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Originally Posted by ovekvam
Well, maybe compared to the monster truck, but compared to normal cars, BMWs are doing well in snow. They have close to 50/50 weight distribution, which is good for balance in the corners. I think they handle very well in slippery conditions.
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No, trust me when I say BMWs are bad in the snow. May be a better word to use is absolutely pathetic. I have been stuck behind a few BMWs, in snow conditions where snow was on the road. I don't mean the tarmac was wet and it was currently snowing. I'm talking about snow laying on the ground and the car driving over it.
The BMW was not able to drive quicker than a walking pace. During this time, I had plenty of time to look at the turning rear wheels of the BMW in front of me. I could see the traction control kicking in, basically stopping any power going to the rear wheels. Then after some time, traction control would ease off, the rear wheels would begin to slip, the rear end of the car would marginally begin to slip away due to the camber of the road, then traction control cuts back in. All of this happening repeatedly over and over every 10 - 20 seconds or so if I remember rightly, which reduces the car to a walking pace. Mind you, this was in 2010 so may be things have improved since then. But I think BMWs are like this because of the toe-in on the rear wheels. To begin with, the rear wheels do not point directly forward. This is to make the car stable in a straight line but it is not good in the snow. Bear in mind, the OP is not going to be rally driving a car to get it to go where they want to go. Traction loss is deemed as reckless, anyway.
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Originally Posted by No one
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Why mate? I've owned it since 2008, now it's my mums daily driver. I've driven that to Fife, Scotland and back in 3 days, through blizzards where snow was settling on the motorway. No problems. Even has the rare fishnet Recaro interior. The only thing I am not too pleased with is the ancient 3.0 turbo Diesel it runs although it runs happily on vegetable oil (when it's cheap enough to buy).
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Originally Posted by No one
I totally agree. My car does surprisingly well in snowdrifts.  I even tend to go too fast in snow/mud conditions which is certainly dangerous.  |
