335Msport coupe Xdrive in snow with performance tires!!

RR335 · 02-26-2010, 09:35 AM

Today I drove into work. I live in Northern NJ and we got 18inches of snow. The side roads were horrible and the main highways were manageable. The Xdrive with performance tires are amazing I drove by many trucks. One jeep spun out in front of me. Anyhow the point is that performance tires and all wheel drive are fine in any snow the traction control will be used more than if you had snow/all season tires but it was amazing in heavy snow. Xdrive is awesome.

335xiRN · 02-26-2010, 09:39 AM

I love my Xdrive too! Wreeeee!

LeMans335xiE90 · 02-26-2010, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by RR335

Today I drove into work. I live in Northern NJ and we got 18inches of snow. The side roads were horrible and the main highways were manageable. The Xdrive with performance tires are amazing I drove by many trucks. One jeep spun out in front of me. Anyhow the point is that performance tires and all wheel drive are fine in any snow the traction control will be used more than if you had snow/all season tires but it was amazing in heavy snow. Xdrive is awesome.

very nice!!! i have m-sport with xdrive as well, but i left her at home and hitched a ride with the brother....

where in North NJ are you from? i work in saddle river...

RR335 · 02-26-2010, 09:48 AM

I live in Bloomfield next to Montclair. I work in NYC. I drove thru town all the way to the parkway then to Rt3 to the city. I have always had Msport package cars but this is the first time with all wheel drive and Msport I am glad I tried it today and I was so happy that I got the all wheel drive. Now I feel confident to drive it in any snow conditions.

NY350GT · 02-26-2010, 11:05 AM

My $.02 from this morning -
335xi on Winter Sports

itsbrokeagain · 02-26-2010, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by NY350GT

My $.02 from this morning -
335xi on Winter Sports

that was the longest ive ever seen someone take trying to get out of the snow

turn DTC off and put it in D and floor it! Out she will come

ERIC212NYC · 02-26-2010, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by NY350GT

My $.02 from this morning -
335xi on Winter Sports

Lol nice clip man. Thought you were making room to smash through the wall of snow in front of you haha.

RevC · 02-26-2010, 11:33 AM

LOL xi is for girls..

jk

NY350GT · 02-26-2010, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Matt@Camber-Toe

that was the longest ive ever seen someone take trying to get out of the snow

turn DTC off and put it in D and floor it! Out she will come

Not if there is another car in front of you. There is not a way in hell you can just turn the front wheels and climb over a 1'+ snow bank that is blocking you in. As for DTC off - 1. don't want to overheat the center diff. 2. In my experience with a rwd G35 and awd E92, both seem to have TCS lenient enough for getting out of deep snow without turning it off.

NY350GT · 02-26-2010, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by ERIC212NYC

Lol nice clip man. Thought you were making room to smash through the wall of snow in front of you haha.

Nope, was trying to back into a plowed drive way, which you can't see, some distance behind me, but then gave up and drove out.

NY350GT · 02-26-2010, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by RevC

LOL xi is for girls..

jk

In the sense that it helps your gf avoid pushing ~3800lbs of the finest teutonic steel and aluminium out of knee-deep snow, I completely agree.

J-boogey · 02-26-2010, 03:59 PM

i wish i could enjoy my 335i xdrive as well but unfortunately the car came with summer tires and i cant afford a good winter set till next winter!

201 E9D2x · 02-26-2010, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by NY350GT

In the sense that it helps your gf avoid pushing ~3800lbs of the finest teutonic steel and aluminium out of knee-deep snow, I completely agree.

itsbrokeagain · 02-26-2010, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by NY350GT

Not if there is another car in front of you. There is not a way in hell you can just turn the front wheels and climb over a 1'+ snow bank that is blocking you in. As for DTC off - 1. don't want to overheat the center diff. 2. In my experience with a rwd G35 and awd E92, both seem to have TCS lenient enough for getting out of deep snow without turning it off.

ive never heard of someone overheating the center diff because of that. And I have a lot of friends at BMW too and no one has ever replaced a transfercase because of such stuff

but if theres a car in front of you of course...makes no sense to slam into it

LeMans335xiE90 · 02-27-2010, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Matt@Camber-Toe

ive never heard of someone overheating the center diff because of that. And I have a lot of friends at BMW too and no one has ever replaced a transfercase because of such stuff

but if theres a car in front of you of course...makes no sense to slam into it

you mean you guys dont like to slam into things in front of you?

jlstyle · 02-27-2010, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by NY350GT

My $.02 from this morning -
335xi on Winter Sports

Oh man this is awesome.
My regular crap wouldn't move for shit if there's bank of snow.
No way to even move forward from a dead stop.

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