Official Montreal Members Thread

sebby · 11-27-2005, 04:26 PM

Hello all-

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Originally Posted by benoitch

Did you put covers on your steel rims ? How does the car look with'em ?

Yes. The covers are replicates of the Star spoke alloy wheels (style 155). Those are new and they look much nicer than the usual bmw cover wheels. However, 16's wheels and the higher side walls of the winter tires definitely impact the sporty look of the car.

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Originally Posted by StewtheBassman

I've had my Non RFT Dumlop M3's

Do you keep a spare wheel in the trunk? I feel it'a a good thing to have additional weight in the back of the car for the winter...

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Originally Posted by StewtheBassman

Welcome Sebby, how did you find this board?

Got lucky on google. It's great to have this thread for Montreal although we are limited to one thread (can't start subthreads)...

DSC and DTC
I spent part of the afternoon in a parking lot to figure out how the DSC and DTC are working together. I found out that the DSC is still working when engaging the DTC (DSC is disabled only when DTC pressed for three seconds) As I like to have full control of the driving, I guess I'll activate the DTC for city driving and disable it for the highway (keep full DSC for safety). What do you guys recommend? (BTW the Blizzac LM-22 are doing great so far)

Cheers!

Seb

StewtheBassman · 11-27-2005, 06:42 PM

When i had my RWD 325i last winter I turned off the DTC and DSC for city driving if the snow was bad. I mean, you'll be turning at a corner, and the engine will shut down if you spin the wheels...that's dangerous if there's someone behind you.

I always ran the full DSC system on the highway, and it helped more than once.

No, I won't carry a spare, in fact I haven't even thought of it. In 28 years I haven't had a flat, and if I have one now, I sure as hell wouldn't be at the side of the road fixing it...(can you spell BMW roadside assistance?). I don't care if I have to pay for a tow, it's less than ONE runflat winter, not to mention the ALLOY wheel I must have for my 325xi (as per BMW Canada).

Since I'm in an xi I don't extra weight on my back wheels...this car is THE BOMB in the snow. I wish all you Montreal guys could try it out!!!

Bimmerista · 11-28-2005, 09:00 AM

Wellcome Seby.

I agree with Stew - I would take off DSC in the City in snow, but leave it on on the HWY for safety.

Yesterday we were at a wedding, got home at midnight in the middle of the freezin rain. The car handled very well. The only slide was to get back up and out of our driveway which has a steep incline towards the house to the garage while giving our baby sitter a ride home. But that was on sheer ice and she still made it up the hill (with the yellow light flashing furiously). I just gave gas, not too much and let the DSC (on) do its thing.

benoitch · 11-28-2005, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by StewtheBassman

Since I'm in an xi I don't extra weight on my back wheels...this car is THE BOMB in the snow. I wish all you Montreal guys could try it out!!!

I told you Stew ! The XI is great in the snow and really hard to have it slide around.

But I still like my i nonetheless (remember I don't commute anymore

)

StewtheBassman · 11-28-2005, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by benoitch

I told you Stew ! The XI is great in the snow and really hard to have it slide around.

But I still like my i nonetheless (remember I don't commute anymore

)

Ha ha. No Benoit uses his car for trips to Cdn Tire for detailing stuff, and the occaisonal gig!

benoitch · 11-29-2005, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by StewtheBassman

Ha ha. No Benoit uses his car for trips to Cdn Tire for detailing stuff, and the occaisonal gig!

Yeah, well I'm gonna need a lot more than detailing now. When I took my snow blower last week, it hit a box in the garage and went sideways. Result: it hit the car in the side and now I have a beautiful scratch. It least it did not dent it. It's small. But my heart is broken

(

). But, you know how it is: new car always attracts jinks ! I've never had a new car remain new more than a couple of months (the previous actually took a year). Once you have THAT destined mark, most of the time it never is gonna mark again. It just has to happen while the car is new

StewtheBassman · 11-29-2005, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by benoitch

Yeah, well I'm gonna need a lot more than detailing now. When I took my snow blower last week, it hit a box in the garage and went sideways. Result: it hit the car in the side and now I have a beautiful scratch. It least it did not dent it. It's small. But my heart is broken

(

). But, you know how it is: new car always attracts jinks ! I've never had a new car remain new more than a couple of months (the previous actually took a year). Once you have THAT destined mark, most of the time it never is gonna mark again. It just has to happen while the car is new

I'd take that snowblower and dump it in the river. It's obviously an uncaring POS. :mad:

At least your car has more than 1000kms!!!!

So it's not that new anymore!!

benoitch · 11-29-2005, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by StewtheBassman

I'd take that snowblower and dump it in the river. It's obviously an uncaring POS. :mad:

At least your car has more than 1000kms!!!!

So it's not that new anymore!!

Yeah! added another 200 km since our meeting

. At this rate I'll wear out ... the garage interior

. Seriously, I'm now slightly over 1400 km ! Have had the car for 2 months. Boy, It's time for me to get a life !

Bimmerista · 11-29-2005, 08:07 PM

Hey, given where he lives, Stew could moonlight as well on the official Ottawa thread.

StewtheBassman · 11-29-2005, 11:26 PM

It's actually still pretty damn far away...rather stick with Montreal!

ssam · 11-30-2005, 05:54 PM

what a pleasure to drive my beauty on a dry road without any snow !!!

I still have my summer tires

I m not driving it when the temperature falls below 0 or when it s snowing...

finally I changed my mind.....tiretrends is less expensive than the Lazer thing

I might go with the same package as Bimmerista...I like it a lot.

I was also thinking of the 5series replica 17` but someone posted that they don t fit the 330i ( if I decide to change at the end of my lease )

Bimmerista are you sure the M5 replica 17` fit the 330i ?

Should I take 17*8 or 17*7.5 ? the stock wheels are 17*8

StewtheBassman · 11-30-2005, 07:43 PM

Hey Sam,
You suffered last week, and this week you are laughing!!

I hate running winters on warm roads...they are squishy like sponges!

If you call tiretrends and ask them they will tell you...they won't sell you a rim that won't fit your car.

The cool thing is that there is no Provincial Sales tax either. You do pay shipping. And get your tires there too, so they are mounted and balanced for free, otherwise your garage or dealer will charge you fifty bucks to do that.

I bought little BMW stickers from my dealer to go on the wheels so the car looks a little nicer (if that is possible when it is all slushy and ugly looking....).

ssam · 11-30-2005, 08:17 PM

Hi Stew,

what wheels did you get for your Dunlop M3 NRFT?

Do you have pics of your ULTIMATE WINTER DRIVING MACHINE ?

StewtheBassman · 11-30-2005, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ssam

Hi Stew,

what wheels did you get for your Dunlop M3 NRFT?

Do you have pics of your ULTIMATE WINTER DRIVING MACHINE ?

Here are some pics of my ULTIMATE FILTHY WINTER DRIVING MACHINE!

The wheels are "Sport Edition F6". Made in China, 16", $129.95 each. My goal is not cosmetic beauty but functionality and finally, disposability when the car is moved on! And I don't think they look that horrible anyway.

http://www.tiretrends.com/wheel_cata...3?wheelID=6227

I think the car is LOWER with this wheel/tire combo.

StewtheBassman · 11-30-2005, 09:43 PM

We're travelling to Toronto this weekend (Fri-Sun) in the E90. I MIGHT bring one of my All seasons in the trunk as a spare with my jacking stuff. That's the kind of trip that qualifies for the Spare treatment.

Heck even if I had runflats I'd do it, who wants to wait around on a Friday afternoon or a Sunday morning in winter with your whole frickin' family in the car for a BMW dealership to fix your tire when you're 800 kms from home?????

Bimmerista · 12-01-2005, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by ssam

what a pleasure to drive my beauty on a dry road without any snow !!!

I still have my summer tires

I m not driving it when the temperature falls below 0 or when it s snowing...

finally I changed my mind.....tiretrends is less expensive than the Lazer thing

I might go with the same package as Bimmerista...I like it a lot.

I was also thinking of the 5series replica 17` but someone posted that they don t fit the 330i ( if I decide to change at the end of my lease )

Bimmerista are you sure the M5 replica 17` fit the 330i ?

Should I take 17*8 or 17*7.5 ? the stock wheels are 17*8

Hey Ssam,

I got 17-8 in, exactly the same set up as the standard 330i (no ZSP).

And I agree with you (of course) I love my mags and can highly recommend the Dunlops M3 winters DSSTs . The onlything is road noise but that is an issue with runflat tires as a whole (they atransmit a bit more noise than non runflats).

My M5 Replicas will fit a 330, JVFan and Buckman (our Calgary friends) have this exact set up on their 330 as the winter tire.

findtom · 12-01-2005, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StewtheBassman

We're travelling to Toronto this weekend (Fri-Sun) in the E90. I MIGHT bring one of my All seasons in the trunk as a spare with my jacking stuff. That's the kind of trip that qualifies for the Spare treatment.

Heck even if I had runflats I'd do it, who wants to wait around on a Friday afternoon or a Sunday morning in winter with your whole frickin' family in the car for a BMW dealership to fix your tire when you're 800 kms from home?????

SISSY!!!!!

benoitch · 12-02-2005, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by findtom

SISSY!!!!!

Careful now! You're gonna have to pay for everything at the next meeting. Oh right, I forgot you couldn't come last time (and you set it up )

Back at ya

Bimmerista · 12-02-2005, 09:52 AM

That's right - we'll have the next meeting in snow and make Findtom drive Ssam's car with its summer tires still on.

ssam · 12-02-2005, 12:37 PM

Haha

I don t want to end up in the lake `s bottom

Finally I ll have my winter set up by next week (dunlop RFT+replica M5)

Same as Bimmerista

Bimmerista · 12-02-2005, 01:22 PM

You will notice a world of difference-the more I drive the more I like my winters.

findtom · 12-04-2005, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by benoitch

Careful now! You're gonna have to pay for everything at the next meeting. Oh right, I forgot you couldn't come last time (and you set it up )

Back at ya

OKay okay... I'll live this meet thing down one day, right?

11-27-2005, 06:42 PM	#178
StewtheBassman Major General 201 Rep 6,381 Posts Drives: 2011 X5d 421,000kms Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hudson, Quebec iTrader: (1)	When i had my RWD 325i last winter I turned off the DTC and DSC for city driving if the snow was bad. I mean, you'll be turning at a corner, and the engine will shut down if you spin the wheels...that's dangerous if there's someone behind you. I always ran the full DSC system on the highway, and it helped more than once. No, I won't carry a spare, in fact I haven't even thought of it. In 28 years I haven't had a flat, and if I have one now, I sure as hell wouldn't be at the side of the road fixing it...(can you spell BMW roadside assistance?). I don't care if I have to pay for a tow, it's less than ONE runflat winter, not to mention the ALLOY wheel I must have for my 325xi (as per BMW Canada). Since I'm in an xi I don't extra weight on my back wheels...this car is THE BOMB in the snow. I wish all you Montreal guys could try it out!!! __________________
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11-28-2005, 09:00 AM	#179
Bimmerista Major General 82 Rep 5,732 Posts Drives: superstock Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada iTrader: (0)	Wellcome Seby. I agree with Stew - I would take off DSC in the City in snow, but leave it on on the HWY for safety. Yesterday we were at a wedding, got home at midnight in the middle of the freezin rain. The car handled very well. The only slide was to get back up and out of our driveway which has a steep incline towards the house to the garage while giving our baby sitter a ride home. But that was on sheer ice and she still made it up the hill (with the yellow light flashing furiously). I just gave gas, not too much and let the DSC (on) do its thing.
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11-29-2005, 08:07 PM	#185
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11-29-2005, 11:26 PM	#186
StewtheBassman Major General 201 Rep 6,381 Posts Drives: 2011 X5d 421,000kms Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hudson, Quebec iTrader: (1)	It's actually still pretty damn far away...rather stick with Montreal! __________________
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11-30-2005, 05:54 PM	#187
ssam Second Lieutenant 12 Rep 269 Posts Drives: carefully Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada iTrader: (0)	what a pleasure to drive my beauty on a dry road without any snow !!! I still have my summer tires I m not driving it when the temperature falls below 0 or when it s snowing... finally I changed my mind.....tiretrends is less expensive than the Lazer thing I might go with the same package as Bimmerista...I like it a lot. I was also thinking of the 5series replica 17` but someone posted that they don t fit the 330i ( if I decide to change at the end of my lease ) Bimmerista are you sure the M5 replica 17` fit the 330i ? Should I take 178 or 177.5 ? the stock wheels are 17*8
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11-30-2005, 07:43 PM	#188
StewtheBassman Major General 201 Rep 6,381 Posts Drives: 2011 X5d 421,000kms Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hudson, Quebec iTrader: (1)	Hey Sam, You suffered last week, and this week you are laughing!! I hate running winters on warm roads...they are squishy like sponges! If you call tiretrends and ask them they will tell you...they won't sell you a rim that won't fit your car. The cool thing is that there is no Provincial Sales tax either. You do pay shipping. And get your tires there too, so they are mounted and balanced for free, otherwise your garage or dealer will charge you fifty bucks to do that. I bought little BMW stickers from my dealer to go on the wheels so the car looks a little nicer (if that is possible when it is all slushy and ugly looking....). __________________
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11-30-2005, 08:17 PM	#189
ssam Second Lieutenant 12 Rep 269 Posts Drives: carefully Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada iTrader: (0)	Hi Stew, what wheels did you get for your Dunlop M3 NRFT? Do you have pics of your ULTIMATE WINTER DRIVING MACHINE ?
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StewtheBassman Major General 201 Rep 6,381 Posts Drives: 2011 X5d 421,000kms Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hudson, Quebec iTrader: (1)	We're travelling to Toronto this weekend (Fri-Sun) in the E90. I MIGHT bring one of my All seasons in the trunk as a spare with my jacking stuff. That's the kind of trip that qualifies for the Spare treatment. Heck even if I had runflats I'd do it, who wants to wait around on a Friday afternoon or a Sunday morning in winter with your whole frickin' family in the car for a BMW dealership to fix your tire when you're 800 kms from home????? __________________
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Bimmerista Major General 82 Rep 5,732 Posts Drives: superstock Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada iTrader: (0)	That's right - we'll have the next meeting in snow and make Findtom drive Ssam's car with its summer tires still on.
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ssam Second Lieutenant 12 Rep 269 Posts Drives: carefully Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada iTrader: (0)	Haha I don t want to end up in the lake `s bottom Finally I ll have my winter set up by next week (dunlop RFT+replica M5) Same as Bimmerista
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Bimmerista Major General 82 Rep 5,732 Posts Drives: superstock Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada iTrader: (0)	You will notice a world of difference-the more I drive the more I like my winters.
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