i can do to stay mobile or shall i buy this 4x4 scooby for winter i have my eye on... i would rather spend that money on more mods tho 
p.s my continental summer tires in cold rain and snow are like riding on slicks, my dws's are awesome.!!!! get good tires!!!
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From: Lanark, Scotland
HI,
Last year whilst living in Scotland i found the solution. On normal tyres these cars are no use in the snow. My solution was to fit two rally tyres which i bought secondhand from someone who rallies, not very easy to get im afraid. But they transformed the car into an suv, im not joking. I was pulling people out of the snow with a tow rope.
Now, vredestein make a tyre its called wintrac 4 extreme. You may get away with two on the drive wheels like i did. You will notice a massive difference.
Good Luck
fraseman
Last year whilst living in Scotland i found the solution. On normal tyres these cars are no use in the snow. My solution was to fit two rally tyres which i bought secondhand from someone who rallies, not very easy to get im afraid. But they transformed the car into an suv, im not joking. I was pulling people out of the snow with a tow rope.
Now, vredestein make a tyre its called wintrac 4 extreme. You may get away with two on the drive wheels like i did. You will notice a massive difference.
Good Luck
fraseman
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From: South of Pittsburgh
My Ride: 2005 BMW 545i
HI,
Last year whilst living in Scotland i found the solution. On normal tyres these cars are no use in the snow. My solution was to fit two rally tyres which i bought secondhand from someone who rallies, not very easy to get im afraid. But they transformed the car into an suv, im not joking. I was pulling people out of the snow with a tow rope.
Now, vredestein make a tyre its called wintrac 4 extreme. You may get away with two on the drive wheels like i did. You will notice a massive difference.
Good Luck
fraseman
Last year whilst living in Scotland i found the solution. On normal tyres these cars are no use in the snow. My solution was to fit two rally tyres which i bought secondhand from someone who rallies, not very easy to get im afraid. But they transformed the car into an suv, im not joking. I was pulling people out of the snow with a tow rope.
Now, vredestein make a tyre its called wintrac 4 extreme. You may get away with two on the drive wheels like i did. You will notice a massive difference.
Good Luck
fraseman
niiiice find. rally FTW
former subie owner
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From: London, UK
My Ride: 2004 E60 520i SE 2.2 Auto
Does DTC help at all?
I once saw a TopGear show on how a Jag was able to climb a steep icy hill with the DTC on (not sure about the tires).
Then they tried (with the same car) the same hill with DTC off and it could not even start climbing, i.e. the rear wheels never reached the slope.
I go skiing to Europe once or twice a year (for a week each time) and live in a shoe box.
I hardly have any space for the service book let alone for 4 spare winter tires!
I have chains but have not had to use them yet - I have practised putting them on though... :-)
I once saw a TopGear show on how a Jag was able to climb a steep icy hill with the DTC on (not sure about the tires).
Then they tried (with the same car) the same hill with DTC off and it could not even start climbing, i.e. the rear wheels never reached the slope.
I go skiing to Europe once or twice a year (for a week each time) and live in a shoe box.
I hardly have any space for the service book let alone for 4 spare winter tires!
I have chains but have not had to use them yet - I have practised putting them on though... :-)
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From: Calgary, Canada
Does DTC help at all?
I once saw a TopGear show on how a Jag was able to climb a steep icy hill with the DTC on (not sure about the tires).
Then they tried (with the same car) the same hill with DTC off and it could not even start climbing, i.e. the rear wheels never reached the slope.
I go skiing to Europe once or twice a year (for a week each time) and live in a shoe box.
I hardly have any space for the service book let alone for 4 spare winter tires!
I have chains but have not had to use them yet - I have practised putting them on though... :-)
I once saw a TopGear show on how a Jag was able to climb a steep icy hill with the DTC on (not sure about the tires).
Then they tried (with the same car) the same hill with DTC off and it could not even start climbing, i.e. the rear wheels never reached the slope.
I go skiing to Europe once or twice a year (for a week each time) and live in a shoe box.
I hardly have any space for the service book let alone for 4 spare winter tires!
I have chains but have not had to use them yet - I have practised putting them on though... :-)
Here's an interesting video showing the difference between cars with four winter tires versus two in the rear.
http://www.tirerack.com/videos/index...=22&tab=winter
For someone in your situation, carrying chains seems like the best option but make sure you have four, not just two in the rear.
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From: IL
That is a good investment. You will be fine with a good set of snow tires. I ran dedicated snows on my last two BMW's and they worked very well. Don't listen to the nonsense that these cars don't do well in snow.
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