east coast guys, winter tires on yet?
11-28-2010, 03:40 PM
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My Ride: E60 550i
Just a quick poll to see who has winter tires on already????
weather man calling for some snow in philly area next sunday
time to slap on some the winter shoes....
weather man calling for some snow in philly area next sunday
time to slap on some the winter shoes....
11-28-2010, 03:42 PM
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My Ride: 2004 545i 6 speed, Silver Gray A08, Gray leather
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I don't as of yet, Im thinking about doing it this week seeing my conti winter contacts are finally burnt (they were horrible). Anyone have recommendations for my 545i? I was thinking blizzak dealer told me dunlops.
11-28-2010, 04:33 PM
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I have an xi and run UHP all-season General Exclaims [ 245/40x18 ] in the winter months. They work very well in the limited snow we've experienced in Southern NJ. However, last winter when we had 12"+ of snow I pulled out of my driveway w/out slippin and sliding ...
The UHP Summer Bridgestone RFTs on stock 18s were put away about 3 weeks ago.
The UHP Summer Bridgestone RFTs on stock 18s were put away about 3 weeks ago.
11-28-2010, 06:23 PM
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My Ride: 2010 BMW 535i xDrive M Sports Wagon
Just took my brand new Michelin Alpin's thru a week's worth of snow in Washington State. Tried multiple times to slip and slide while crossing the North Cascades mountain pass (twice!), but couldn't...not even once...of course xDrive didn't help.
11-28-2010, 07:39 PM
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Winter has arrived in Ottawa.The Dunlop winter sports are going on my baby tomorrow! Interesting factoid,in the Province of Quebec,across the river from me, snow tires are mandatory for ALL cars after December 1st! 
11-28-2010, 08:45 PM
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My Ride: Alpine White 2006 530Xi (SLD)
I'm rolling on Conti DWS tires - UHP A/S + X-drive should equal unbeatable winter performance. Previous two winters I managed with the OEM summer RFT RE050's - only one incident and even that was more attributable to my miscalculation of the surface I was on than a tire issue. What can I say - Xi FTW 
