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      11-22-2013, 11:53 AM   #1
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M235i in the snow/salt?

What do you guys think? Will you drive yours in the snow / salt? How are BMW's with corrosion? I was thinking I'd probably get a dedicated set of snow tires so I can have fun with it year round. I currently have a 328i, but it hasn't seen a winter yet.
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What do you guys think? Will you drive yours in the snow / salt? How are BMW's with corrosion? I was thinking I'd probably get a dedicated set of snow tires so I can have fun with it year round. I currently have a 328i, but it hasn't seen a winter yet.
This will be my 5th BMW (2 E92s and 2 E82s). Snow tires on all of them, no problem with the salt, but I use Zaino, which helps I am sure.

Blizzaks have never failed me--I passed a Jeep on a county road last year in the snow and the look on that dude's face was priceless.
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Shouldn't be any different than all the other BMWs out there with proper winter tires. Keep em clean of salt as much as you can like every other car out there, or the winter will take a toll, just like it will on every car.
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How much the salt rots out your car depends on how good you take care of the car, and how often you wax/seal it and pressure wash the undercarriage.

As mentioned, it will be no different than any other rear wheel drive car out there. I never had problems with MN winters with my Mustang GT on 245 all season tires.
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As the m235i will have an optional lsd could it worth the extra cost for the extra snow traction? I'm not an awd type person. Anybody ever tested similar BMW models with lsd and without in winter condition? E.G. 135i vs 1m.
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I'm driving my 1M in winter, as we also do with our 135i...why wouldn't you with a 2er?
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I'm driving my 1M in winter, as we also do with our 135i...why wouldn't you with a 2er?
Did you see a good difference in snow traction between the non-lsd 135i and the 1m?
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I have driven my RWD e90 in the midwest winters for 7 years. Its fine with snow tires. No signs of body rust either.
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As the m235i will have an optional lsd could it worth the extra cost for the extra snow traction? I'm not an awd type person. Anybody ever tested similar BMW models with lsd and without in winter condition? E.G. 135i vs 1m.
I drive my M3 with LSD in winter. The difference is noticeable (open diff, if either tire breaks traction it will get all the power and spin) The traction control makes my M3 useless in snow until I turn it off (you need to spin a little in snow) I had a Honda before that I swapped a Prelude LSD into and it helped to climb hills from a stop, and otherwise just prevented 1 tire from spinning. Winter tires are what's important though (stopping traction...)

The trick with rust prevention imo is washing as soon as it gets above freezing temp (rust accelerates with higher temps) Hence I don't park my cars in a heated garage every night either. I don't think they rust so much in the cold but get it washed off real good when it warms up. Also wax it and maybe get 3M clearbra for protection from rocks/sand
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As the m235i will have an optional lsd could it worth the extra cost for the extra snow traction? I'm not an awd type person. Anybody ever tested similar BMW models with lsd and without in winter condition? E.G. 135i vs 1m.
I drive my M3 with LSD in winter. The difference is noticeable (open diff, if either tire breaks traction it will get all the power and spin) The traction control makes my M3 useless in snow until I turn it off (you need to spin a little in snow) I had a Honda before that I swapped a Prelude LSD into and it helped to climb hills from a stop, and otherwise just prevented 1 tire from spinning. Winter tires are what's important though (stopping traction...)

The trick with rust prevention imo is washing as soon as it gets above freezing temp (rust accelerates with higher temps) Hence I don't park my cars in a heated garage every night either. I don't think they rust so much in the cold but get it washed off real good when it warms up. Also wax it and maybe get 3M clearbra for protection from rocks/sand
Thanks for your feedback.
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