P.s the handbrake trick works, helped me out of problem 2, round a 90 degree bend on a small incline. It might be possible to pick up a set of second hand winter tyres for your model, or to cut a more reasonable deal with a local garage. I don't think anyone thought about doing that, great idea and thanks.... after all a new set of tyres in the UK is only about £1,300 for the four and I'll probably buy a spare to stick in the trunk just to round it up £1.5K... probably worth it for.... actually NO snow in Southern UK this year..... hmmm interesting... anyway, not to worry, it's particularly generous of you... so if you could forward your details I'll get the invoice off to you as soon as my dealer swaps out the tyres, do you want the old ones sending to you... ? The fact is I've been driving for over thirty years, front wheel, rear wheel, four wheel you name it, and in the snow, but not until did I get my 320i M did I know the real meaning of "catastropie in the snow" I do know how to drive but when you can't get the car off your driveway which has the slightest of a slope and a two inch dip where it meets the road, then you know you have met your match. it's for the mud..... & the snow.... Yeaaaa.... we have snow, well not much but I'm hopeful, happy because I recently bought an older Hyundai Santa Fe 4 x4 and I have the daughter's Clio... sounds ridiculous doesn't it when I've got brand new 3 series on the drive... haha. His company won’t stump up the extra money for winter tyres so he will suffer this car until it is time for the next model. I explain what a car detail should include, why you should get your vehicle detailed and when, and how much it should roughly cost. If I would choose between rwd and fwd in snow it would depend on the driving. Convenient. Have winter tyres on rented x1 sdrive, they weren't any use on a moderate icy incline. I bought some 16" wheels from a Z3 for my 320D SE E91 which has 17 x 225 x45 tyres. Im sure BMW of Finland, or Norway don't sell cars assuring their custoners that a 255/40-ZR18 Bridgestone RE050 will be just great in ice and snow. Powerful, noisy, smelly, rattly. Erhard BMW of Bloomfield is your source for new BMW and Pre-Owned BMW's in Bloomfield Hills, MI. Most of us are not professional rally drivers - just trying to drive to work and back. Same circumference so no gearing or Speedo issues. For the last time - sporty rear wheel drive cars with summer performance tyres do not perform well below 7 degrees. The entry-level 30i model should provide more than enough muscle for most drivers. I am a reasonably confident and experienced driver but I don’t own a rear wheel drive. The problem is not RWD, or even 50/50 weight distribution. And by the way, I love driving my BMW in the snow, traction control off, it's so much fun! During a winter holiday, the boot gets filled up quickly. So it hit me while I was doing donuts in the snow at my local High School parking lot that now might be a good of time to review winter driving settings on your BMW. The price these tyres are anyway who would want to risk having a few fail when it comes to putting them back on? I believe a set of winter tyres for a One series comes in at about one thousand pounds. Make sure you get both front and rear snow tires. You can barely get the chains on an M Sport? With winter rubber, it wouldn;t have been a problem. Completely not true. Quattro is great, so is X-drive, so is subaru system. At first glance that seems ridiculous, and of course it is, but then you get used to an amount of excessive pricing with BMW. BMW Traction control means you stop all traffic until you can try to slide gracefully backwards off the road because its solution is to stop you completely in the center of the road. If you are planning on being caught short then bring a funnel, attach a tube.. Sorry pal, go write an article on a subject you actually know something about. BMW like everyone else in the sporty market, tunes their cars for sporty summer performance cos that is what sells. I reverse it into a passable imitation of a deliberate piece of parking – it’s off to the side of the road, no longer blocking it – and there is no hope of driving it anywhere or putting it back on her drive. sorry mate. Thanks for your comments, they all add to the good banter in this blog. A set of winter tyres for the BMW is astronomically expensive. PS. A: Proper winter tyres and DTC off. Mark Ewbie (author) from UK on January 27, 2019: @redrook - yeah the dimensions may be the same. One thing worth mentioning is the need to practice some of this stuff when and where it is safe, and before you really need it. There are also big differences in traction and performance of the 4x4 systems. Run flat tyres – I am dubious about these anyway. Popular searches. I guess someone never heard of the legendary 325ix... and supprised you didn't mention any of BMW newer AWD X-Drive models. Will keep you posted. Winter tires have a HUGE advantage starting around 7 degrees C as the softer rubber compound does not get hard like a hockey puck. All the old boring stuff about starting in second gear, being gentle, leaving lots of space, anticipation. Research, compare and save listings, or contact sellers directly from 40 X3 models in Lancaster. It isn't the car which needs changing, it is the tyres. Its mid April and its still snowing. If you plop in one of these then you're asking for trouble.. What happens behind the scenes will shock you. It would be madness to drive out when there is an inch of snow on the ground. OK, the extra expense of £1K for a set of 4 Wheels and Tyres, seems outrageous for the few days a year when we actually get snow. I drive a manual rear wheel drive BMW. Discover why the best bargain to be had is from someone who doesn't know he wants to sell. These are purely down to you, and your experimentation. Packing for winter. I'm lucky enough to have the space in my massive double garage for 2 spare sets(1 for mine and 1 for the wife's) and once you make the original 'Investment' for the extra wheels, the tyres don't cost any more. I haven't received them yet so I can't say if I have a clearance problem or not. Scrape only in one direction to avoid smearing your windshield unnecessarily. Your vehicle can't drive correctly without the correct tires. It has the perfect amount of over steer (better in snow) and it doesn't require gross oversteer to fix any accidental drifts due to overzealous driving in poor conditions. Buy narrower tires than the summer ones. Read reviews, browse our car inventory, and more. Weather is typically better south of the Mason-Dixon line, but times are changing. The UK does not normally get a lot of snow so we are unable to deal with it. That includes wheels as well, because they have different dimensions to the usual wheels. It is useless when there is more than a couple of millimetres of snow. Detailed features and specs for the Used 2019 BMW X3 including fuel economy, transmission, warranty, engine type, cylinders, drivetrain and more. A basic knowledge on the electronic fuel injection system eliminates the guesswork in the calibration of LPG-powered cars. The reason 70's cars performed better in winter is the tyres were more similar to an all weather, were thinner & lest we forget, just how good was a 70s car at a) starting in winter in the first place, b) going fast round a corner in any weather c) remember the Capri - mine went sideways at any roundabout tackled at more than 25 mph !!!. Hi Redrook, clearly you have not a clue what you are talking about, you must be a BMW driver... haha.. you should get your facts sorted before making inane comments... garages will NOT remove and then try to refit Run flats... they do NOT guarantee a run flat (as used on BMW and many other cars ) will re seat properly onto the rim, so they just won't do it, hence why you need another set of rims... try reading past posts here before you make an even bigger fool of yourself, and who is gonna spend over a thousand £ on such for a few days of snow which is normal in the uk, if that.... what a plonker Rodney.... haha. It does. In front, a BMW 730 Li fish tailing and unable to get over. Voted up and funny, of course. @charmin99 - I remember reading about snow straps that were fed through the spokes somewhere else other than this forum, but caution to its use was made. Point 1 - snow tyres & winter tyres are different. In my opinion, having read as much information as I can bear on the subject, winter tyres are the only option to keep running through the bad winter periods. The rubber compound of Summer Tyres hardens significantly below 7ºC and when you are driving on cold surfaces, with rock salt, these tyres will wear out significantly quicker and will sustain more damage than on Hot roads because they do not have enough'Give'. The CUSTOMER does. If you have just realised how poorly a rear wheel drive performs in the snow and ice you might also ask your dealer - why didn't they tell you about winter tyres being a necessity not a luxury? So to summarise - all RWD cars with sporty suspension set ups are crap in the snw, is this just BMW or is it all RWD, is this a revelation to anyone who has driven a ford capri,(which had narrow tyres & only went round roundabouts sideways on a wet summers day). Arguably. Small reminder - if you fit winter tyres - your summer tyres aren't getting worn out at the same time - cos they are not on the car. There is no need to buy different wheels. Guess whose wheels will be spinning, and whose won't? @mikeyr - Had a good look at the Snow Claws website, they seemed to mention clearance a few times and for me that is the trouble I have, getting your hands in behind the top of the wheel and the arch to actually connect anything, the 'Claws' look better but fingers crossed. Sweden, Norway, French mountains, in the winter you must have snow chains, not winter tyres when you go to certain areas, however NOT in the UK, we have snow in the south for a few days, in the north a few weeks if lucky, some people invest in chains up there, but we are talking general terms here... BMW's not X or no snow chains or winter tyres, yes we all know about winter tyres... are crap... simple statement. You could rescue people in it. !! Having the correct tyre pressure is also very important; it should be adapted to your vehicle’s load. All season tires I would never recommend. I could not believe how much harder to control a spinning back wheel is compared to a spinning front wheel. So do yourself and other drivers a favour and take a day off. For snow use, I would recommend a tire no wider than 195. I use my own non-slip compensatory function by trying not drive like a wally. I bought some 16" wheels from a Z3 for my 320D SE E91 which has 17 x 225 x45 tyres. Many BMW buyers choose sport options, and most BMW sport packages include summer rated, 255mm (or wider) rear tires! Mark Ewbie (author) from UK on January 03, 2014: It will be nice in the good weather I guess - cheers Marianne :), Too Funny, Of course I am experiencing going from a Jeep to a BMW X3 and wow it totally sucks! If you overload the rear weight, you may compromise the steering at the other end. . Yet my 320d (manual) has never once got stuck any where in the snow and I'm not one to shy away when it does snow. Lug itdown in 4th or 5th and be on your way. There are two ways to make money from selling classic cars. Modern 4x4 is supperior to anything else but also needs winter tires during winter because braking distance is the same no matter if you have rwd, fwd, awd. Performance – the BMW tends not to be a gentle car to drive, it is a power machine. One of the key elements, and one that is hard to get round, is that in cold weather the rubber of the summer tyre hardens. Ask him if they recommend winter tyres for their real wheel drive cars. They seem like a compromise to me, or maybe I am just being old fashioned. So I understand you are thinking, why waste £1k for a few days every year. And Mike, welcome aboard, you will see that sane people know they are crap in the snow, whatever others say or think.... and we know why.... Mark Ewbie (author) from UK on February 27, 2018: Hey Mike - thanks for your comment.
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