Winter tires on RWD? Or put the car away?

g80nh · 10-31-2023, 10:53 PM

Hey folks, seems like it's starting to get cold. Any suggestions for winter tires? I drive 6MT RWD and I was toying with the idea of getting a winter car but I'm being told by others that I'll survive just fine with winter tires. Agree or disagree?

Rodizzle · 11-01-2023, 01:41 PM

R888R, you only live once .

g80nh · 11-01-2023, 04:37 PM

https://www.utires.com/p/set-of-2-ne...10-32-1610675/

Got these for the back, now I'm hunting for front tires. Still wondering whether I should change wheels or run the OEM.

thopwood4 · 11-02-2023, 05:48 AM

Park that thing. You don’t want it getting all gunked up with salt. I’m in Maine, with a G80 currently in production. Looking like December delivery, it’s going right into storage once I get it.

Rux · 11-06-2023, 07:23 AM

My M4 has xDrive and I parked it last year. Kept the Summers on. Actually drove it a few times in the snow with summers. I would not recommend. This year I just put on all seasons. Car is so low any significant snow, RWD or not and I am plowing. I have done the same with RWD Sports cars in the past. All-Seasons all around and I wont drive if the snow is more than a few inches. AWD or not, it does not help you stop any better.

g80nh · 11-07-2023, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Rux

My M4 has xDrive and I parked it last year. Kept the Summers on. Actually drove it a few times in the snow with summers. I would not recommend. This year I just put on all seasons. Car is so low any significant snow, RWD or not and I am plowing. I have done the same with RWD Sports cars in the past. All-Seasons all around and I wont drive if the snow is more than a few inches. AWD or not, it does not help you stop any better.

I definitely don't intend on driving when it's snowy, but just wondering if I limit my driving to when roads are clear if I can get away with bringing the car out.

superbrew · 11-14-2023, 08:17 AM

I drive mine year round with winters on during the cold months. I do not drive it in the snow.... unless it's fresh and the parking lots haven't been plowed

mdr955 · 11-23-2023, 08:34 PM

I plan on putting high performance all seasons on and leaving them on all year. Mornings get into the 30s in early October and stay that way through April and the summer tires suck below 50. I had a dedicated snow set on my 23 M4 and we had pelnty of days last winter that hit 50 and the winters suck when it’s a bit warmer and dry. So…I’m going for all seasons all year and that way I’m good in all conditions. Yea if you push the car super hard or track it this won’t be a good set up for you but if you are not planning on going to jail this set up may work well and allows you to drive comfortably all year. Summers also suck in May and September when it’s 55 and rainy.

house · 11-23-2023, 09:10 PM

I've had a M4 (F82) and M3 (E92) that I drove year round. Never really had a problem with RWD, as long as I had winter tires.

However, with my G80, I now have a Jeep to drive in the winter. So I will leave it parked over the winter and keep the salt off of it.

StreetLethal · 03-14-2024, 10:24 AM

I drove my G80 6MT with winter tires this past winter without issues. Granted we didn't get much snow, but took it out in the 4-6" blast we did get and it handled it pretty well. Coming from an RS3 I expected much worse but the M surprised me. Be confident it can handle itself in the snow as long as you're careful with the throttle and the snow isn't too deep.

10-31-2023, 10:53 PM	#1
g80nh New Member 29 Rep 17 Posts Drives: 2023 BMW M3 Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (0)	Winter tires on RWD? Or put the car away? Hey folks, seems like it's starting to get cold. Any suggestions for winter tires? I drive 6MT RWD and I was toying with the idea of getting a winter car but I'm being told by others that I'll survive just fine with winter tires. Agree or disagree?
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g80nh New Member 29 Rep 17 Posts Drives: 2023 BMW M3 Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (0)	https://www.utires.com/p/set-of-2-ne...10-32-1610675/ Got these for the back, now I'm hunting for front tires. Still wondering whether I should change wheels or run the OEM.
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11-02-2023, 05:48 AM	#4
thopwood4 Private 120 Rep 93 Posts Drives: 2008 E90 M3 2024 G80 M3 Join Date: Oct 2023 Location: Eliot, ME iTrader: (0) Garage List 2024 BMW M3 [0.00] 2008 BMW M3 [0.00]	Park that thing. You don’t want it getting all gunked up with salt. I’m in Maine, with a G80 currently in production. Looking like December delivery, it’s going right into storage once I get it.
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11-06-2023, 07:23 AM	#5
Rux Captain 644 Rep 615 Posts Drives: Little of this, little of that Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Boston,MA/FL/NH iTrader: (0) Garage List 2024 BMW G42 [0.00] 2022 BMW G82 [0.00]	My M4 has xDrive and I parked it last year. Kept the Summers on. Actually drove it a few times in the snow with summers. I would not recommend. This year I just put on all seasons. Car is so low any significant snow, RWD or not and I am plowing. I have done the same with RWD Sports cars in the past. All-Seasons all around and I wont drive if the snow is more than a few inches. AWD or not, it does not help you stop any better. __________________ "It's not how fast you go, it's how you go fast"
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11-14-2023, 08:17 AM	#7
superbrew Private First Class 134 Rep 149 Posts Drives: 2022 M3Cx Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Nashua, NH iTrader: (0)	I drive mine year round with winters on during the cold months. I do not drive it in the snow.... unless it's fresh and the parking lots haven't been plowed
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11-23-2023, 08:34 PM	#8
mdr955 First Lieutenant 359 Rep 342 Posts Drives: M4 Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: boston iTrader: (0)	I plan on putting high performance all seasons on and leaving them on all year. Mornings get into the 30s in early October and stay that way through April and the summer tires suck below 50. I had a dedicated snow set on my 23 M4 and we had pelnty of days last winter that hit 50 and the winters suck when it’s a bit warmer and dry. So…I’m going for all seasons all year and that way I’m good in all conditions. Yea if you push the car super hard or track it this won’t be a good set up for you but if you are not planning on going to jail this set up may work well and allows you to drive comfortably all year. Summers also suck in May and September when it’s 55 and rainy.
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house ///M 120 Rep 108 Posts Drives: 2023 M3C (due May) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ohio iTrader: (0) Garage List 2023 M3 Competition [0.00]	I've had a M4 (F82) and M3 (E92) that I drove year round. Never really had a problem with RWD, as long as I had winter tires. However, with my G80, I now have a Jeep to drive in the winter. So I will leave it parked over the winter and keep the salt off of it.
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03-14-2024, 10:24 AM	#10
StreetLethal New Member 26 Rep 21 Posts Drives: BMW M3 6MT Join Date: Aug 2023 Location: Massachusetts iTrader: (0)	I drove my G80 6MT with winter tires this past winter without issues. Granted we didn't get much snow, but took it out in the 4-6" blast we did get and it handled it pretty well. Coming from an RS3 I expected much worse but the M surprised me. Be confident it can handle itself in the snow as long as you're careful with the throttle and the snow isn't too deep.
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