11-23-2013, 07:02 PM | #1 |
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woohoo... first snow of 2013
I love driving in the snow.
I still don't like my Sottozero tires...
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11-24-2013, 02:59 AM | #3 |
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Hate the stuff, hope it never happens.
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11-24-2013, 06:48 AM | #4 |
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well we only get it every couple of years .... but it was fun last winter...
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11-24-2013, 07:04 AM | #5 |
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You must be in Barrie...I'm in the city and got squat (thank god).
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11-24-2013, 10:23 AM | #6 |
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1/2 way to Barrie.
I'm sure I'll grow to hate the white stuff in a couple of months. Here is another pic of the X3 making snail tracks.
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11-24-2013, 02:44 PM | #7 |
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You guys got a fair amount. We only have a few inches where I am near Colorado Springs. The high mtns got dumped on...good for the skiers!
The roads were pretty icy on Friday night and I am not real thrilled with grip I get from these OEM Goodyear Eagle LS2 run-flats. I prefer the Michelin MXM4 I had on my '05 X3.
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Yes, I am curious how the Goodyear LS2 do. I had Pirelli Ice & Snow on my X5. They were unstoppable.
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You should Try to Drift the X3 on the snow,
i know that it gave me a big grin when i did it
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We just had our first major snowfall of the year in New Jersey, and I was reminded how good the X3 is in snow (when equipped with a good set of winter tires).
Road conditions were terrible last night - highways were snow covered, secondary roads looked like a sheet of ice, and local streets were rutted after a fast six inch snowfall. The X3 with Blizzaks handled it almost as if the snow wasn't there at all. Sometimes I wish we had as much snow as you folks north of the border. I don't get too many chances to test this car's true capabilities.
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We just had a major fall of snow, perfect timing for me to pick up my x3
I drove up to dealership in snow storm in my 2012 328 without xdrive and drove away in my new (to me) 2013 x35. Wow what a difference. No winter tires on (there is just 16k on these all seasons) but it handled amazing!! Super excited to head out and drive today! |
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12-15-2013, 06:57 AM | #12 |
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We were out last night in -15c with about 6" of snow and I could hardly tell. Heated seats, heated steering wheel, great traction... it was like a beautiful spring day. That is until I had to stop. No hiding the fact that car's 2 tonnes of mass wanted to continue in motion.
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The Nokian Hakka R2s are awesome on the X3, complete confidence driving in any snow or ice, braking is excellent. Barely even notice when crossing lanes on the highway and theres the buildup in between the lanes. I find myself driving on the outer unplowed edge of on/off ramps behind all the slow cheap people who dont get snow tires just for the fun of it.
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According to Auto Express, the best winter tyres are (in order) -
Nokian WR D3 Conti TS 850 Goodyear UltraGrip 8 Michelin Alpin A4 Hankook Winter iCept RS Dunlop SP Winter Sport D4 Pirelli Sottozero Winter 210 Serie 11 Zeta Antarctica I usually buy Michelin for the winter, but took some advice from some Canadian friends for my new X3 and bought Nokian; also realised that they were exactly 2/3 the cost of the Michelins ! Last edited by Moodyblue; 12-22-2013 at 07:04 AM.. Reason: Forgot to put make in... |
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We are running the Nokian WR3 SUV, we haven't had any snow yet but I am really impressed with the performance under normal everyday driving. Prior to buying i had read some reports of these tyres losing traction in normal weather under hard acceleration, we have not replicated this yet on our car yet.
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