Took the F83 in about 8" of snow yesterday

[codys21]

I bought my 2015 F83 about 4 weeks ago and had winter performance tires put on 3 weeks ago but haven't really had a chance to see how they handle snow until yesterday when a snow storm came through Iowa. I took out my car in the afternoon before the ice came to see what it could do on unplowed (but slightly driven) roads. I was impressed, though I did get stuck a couple times on a relatively steep incline. Admittedly, I was expecting to do a bit better on the hills, but stopping and turning was far better than I've had in past vehicles (non-sports cars with front or AWD on all season tires).

This bit made me smile, though. There's a Dodge Charger in my neighborhood that got stuck multiple times on our completely flat, unplowed residential street, while I just calmly made it to my house.

[Adcampo]

Cool.

[PhatLyfe]

its. good thing you don't have a front lip, then you would be plowing through the town.. have fun..

[CanAutM3]

Originally Posted by PhatLyfe

its. good thing you don't have a front lip, then you would be plowing through the town.. have fun..

I drive my lowered M4cs with its CF front splitter all winter long .

[deeldoo]

I drive my F82 on Alpina PA4's all winter and have driven it through the craziest snow storms here in toronto. We are talking complete downpour probably 15-20 cm. It is a blast but it makes a real spectacle.

Stopping and turning is great, it's the getting going that's hard, the back end goes completely out of wack and you gotta really mess around with the throttle and gear to get you moving.

Either way it is driveable i just hope you don't have too many red lights

[codys21]

Originally Posted by PhatLyfe

its. good thing you don't have a front lip, then you would be plowing through the town.. have fun..

Ha I'm already plowing through even without it. I was surprised how much snow was packed in the lower grilles/vents. But the front lip definitely would've made it worse.

[codys21]

Originally Posted by CanAutM3

I drive my lowered M4cs with its CF front splitter all winter long .

How much snow do you get? Does it feel like you're pushing extra snow?

[9M71]

Nicely done. Grab a couple of 25 pound rice bags to further improve traction

[CanAutM3]

Originally Posted by codys21

How much snow do you get? Does it feel like you're pushing extra snow?

I do live in Canada, so we do have plenty of snow. If there's more than 3" on the grown, I am indeed plowing . It's kinda fun to see snow being thrown straight over the hood though

[bandwagn]

Nice! I was too chicken to venture out and only made it to the cul-de-sac across the street - a Jeep did drive by and thought I was stuck, but it had no problems in the snow

[PhatLyfe]

Originally Posted by codys21

I bought my 2015 F83 about 4 weeks ago and had winter performance tires put on 3 weeks ago but haven't really had a chance to see how they handle snow until yesterday when a snow storm came through Iowa. I took out my car in the afternoon before the ice came to see what it could do on unplowed (but slightly driven) roads. I was impressed, though I did get stuck a couple times on a relatively steep incline. Admittedly, I was expecting to do a bit better on the hills, but stopping and turning was far better than I've had in past vehicles (non-sports cars with front or AWD on all season tires).

This bit made me smile, though. There's a Dodge Charger in my neighborhood that got stuck multiple times on our completely flat, unplowed residential street, while I just calmly made it to my house.

Looks like fun, I'll have to get a set of 18s or 19s staggered set up, what wheel are those?

[codys21]

Originally Posted by PhatLyfe

Looks like fun, I'll have to get a set of 18s or 19s staggered set up, what wheel are those?

They are Apex SM-10 18x9.5 ET22 wrapped in 255/40R-18 Vredestein Wintrac Pro XL.

I wanted a staggered setup but the only 275/40R-18 winter performance tire on Tire Rack is the Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 at $360 each and I just didn't want to do that. There are a couple other (less expensive but still great) choices in 265/40R-18 but at that point I figured just go with the square setup and I can at least rotate front to back.

[wknd_M]

That’s the coolest snowplow vehicle I’ve ever seen.

[hoppes-no9]

Originally Posted by bandwagn

Nice! I was too chicken to venture out and only made it to the cul-de-sac across the street - a Jeep did drive by and thought I was stuck, but it had no problems in the snow

LOL, top down for the WIN!

[PhatLyfe]

Originally Posted by codys21

They are Apex SM-10 18x9.5 ET22 wrapped in 255/40R-18 Vredestein Wintrac Pro XL.

I wanted a staggered setup but the only 275/40R-18 winter performance tire on Tire Rack is the Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 at $360 each and I just didn't want to do that. There are a couple other (less expensive but still great) choices in 265/40R-18 but at that point I figured just go with the square setup and I can at least rotate front to back.

Just a noob question, I understand the all 4 or square set up, but do you need all 4 rims same size or the rear rims wider and the tires need to stretch? Looking into a windier set and these are the questions that are mind boggling for me.

[swagon]

Originally Posted by PhatLyfe

Just a noob question, I understand the all 4 or square set up, but do you need all 4 rims same size or the rear rims wider and the tires need to stretch? Looking into a windier set and these are the questions that are mind boggling for me.

OE 640/641M winter rims from BMW are staggered with the same tires all around. The difference in width is half an inch and it is not very noticeable on the car.

No need for tire stretch, too much stretch is bad.

If you don't wanna think about what wheels to buy, just get the BMW set on the used market and be done with it.

[PhatLyfe]

Originally Posted by swagon

OE 640/641M winter rims from BMW are staggered with the same tires all around. The difference in width is half an inch and it is not very noticeable on the car.

No need for tire stretch, too much stretch is bad.

If you don't wanna think about what wheels to buy, just get the BMW set on the used market and be done with it.

Thanks for the reply, I was concerned about the two different rim sizes and same size tire.

[swagon]

Originally Posted by PhatLyfe

Thanks for the reply, I was concerned about the two different rim sizes and same size tire.

That's what I was talking about in my post

[quikM2]

Originally Posted by CanAutM3

I drive my lowered M4cs with its CF front splitter all winter long .

Thats awesome as I know you can get some serious snow in montreal. ever had any issues or any tips when driving with a lip on the snowy days especially when dealing with ruts and ice build up sections? When it gets too crazy here in Winnipeg I am too hesitant to take the car out because of lip / splitters etc.

[TopJimmy]

I've got 255/40/19 Blizzaks on my stock staggered wheels. Works well for snow, doesn't look bad.

[CanAutM3]

Originally Posted by quikM2

Thats awesome as I know you can get some serious snow in montreal. ever had any issues or any tips when driving with a lip on the snowy days especially when dealing with ruts and ice build up sections? When it gets too crazy here in Winnipeg I am too hesitant to take the car out because of lip / splitters etc.

I never had an issue so far hitting ice chunks. But I once did run over one of those truck tire bands laying on the highway. When I heard the bang, I thought "well there goes my CF splitter ". When I got home, to my astonishment , the CF lip only showed a small crack and dent and, but it held fast . That thing sure is sturdy. It's still on my car today, I have not even bothered to replace it as the damage barely shows. All that being said, ///M cars a re great drives in the snow. The super nimble and controllable chassis really shines in the slippery stuff. That's why I always chuckle when I see folks losing them at cars 'n coffee .

[caren22]

Originally Posted by quikM2 View Post
Thats awesome as I know you can get some serious snow in montreal. ever had any issues or any tips when driving with a lip on the snowy days especially when dealing with ruts and ice build up sections? When it gets too crazy here in Winnipeg I am too hesitant to take the car out because of lip / splitters etc.
I never had an issue so far hitting ice chunks. and the https://justdomyhomework.com/ service But I once did run over one of those truck tire bands laying on the highway. When I heard the bang, I thought "well there goes my CF splitter ". When I got home, to my astonishment , the CF lip only showed a small crack and dent and, but it held fast . That thing sure is sturdy. It's still on my car today, I have not even bothered to replace it as the damage barely shows. All that being said, ///M cars a re great drives in the snow. The super nimble and controllable chassis really shines in the slippery stuff. That's why I always chuckle when I see folks losing them at cars 'n coffee .

TBH the snow looks like natural habitat do her