New found respect in my car

[odm4286]

Well anyone in the tristate area is dealing with the blizzard right now. This was my first time driving my e36 in snow and damn is that thing a BEAST with proper snow tires. I still cannot believe I was passing SUVs and trucks with ease. The only pain was turning asc off when I needed to power my way out of some snow but beside that it was actually fun lol(specially donuts).

[slocar]

haha don't you just love the look SUV/truck drivers give you as you go places they're hardly able to manage? :rofl

[odm4286]

lol yeah I actually got stopped by a cop for fish tailing. They asked if everything was ok and suggested another route and I said, "No I'm fine I was doing it on purpose" lol they just laughed and let me go

[keeslinger31]

^^^ :lol :buttrock

[Windsma]

You can delete the ASC TB :devillook

[odm4286]

You can delete the ASC TB :devillook

lol im not that brave

[keeslinger31]

you told a cop you did it on purpose.. Brave in my book

[kennerd]

I've run steelies and snows on my 98 328i since its first winter almost 13 years ago and unless it's a real mess (tonight the visibility was downright dangerous), I've always enjoyed it in the snow. We've also always had a real 4x4 in the stable, too. (Broncos, Tahoe, etc.)

She's in the show for a makeover this week, so we'll have her snow shoes down on the powder next storm!

Hell, the only picture I actually have left of my 1984 633csi is in 2' of snow @ Okemo back in 1995. In fact, I just unearthed the rear snows from that car and brought them to the dump this past weekend.

[odm4286]

you told a cop you did it on purpose.. Brave in my book

lol eh true but I was a block away from the house and the cop was my age I was pretty sure he didn't feel like doing the paper work. And yeah the visibility is HORRIBLE right now

[EverydayGetaway]

It's amazing how much difference snow tires and a LSD can make. First winter in an E36 was my old 318is (LSD) and I bought snow tires for it in time for winter and had zero trouble going anywhere. Last year I had the same set on my 325 (no LSD) and it got stuck once, but I managed to get it free without help. Today I drove my new 318 in the snow for the first time (LSD no snow tires) and it had no problem moving forward, but braking and turning was a bit of trouble... lol. Definitely need to find myself a set of snow tires ASAP!

[odm4286]

It's amazing how much difference snow tires and a LSD can make. First winter in an E36 was my old 318is (LSD) and I bought snow tires for it in time for winter and had zero trouble going anywhere. Last year I had the same set on my 325 (no LSD) and it got stuck once, but I managed to get it free without help. Today I drove my new 318 in the snow for the first time (LSD no snow tires) and it had no problem moving forward, but braking and turning was a bit of trouble... lol. Definitely need to find myself a set of snow tires ASAP!

I agree, this was my first time driving with snows and man what a difference. I'd recommend the AltiMAX Arctic

[bigMphan]

Yeah
Proper tires and a LSD make the e36 a real ski machine.
Just understand the envelope is MUCH smaller in the snow.

[coconutmnky]

you told a cop you did it on purpose.. Brave in my book

Someone get this man a beer. Or chocolate milk.

[LockDots]

Someone get this man a beer. Or chocolate milk.

+1.............................unless he's BS'in:shifty