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01-20-2024, 08:13 PM | #25 |
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Yeah… its been a year and ive been babying this car and kept it like a garage queen. My winter SUV was in the shop and I figured what the hell. It is after all a car and its meant to be driven and not kept like a museum show piece. I dont plan on keep this for more than 7 yrs and figured I might as well get the full experience. Plus was really curious to know how the DWS handled in these conditions. They r squeamish when cold but once they warmed up they have been great. Ill just a car wash tomorrow when the weather warms up a bit.
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01-21-2024, 08:46 AM | #26 | |
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01-21-2024, 11:00 AM | #27 |
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The downside of winter driving is all the salt and chemicals they dump on the road. Just make sure you get it PPF’d and ceramic coated. Ceramic coating for ease of cleaning during winter months. And no that doesn’t mean taking it to a car wash.
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I hope you are ppf’ing and ceramic coating exposed steel parts on the underside of the car. Road salt and other “chemicals” are harmless to the clear coat that covers the exterior body panels.
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01-21-2024, 11:42 AM | #29 |
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Living in Sweden, with minus 20 degrees Celsius at the moment and lots of snow. Had my drivers licens for about two years, so very inexperienced. No issues at all with M4cx on Michelin PA5. I’ll just make sure to drive in a calm manner and have some respect for the snow and ice.
I tried the 4WD/2WD with all settings possible when it comes to traction control etc. on an empty parking lot with lots of snow. I’m really glad for the 4WD and traction control! Works great! |
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01-22-2024, 09:40 AM | #34 |
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This weekend friend insisted on showing us how great his G82X was in the snow. Having driven all my life in deep northwest US snow, learning in two wheel drive manual trucks with all-seasons and lots of sand bags in back, and since owning AWD with dedicated winters, I knew where this was going. Hopped in my old Toyota SUV with winters, put on clothing cuz I knew some sweatin' was in store, and made sure the shovel was in back!
The picture doesn't show how steep AND off camber our friend's driveway was. Crusty top hiding sheets of ice lined with boulders, pine trees and sprinkler heads. He has oem-sized all-seasons with good tread remaining, proper psi and knew how to work the different traction modes, but as many of us know, ICE don't care! Obviously the oem-sized tires had difficulty clawing down to grab traction on the hardpack snowy parts; floated then slid. He was shouting "is my all wheel drive broken, I think it broke". I couldn't stop laughing. He's a former Audi SQ5 driver and shrieked "I'm going back to Quattro!" Two hours of digging. Nice warmish day, snacks and drinks. I had nowhere to be. Shovel time! I started to explain how different wheel and tire sizes, and compounds, would help his winter driving, but sometimes it's best to let friends learn on their own otherwise I'd be blamed for steering him toward the wrong tires. We left his car at friends to avoid an out of control BMW taboggan, and came back next day to clear out ice patches and expose sand/dirt/gravel which was a good idea because the car crept downward and slid a few feet on the off camber sections before grabbing traction. Hindsight tells us the car would've slid out of control the day prior. |
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01-22-2024, 09:48 AM | #35 | |
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there's a local BP with a touchfree car wash that has an underbody spray. The wash itself is a waste of money otherwise. |
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01-22-2024, 09:53 AM | #36 | |
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A few years ago, I was shoveling snow off my roof and into the alley below. Before I could go re-shovel the snow out of the alley, a big F-150 tried to drive through the long deep pile, and I watched in amusement as it drove up the ramp of snow, bottoming out! It was able to back up and go a different way, but even a big truck with snow tires can get stuck if there isn't enough clearance. |
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I drove a manual F80 M3 for years living in the city with no issues when switching to Blizzaks for the winter...the car did great and was super fun! Assuming clearance the proper tires are 99% of it. If you are out in performance tires with snow you are risking life.
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01-22-2024, 10:22 AM | #38 |
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Besides ground clearance which only matters a few times a year at the most in New England this car is as good as any in the snow with the right tires.
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01-22-2024, 12:42 PM | #41 |
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The other major aspect here is OTHER DRIVERS. If the roads are bad, it's better just to stay home b/c the last think you want is for some dude with crappy tires to t-bone you...
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01-22-2024, 01:57 PM | #44 |
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I was at work once when we got 1 ½ feet of snow, The main road was plowed but the parting lot wasn't. I had my Subaru Outback and all I needed to do was to make it out to the road (a couple hundred feet). I moved about 10 feet and then couldn't move forward any more so I got out of the car and kicked the snow away that was piled in front of the car with my feet. Made it another 10 feet. Repeated that several times and made it out to the road. The other people in the parking lot sitting in their cars waiting for the lot to be plowed just looked at me in amazement.
It was snowing so hard that before long the snow on the road was deeper than my ground clearance. I swore about a hundred times after that before I got home as someone would pull out in front of me and go 1 mile an hour or come to a complete stop for no reason. As long as I maintained momentum I was fine. The M cars have lots of weight and as long as you don't exceed the ground clearance with snow and have good winter tires it should be as good as any other AWD vehicle. |
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