BMW M3 Winter Driving

4 messages, Last post on Aug 27, 2008 at 11:29 AM

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#3 of 4 Re: Can the 2008 M3 with Snow Tires handle well [rjb6] by nkeen Aug 18, 2008 (2:59 am)
Replying to: rjb6 (Jul 11, 2008 4:50 am) I have an E90 325i and use Bridgestone LM-22 RFT snow tires on that. The tires give excellent tracking and traction, but it's still an RWD car at the end of the day -- i.e., the wheels push rather than pull you out of trouble. Replies to this message: akv25 (Aug 27, 2008 11:29 am)
#4 of 4 Re: Can the 2008 M3 with Snow Tires handle well [nkeen] by akv25 Aug 27, 2008 (11:29 am)
Replying to: nkeen (Aug 18, 2008 2:59 am) The "push/pull" theory that a lot of people believe in has no relevance to driving a car (sorry, nkeen, just stating facts). Traction on tires is provided by the weight distribution. With a close to 50/50 weight distribution, you will be okay driving it in snow with a dedicated set of good winter tires. I have driven my RWD BMW in the most severe snow weather and it handles as good as any AWD car/SUV around. There was a long discussion thread with good posts from people on both sides of this issue. You might be able to search for it in the forums here. At the end of the day, it is personal preference.

#3 of 4: Re: Can the 2008 M3 with Snow Tires handle well [rjb6] by nkeen; Aug 18, 2008 (2:59 am)

Replying to: rjb6 (Jul 11, 2008 4:50 am)

I have an E90 325i and use Bridgestone LM-22 RFT snow tires on that. The tires give excellent tracking and traction, but it's still an RWD car at the end of the day -- i.e., the wheels push rather than pull you out of trouble.

akv25 (Aug 27, 2008 11:29 am)

#4 of 4: Re: Can the 2008 M3 with Snow Tires handle well [nkeen] by akv25; Aug 27, 2008 (11:29 am)

Replying to: nkeen (Aug 18, 2008 2:59 am)

The "push/pull" theory that a lot of people believe in has no relevance to driving a car (sorry, nkeen, just stating facts). Traction on tires is provided by the weight distribution. With a close to 50/50 weight distribution, you will be okay driving it in snow with a dedicated set of good winter tires. I have driven my RWD BMW in the most severe snow weather and it handles as good as any AWD car/SUV around.

There was a long discussion thread with good posts from people on both sides of this issue. You might be able to search for it in the forums here. At the end of the day, it is personal preference.