No Blizzaks/Worst Snow Day Ever!!
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Joined: Jan 2012
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From: Dayton, OH
My Ride: 07 550i Sports Package
Model Year: 2007
Geesh, the one year I skipped buying blizaks this winter and we have these blizzard-like snow storm today, and my ole '05 530i couldn't even make it onto a unshoveled entrance to the highway. So I took local streets.
Then I get to my destination, and the parking lot wasn't shoveled and I got stuck again, whereby my ole BMW couldn't make it into the parking lot without blizzaks!!
I've come to the realization that I better keep the ole bimmer in the garage 'til the blizzard condition passes and they plow all the streets and driveways 'cause the ole bimmer without blizzaks just can't be safely driven in the snow!!
Then I get to my destination, and the parking lot wasn't shoveled and I got stuck again, whereby my ole BMW couldn't make it into the parking lot without blizzaks!!
I've come to the realization that I better keep the ole bimmer in the garage 'til the blizzard condition passes and they plow all the streets and driveways 'cause the ole bimmer without blizzaks just can't be safely driven in the snow!!
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Joined: Mar 2011
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From: Boston
My Ride: '06 530i, '07 C280 4matic, '98 ML320
The following is a copy/paste from tirerack website:
"Blizzak WS (Winter Studless) tires feature dual tread compounds consisting of outer tread cap and underlying base compounds. When viewed through a microscope, the outer Blizzak Multicell compound resembles the appearance of Swiss cheese because it contains millions of uniformly distributed microscopic pores that are constantly being exposed as the tread surface wears. In addition to providing thousands of miniature biting edges, these pores help wick away the thin layer of water that often develops on top of snow packed and icy roads, allowing the biting edges to better adhere to the surface for more traction. The underlying base compound is a standard winter tread compound."
"Blizzak WS (Winter Studless) tires feature dual tread compounds consisting of outer tread cap and underlying base compounds. When viewed through a microscope, the outer Blizzak Multicell compound resembles the appearance of Swiss cheese because it contains millions of uniformly distributed microscopic pores that are constantly being exposed as the tread surface wears. In addition to providing thousands of miniature biting edges, these pores help wick away the thin layer of water that often develops on top of snow packed and icy roads, allowing the biting edges to better adhere to the surface for more traction. The underlying base compound is a standard winter tread compound."
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