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NON AWD in snow?
I have a '06 330i on order. I previously owned a '99 323 and it sucked big time in the snow. The BMW saleman assured me I would be fine with just snowtires and that I DID NOT need to wait for the XI to be released. Has anyone had problems in the snow with snow tires?
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I don't live in a place that it snows, but I can tell you...a rear wheel drive car in the snow...won't be very good at all. Rather wait for the XI - you never know when you might need your car in a snow emergency, and when it doesn't work...
REAR WHEEL DRIVE AND SNOW DO NOT GO!
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Quote: I don't live in a place that it snows, but I can tell you...a rear wheel drive car in the snow...won't be very good at all. Rather wait for the XI - you never know when you might need your car in a snow emergency, and when it doesn't work...
REAR WHEEL DRIVE AND SNOW DO NOT GO! | Snow tires makes it work just fine.
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Hey Beemerboy,
With all due respect to Nick, who has experienced both forms of traction in a BMW, it depends.
An AWD will be awesome in snow because you have all four wheels working for you instead of having back wheels pushing everything. RWD (or FWD) works fine to a point. I don't know how Salt Lake winters get so maybe it won't be an issue for you.
But when I bought my 325 last May, my salesman assured me RWD was just fine, because I was trying to decide whether to pick up the xi option (my wife had said I should). The first part of the winter was fine, while there was still some ashphalt showing. But as winter dragged on, and snowstorm after snowstorm piled on, the more my RWD became ineffective. It took longer and longer to get started after stopping at red lights or in traffic. My back end was slipping and the car was squiggling back and forth while the car gained momentum. If I didn't disable the DSC the car would just slow down while it tried to straighten up, and then cars behind me would risk hitting me. That whole dance got too tiring for me (check my last couple of posts and you'll see where this went).
This is all with very high quality dealer-installed snow tires.
The one day my wife lent me her X5 I was in hog heaven in the snow.
Anyway, sorry, but my vote is no. If your winters are significant and your mileage is high on a daily basis, there is no choice but the xi.
I will look at the E90 only when the xi becomes available.
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Quote: | Snow tires makes it work just fine. | I agree. Of course, the sport package removes some ground clearance but that was never an issue for me. Ice is more problematic but it is so for any car, you just have to be careful with it and disable traction-control if you can't get out of a spot where you parked (Not to be forgotton, it has to be re-enabled afterwards...!). In such a case, swinging back and forth by alternating from reverse to 1st gear can generally get the car out of a low traction position.
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NON AWD in snow?