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How’s traction with the big booty? I had a manual 325i in MN, wasn’t bad once I gained momentum but had trouble getting out of an icy parking spot
:( It’s unfortunate that we don’t really have snow anymore in the Netherlands, i’m dying to take my rwd 3 series for a spin through it
Thats really unfortunate. We tend to have a bit too much snow here. This is just the beginning of several months with it😅
Just put 2 sand bags in the boot,should help with traction
Good advice. Will try that if its needed.
Nah bud,make a habbit of this,i have a quattro audi and all winter i have 2 sand bags in the boot and i do allot of gnarly sh!t :)))also, in the summer i run the max tire pressure but in the winter go just under the minimum psi for better traction my2cent:)
You have some balls to drive in terrain like that with the front lip
I daily an M4 with winter tires in Illinois. Its great. I would not be afraid turning off traction control, and hills need speed.
yea but you have a LSD, big difference :(
A m4 in the winter. Thats brave and also do you guys have a lot of salt on your roads. We have so much salt on our roads when its winter that basically all cars rust.
Also I think I am keeping traction control on, for now😅
Just get some good winter tires and you’ll be set. The slow speed sideways action during winters are so much fun.
Yeah. I have some decent winter tires. Just wish they were studded. Going sideways on snow is really fun, always had fwd cars so its a bit different now. Have to learn on some parking lots how a rwd car behaves.
Nokian Hakkas make studs unneeded.
When I used to live up north every year at the first snow I’d go to this one parking lot that I knew had nothing but the huge light poles to hit. And just go ham at like 2am to remind myself how the car handles and have a little fun to boot. I always half expected to see flashing lights at some point but never did thankfully.
Rear drive and snow has been a thing for over 100 years.
And they didn’t have traction control.
The thing to do is, with several inches of accumalation, find a snowed in parking lot, disable traction control then, induce and learn to control a slide.
Otherwise, normal being aware of your surroundings driving is all you’re needing to do here.
Went to a empty lot today. Was loads of fun. Still a good amount of learning before sliding on roads.
snow tires make the biggest difference
They do, thankfully they are mandatory in Finland.
Always look in the direction you want the car to go. You’ll steer correctly. ABS doesn’t mean anti-slide so increase your stopping distance.
What model is this?
I used to carry a bag of sand in the trunk of my BMWs when conditions were rough. It really did help a lot!
Been using RWD + TCS + winters since 1991. This is the way.
Like others have said, it’s all about the tires. My first BMW was a RWD manual transmission E46 wagon. With a set of Blizzaks it was a tank/hoon mobile in the snow. Total blast.
Awaiting for this winter to be a blast for sure.