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01-18-2007, 04:03 PM | #45 | |
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dont know about the coupe though bmw does not recommend using tires for more than 5 or 6 years, so ten years will be a long stretch! and yeah, come spring i definitely wont be procrastinating to get on my summer wheels and tires, they are 230s, i have not driven on them yet, as i drove out of the dealer lot with the winters it will be like getting a new car in march! yummy! |
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01-18-2007, 05:16 PM | #46 | |
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hahah i feel the exact same way! i cant wait to get my summers on
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01-18-2007, 05:38 PM | #47 |
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Just out of curiosity, when are most guys making the switch from winters to summer rubber. I know at least in the past in Edmonton, its warmed up and the roads are decent and then we still get a dump of snow later in March and it has even happened in April.
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01-18-2007, 06:37 PM | #48 |
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Getting my car first week of Febuary and so i didn't want to invest over 1000$ right now in winter tires.
Decided to look around on ebay and whatnot to maybe find some used ones that will last me the remainder of the winter which should be around 2 months. Finally found a pair of Continental (same ones as recommended on tirerack) on www.lespacs.com locally. The size was exactly what i needed 18" and he was asking 450$ with around 70% tread left. Got there and finally ended up paying 300$ |
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01-19-2007, 10:08 AM | #49 |
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Yah i will play it by ear, its not the amount of snow that summer tires are affected by, its the temperature, summer tires become hard as hockey pucks around 7 degrees celcius or lower, i am thinking about end of march/april depending how the rest of the winter goes
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01-19-2007, 11:30 AM | #50 |
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I swapped to winters last Wednesday; good timing too considering the ice we got this past weekend. Here's me on W300 Icebears:
[img]http://****************/fp/335i/kevin/drop/drop3.jpg[/img] So far so good. |
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01-19-2007, 12:00 PM | #51 |
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Very nice shot of the beast Picus. Slighty off topic ,but only for a brief moment......what % of tint do you have there, it really looks sharp.
Back on topic.......for those who have used the "RES" button. How long does it keep the car warm for, after you've shut the vehicle off? |
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01-19-2007, 12:06 PM | #52 | |
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When i go to work, i dont bother with that feature, but if i go to the grocery store, or a quick stop, i definetly use it, its surprising how hot the air is that comes outta there.
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01-19-2007, 02:32 PM | #53 | |
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01-21-2007, 09:19 AM | #55 |
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Picus, how have you found the performance of your 335i with winter snows during our recent blistery weather ?
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01-21-2007, 09:34 AM | #56 | |
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Do the 18" winters run well? Everything I have seen seems to strongly recommend 17". |
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01-21-2007, 10:30 AM | #57 | ||
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01-27-2007, 02:04 PM | #58 |
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Thought I'd chime in since I'm in Edmonton and have had my e92 335i from Edm BMW since September. I drove with the stock SP summers until sometime in October when I got my Dunlop M3 DSSTs and ASA JH3 setup from tirerack in the US (came to 1900 Cdn). I got to drive in some minor snow with the summers and was certainly happy once I got the winter tires on! This car is perfectly fine in our winters with winter tires. DSC likes to come on lots if you push it, or even without pushing it during the snow storms, the tail is always getting loose but the DSC keeps it in check. I even tried doing a 180deg doughnut e-brake turn on sheer ice and I couldn't do it with DSC on (if I had had more speed of course it would have worked though). The other great feature is switching to DTC mode to get started in really snowy or icy conditions at stoplights, it basically allows enough wheel-spin to allow you to move where as DSC will kill all power and leave you sitting like an idiot at the stop sign! Overall, don't worry about getting the 335 for winter (although I wish I could avoid all the salt and flying rocks from the sanding!).
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01-27-2007, 02:58 PM | #59 |
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Update from last night; with the 18" Hankooks I would in good shape however the rear did sneak out on starts every once in awhile (mostly in deep snow). I was totally fine on the highway and stopping was very easy. The only time DTC kicked in was starting from a light.
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01-28-2007, 09:27 AM | #62 |
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It's hard to say; I haven't used 17" winters on this car so... I did have 17" winters on my G35 and the rears didn't spin quite as much; but that car also didn't have 300lb/ft of tq @1400rpm. I do think if you want the best mix of winter tires + rwd 335 you should probably go with thinner 17's, like 225/17 or something.
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