how do 335i owners deal with snow?

jaguar36 · 10-31-2011, 01:29 PM

+1 on the Blizzacks.

Denny347 · 10-31-2011, 01:48 PM

It depends on where you live. I live in Indianapolis so our typical snowfall in about 3-5" per storm. It is quite unusual to get 10" in a single snow. We only get about 30" total per season. So, I have Conti DWS, work well for me in this city. I drive a Ford Crown Vic every day with crappy Good Year RS tires on it and do just fine in even 10" and above...it is my patrol car. I learned how to drive in a Mustang hatchback (horrible in the snow) 22yrs ago, been driving RWD ever since. Never owned a dedicated snow tire, never needed them. If I lived somewhere with more snow I would buy them.

SWFan · 10-31-2011, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Wires

For the record, ALL vehicles used to be RWD, and the world managed to chug along.

I was about to post the same response. I have friends asking me how I get along in a RWD car. Well, I made it through the 80's in domestic cars that were predominantly all RWD as did most of the rest of the U.S. and survived. Heck, my primary cars from roughly 1984 through 2000 were ALL RWD. Had a FWD car from 2000 through 2009, then went to an AWD car for a couple years and am now back to a RWD car.

cvc 22349a · 10-31-2011, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Pete84

A set of dedicated snow tires and some common sence, and you'll be fine.

+1. Adding a hundred pounds of weight in the trunk over the rear axel will help as well..

TNganele · 10-31-2011, 09:20 PM

Mercedes E320 wagon 4Matic!

adraco28 · 11-01-2011, 11:22 AM

Counter steer!

VMRWheels · 11-01-2011, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Royal Flush

A separate dedicated winter tire setup for the winter, or all-seasons.

+1

If you get a good amount of snow I'd strongly suggest getting a dedicated winter setup with a good set of tires.

DISCOtecizzz · 11-01-2011, 07:23 PM

Garage.

illrider · 11-02-2011, 07:43 PM

What's this winter thing everyone is talking about? You mean it gets colder than 50 in places?!?!

Will335i · 11-02-2011, 09:16 PM

Throttle Control FTW

MuchMoore · 11-02-2011, 09:36 PM

What is snow?

arctic330i · 11-02-2011, 09:39 PM

Being from Gainesville I would agree with you except we got a light flurry of snow this past christmas

GO AWAY SNOW

F30JetsFan · 11-02-2011, 10:52 PM

Just put on my new Blizzaks yesterday and got a feel for them on some slick frosty roads this morning. We'll see how they perform when we get our first snow fall in the very near future.

ilumo · 11-03-2011, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Wires

That FWD is better in snow BS is complete BS. It's crap fabricated by the auto industry to push car platforms to FWD because it's cheaper and allows them to make more uniform drivetrain platforms.

With a RWD, you can always steer in the snow. FWD licks. As soon as the tires spin, you cannot steer. Sure, you don't get the backend trying to come around (like in a RWD), but instead it just does a side step on the road which is just as bad.

I've had FWD, RWD, and AWD vehicles. Order of preference: AWD>RWD>FWD

If you have decent rubber and know how to drive, RWD is perfectly fine. For the record, ALL vehicles used to be RWD, and the world managed to chug along.

true to some degree, but if im chugging along at a moderate pace on the highway, i would much rather understeer and not be able to turn for a few secs, than oversteer and do a doughnut...

Wires · 11-04-2011, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ilumo

true to some degree, but if im chugging along at a moderate pace on the highway, i would much rather understeer and not be able to turn for a few secs, than oversteer and do a doughnut...

Ok, in the rare occasions of black ice, yes, the RWD can bite you in the a$$, but 99% of the time it becomes an inferior design.

But even so, it's usually the driver being overly aggressive on the throttle during unsafe driving conditions.

jmscard · 11-04-2011, 09:26 AM

here in Vermont we get real amounts of snow too... key is when you need to make it up a slow speed hill with RWD...... just go up in reverse

that way its front wheel drive.... I say this jokingly but fact is I've used this technique many times as the road leading to my driveway is a 25mph one with a slight incline and turns that make it so you cant get a run on it....

btw I love driving my RWD cars in winter... some fun things can happen!

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Denny347 Major 360 Rep 1,080 Posts Drives: 2008 M3 E90 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Indianapolis, IN iTrader: (0)	It depends on where you live. I live in Indianapolis so our typical snowfall in about 3-5" per storm. It is quite unusual to get 10" in a single snow. We only get about 30" total per season. So, I have Conti DWS, work well for me in this city. I drive a Ford Crown Vic every day with crappy Good Year RS tires on it and do just fine in even 10" and above...it is my patrol car. I learned how to drive in a Mustang hatchback (horrible in the snow) 22yrs ago, been driving RWD ever since. Never owned a dedicated snow tire, never needed them. If I lived somewhere with more snow I would buy them.
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11-04-2011, 09:26 AM	#38
jmscard Private 4 Rep 80 Posts Drives: 2006 E90 330i Dinan S1 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Vermont iTrader: (0)	here in Vermont we get real amounts of snow too... key is when you need to make it up a slow speed hill with RWD...... just go up in reverse that way its front wheel drive.... I say this jokingly but fact is I've used this technique many times as the road leading to my driveway is a 25mph one with a slight incline and turns that make it so you cant get a run on it.... btw I love driving my RWD cars in winter... some fun things can happen!
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