snow plowing zcp

greycrx87 · 12-26-2010, 03:54 AM

The Windy City is getting hit with some massive lake effect snow 8'' +, I barley made it home. I'm running Dunlop Winter Sports on ZCP wheels, express way was somehow drivable, but side street...it felt like snow plowing, what's your experience with heavy snow?

Ctm309 · 12-26-2010, 08:31 AM

Winter beater! lol. Though they can be fun in the snow, at that depth, it just piles up under the front end and slows you down.

M GmbH · 12-26-2010, 08:44 AM

Your a fool for driving that car in the snow. Get a $500 beater.

bobbyd1961 · 12-26-2010, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by M GmbH

Your a fool for driving that car in the snow. Get a $500 beater.

guess im a fool too big storm coming and i have my dunlop winter sport m tires on 18s all around no staggering.

audioMeth · 12-26-2010, 09:08 AM

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guess im a fool too big storm coming and i have my dunlop winter sport m tires on 18s all around no staggering.

i have 18's but staggered, i guess i will find out what this car can do tomorrow morning...

greycrx87 · 12-26-2010, 09:13 AM

Forecasters predict between 11 to 16 inches of snow for NJ and NY regions

M GmbH · 12-26-2010, 09:20 AM

and when someone with less talent than you must have in the snow hits you and tears up your shit and the salt trucks pepper the front of your car dont cry about it.

klammer · 12-26-2010, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by M GmbH

and when someone with less talent than you must have in the snow hits you and tears up your shit and the salt trucks pepper the front of your car dont cry about it.

wow, someone's salty

I drove these past days in the snow and though the car did extremely well, and think that it's great training for the track. Really have to pay attention to throttle and steering inputs and you've got a fun winter ride. The only issue is clearance, and i've got the X5 for that, other than that will be taking many opportunities to drive in the snow, anything can be made a positive or negative, it's just state of mind

BigHat · 12-26-2010, 10:31 AM

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wow, someone's salty

I drove these past days in the snow and though the car did extremely well, and think that it's great training for the track. Really have to pay attention to throttle and steering inputs and you've got a fun winter ride. The only issue is clearance, and i've got the X5 for that, other than that will be taking many opportunities to drive in the snow, anything can be made a positive or negative, it's just state of mind

If you have an X5 why the hell bother with snows on the M3?

I bought an AWD SUV to avoid the hassle of changing tires and I love the idea of keeping all the crap they spray on the roads off my M3 too.

thai357sig · 12-26-2010, 10:31 AM

My AWD Sienna is in the shop for routine maintenance and gotta work today so I took the M. Snows coming this eve, I knew I shoulda hooked up the plow to it! Coulda made an extra few bucks! First time in the snow, got brand new DWS Extreme on her so I plan to take it easy this eve, gotta work til 9 pm.

BigHat · 12-26-2010, 10:35 AM

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My AWD Sienna is in the shop for routine maintenance and gotta work today so I took the M. Snows coming this eve, I knew I shoulda hooked up the plow to it! Coulda made an extra few bucks! First time in the snow, got brand new DWS Extreme on her so I plan to take it easy this eve, gotta work til 9 pm.

Good luck, don't think we'll get too much here. If you're on summer tires with any accumulation you're be screwed, but with those snow tires I'd say getting home will be "no problem."

midlifecrisis · 12-26-2010, 10:44 AM

Between my garage and driveway, the whole family fleet of 5 vehicles is currently in residence. 4 of the 5 have snow tires on them. The M3's staying in the garage for the next few days (or weeks or months).

Rshane · 12-26-2010, 11:03 AM

It has snowed quite a bit here in Germany, and I got caught in a pretty bad storm last saturday. The Autobahn was completely convered with snow. I have Pirelli Sotozero's on 18's...staggered, and I had no problems at all. I just had to watch out for larger snow drifts. The DCT is great in manual mode when I downshift going down hills...nice and smooth.

I also found a nice large parking lot, turned off all the electronic nannies, and had some fun for about 30 minutes...almost made myself sick.

shamoo · 12-26-2010, 11:23 AM

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guess im a fool too big storm coming and i have my dunlop winter sport m tires on 18s all around no staggering.

Me too! There's ~1 inch right now. My friend who dropped me off last night has a Infiniti G35X and he just slid into his dad's car.

I'm about to go rescue him and pop out his bumper for him.

M3 + snow tires to the rescue!

serge · 12-26-2010, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by greycrx87

The Windy City is getting hit with some massive lake effect snow 8'' +, I barley made it home. I'm running Dunlop Winter Sports on ZCP wheels, express way was somehow drivable, but side street...it felt like snow plowing, what's your experience with heavy snow?

Don't feel bad. My fwd Ford Mondeo also struggles with heavy snow and brand new Pirelli Winter Sottozero, but I reckon that the extra clearance and taller/narrower 205/55 tires are a clear advantage vs. any M3 with OEM ZCP winter tires. I'm glad I bought this beater, just compare the height and clearance against the M-zcp.

Rshane · 12-26-2010, 11:27 AM

My TT with Quattro and snow tires is just about unstoppable in the snow...I even pulled someone out of a drift yesterday with it.

Technic · 12-26-2010, 11:33 AM

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and when someone with less talent than you must have in the snow hits you and tears up your shit and the salt trucks pepper the front of your car dont cry about it.

x1000

After winters in Germany and upstate New York years ago, daily driving in the snow mixed with salt, sand and stones will destroy both the hood and the front bumper finishes in no time. You will notice the damage by March...

greycrx87 · 12-26-2010, 11:37 AM

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x1000

After winters in Germany and upstate New York years ago, daily driving in the snow mixed with salt, sand and stones will destroy both the hood and the front bumper finishes in no time. You will notice the damage by March...

I will let BMW worry about this one when I return my lease in 2 years.

bobbyd1961 · 12-26-2010, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by M GmbH

and when someone with less talent than you must have in the snow hits you and tears up your shit and the salt trucks pepper the front of your car dont cry about it.

100% correct a buddy of mine in his range rover just got pelted. hes an animal and wanted to chase the guy down and beat the crap out of him

Daft · 12-26-2010, 11:55 AM

I drove my E46 M through 6 hard Canadian winters and after a good wash & wax the paint job looks virtually new. I plan to drive my E92 the same way. I don't get some people... these cars ain't exotics. Drive it!

skier · 12-26-2010, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by M GmbH

Your a fool for driving that car in the snow. Get a $500 beater.

Easy on that eggnog now. It's just a car; someone's beater is a daily driver to others.

mdosu · 12-26-2010, 02:26 PM

so do you usually go with DSC off?

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Rshane M-Flight Member 38 Rep 1,085 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas iTrader: (0)	It has snowed quite a bit here in Germany, and I got caught in a pretty bad storm last saturday. The Autobahn was completely convered with snow. I have Pirelli Sotozero's on 18's...staggered, and I had no problems at all. I just had to watch out for larger snow drifts. The DCT is great in manual mode when I downshift going down hills...nice and smooth. I also found a nice large parking lot, turned off all the electronic nannies, and had some fun for about 30 minutes...almost made myself sick. __________________ 2011 Le Mans Blue M3// Black extended Novillo w/ Blue Grey Aluminum trim/DCT/ZTP/ZCW/ZPP/ZCP Premium Sound ///Akrapovic Evolution Exhaust 2015 Audi S4 Prestige, Brilliant Black S-tronic 2012 Le Mans Blue 135i M Pkg DCT
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Rshane M-Flight Member 38 Rep 1,085 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas iTrader: (0)	My TT with Quattro and snow tires is just about unstoppable in the snow...I even pulled someone out of a drift yesterday with it. __________________ 2011 Le Mans Blue M3// Black extended Novillo w/ Blue Grey Aluminum trim/DCT/ZTP/ZCW/ZPP/ZCP Premium Sound ///Akrapovic Evolution Exhaust 2015 Audi S4 Prestige, Brilliant Black S-tronic 2012 Le Mans Blue 135i M Pkg DCT
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