PICS: 550i vs. Arctic Cat/Ski Doo
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We got 8"-10" of snow here in the Twin Cities on Saturday afternoon. I had some errands to run so I thought it would be a good time to test the new 18" Dunlop Winter Sport M3's on my factory 124's. At the time about 5"-6" of fresh snow had fallen at the time and the plows had yet to clear the roads in my neighborhood. After clearing the driveway with the snowblower, which took about 45 minutes, I ventured out into the blizzard. It was definitely slow going through my neighborhood but I was very impressed with the performance of these tires in this deep snow. With the DSC/DTC in full effect and Winter Sport M3's the 550 made quick work of the 5"-6" of snow. The only real problem I encountered was that in some places the snow blowing in off the lake had piled up and was deeper than the car had ride height clearance which turned the e60 into a sleek black sapphire plow. The main roads to my destination had been plowed while side roads were still left with deep snow. Having already passed the deep snow test with flying colors the M3's were presented a new test, ice and slush. PASSED. As I said earlier, DSC/DTC combined with these tires make the 550 a force to be reckoned in these extreme conditions. I noticed there were only a few non 4x4's out on the road, dumb enough or brave enough to venture out. Snowmobiles were out in full force, eager like me to try out their snow dedicated vehicles in the first deep snow fall of the year. I snapped a few crappy cell phone pictures on sunday, the day after the storm, of my e60 side by side with a couple of fellow proven snow eaters.
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My Ride: 2011, X6 Hybrid . Alpine White , every option. 20" Conti' NON runflats,OEM trunk spoiler , LUX V3 AE's , HP Thunder Fogs , custom front bumper reflector delete........
I'll bet that LT180 would do well in the snow, put a snow pusher on it and make some cash cleaning out drive ways !
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Originally Posted by westcoast550' post='502141' date='Dec 3 2007, 02:28 PM
I'll bet that LT180 would do well in the snow, put a snow pusher on it and make some cash cleaning out drive ways !
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My Ride: 2007 E60 530i
Color: Jet Black/Black Anthracite
STEP | Sport | Premium | NAV | Logic 7
EXTERIOR:
M-Tech Kit | M5 Mirrors, Trunk Finisher | Jet Black Kidney Surrounds | Madico Charcool Tint 54%, 35%
LIGHTING:
Euro-Headlights | Euro-LCI Tail Lights | AiB V3.0 | Solaris Invisi-bulbs | OEM LED Plate Lights
PERFORMANCE:
Porterfield R4-S Brake Pads | K&N Air Filter
WHEELS & SUSPENSION:
Work VS-XX 20x9, 20x10 | Toyo T1R 245/30/20, Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 295/25/20 | KW V2 Coilovers | Rogue Engineering 15mm Spacers
Your ride is lookin' shiny and purdy even in that dirty snowy condition.
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Originally Posted by KnIgHtCoM' post='502209' date='Dec 3 2007, 05:51 PM
Your ride is lookin' shiny and purdy even in that dirty snowy condition.
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From: Los Angeles, CA
My Ride: 2007 E60 530i
Color: Jet Black/Black Anthracite
STEP | Sport | Premium | NAV | Logic 7
EXTERIOR:
M-Tech Kit | M5 Mirrors, Trunk Finisher | Jet Black Kidney Surrounds | Madico Charcool Tint 54%, 35%
LIGHTING:
Euro-Headlights | Euro-LCI Tail Lights | AiB V3.0 | Solaris Invisi-bulbs | OEM LED Plate Lights
PERFORMANCE:
Porterfield R4-S Brake Pads | K&N Air Filter
WHEELS & SUSPENSION:
Work VS-XX 20x9, 20x10 | Toyo T1R 245/30/20, Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 295/25/20 | KW V2 Coilovers | Rogue Engineering 15mm Spacers
Originally Posted by DRANGED' post='502367' date='Dec 3 2007, 08:08 PM
I go almost every day during the winter months, in fact last year I actually went twice one day during a really slushy salty crappy day.