Summer to Winter BMW's...who else does it?

[Boosted]

So I am not quite a veteran to the BMW scene, but I have adopted the "winter beater" thing already with my '86 325. Who else has a summer and winter BMW with pics? :D I'm kind of bored. :P

Summer:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b303/328bimmer/IM000303.jpg

Winter:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b303/328bimmer/IM000231.jpg

[98silver328i]

I've never seen the need for a winter beater. But then again, I spend most of my time in south GA and it really doesn't get that cold

[digitaldragon03]

What is this Winter you speak of?

[epbrown]

See sig

[IVr6]

Been looking for a winter beater but so far we haven't really had a winter....

[themadhatter]

I had an ix for a little while but sold it due to the fact that it was the 3rd 4wd/awd car in my stable.

[SilverBeam]

I've already driven top down a few times this month. I have no need for a winter beater.

[themadhatter]

I've already driven top down a few times this month. I have no need for a winter beater.
it's 71 F over here right now...I'm about to saw the roof off of my neighbors car and drive it topless too. :stickoutt

[Ridgeway]

i'm on the prowl for a new one (also one that won't get jacked in downtown Jackson MS) :)

[rcM3]

I've already driven top down a few times this month. I have no need for a winter beater.

As if you can even call what you guys get in SoCal a winter....

[fieldy]

cant be that 'winterish'......you have left the winter beaters window open!

:stickoutt

[Schnell325]

I use my 1990 Mazda POS MPV 4WD for winter....

[M3SHO]

95 M3 year round. GSXR in summer too. It snows what 3 days a year. Plenty o sick time for that

[Treepusher]

What is this Winter you speak of?

Ya, what is this winter you speak of? It's January, Boston is over sixty degrees. Regretting that I put on snow tires...

[98silver328i]

I've already driven top down a few times this month. I have no need for a winter beater.

+1. Well kinda. I don't have a vert, but I have been riding with the windows down over the last few days.

[bird67]

Ya, what is this winter you speak of? It's January, Boston is over sixty degrees. Regretting that I put on snow tires...

I can top that. I am at Sugarloaf USA in Maine, where normally we would have had multiple below zero days by now. It almost hit 60 today up here. So...from the North Woods of Maine, "what is this winter you speak of?"

Summer: 1999 Z3 coupe (previously, 1995 325iC)
Winter: 2001 325xiT (with new snow tires, GREAT investment :( )

[Rakshas]

I live in Ca, we don't have winter.:D

[themadhatter]

I live in Ca, we don't have winter.:D
you guys must completely forget about the northern part of your state. :confused

[Mrs. Bubbles]

I love the switch

[CirrusSR22]

I drive mine all year 'round. Salt, sand, slush, snow, ice chunks; it's all good. It's just a car. If I had an F430, then I'd get a winter car.

[Rakshas]

you guys must completely forget about the northern part of your state. :confused

I've been up there a few times, other than Tahoe there's not a whole lot to see. Small hicktowns, nice forests, and cold white sand that melts in the sun.

[M3Canuck81]

Winter Beater up here in Canada:

http://images.consumerguide.com/cmsimages/articles/2005_Articles/aug05_articles/humvee%20in%20snow_600.jpg

[epbrown]

cant be that 'winterish'......you have left the winter beaters window open!

:stickoutt

Well, the photo was taken last summer. The winter beater is actually sitting outside covered with ice. :)

[Bromaguire]

Summer
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/5/web/713000-713999/713292_2_full.jpg

Not a BMW but its my winter beater
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/2376000-2376999/2376658_2_full.jpg

[bellavus]

When i lived on the east coast, the ti was the winter beater and the m3 was the summer car.

[themadhatter]

Winter Beater up here in Canada:

http://images.consumerguide.com/cmsimages/articles/2005_Articles/aug05_articles/humvee%20in%20snow_600.jpg[/URL]
either that is a photoshop or somebody really hates getting stuck.

I remember seeing that kit on a landcruiser a few years ago...designed by a father and son team, pretty cool -ish.

*edit - looks like the US Military is using them in Cali....that snow-less place. :D

[url]http://www.humvee.net/pix/strax.html (http://images.consumerguide.com/cmsimages/articles/2005_Articles/aug05_articles/humvee%20in%20snow_600.jpg)

[bmw3er]

Summer:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/bmw3er/100_6335.jpg

Winter:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/bmw3er/100_3876.jpg

[Nic525i]

Snow tires are cheaper.

[POS VETT]

My M3 is my winter-through-summer beater/daily driver, saving the Chevy from salt, winter ickiness and mileage accumulation :)

[///mzeasy]

Snow tires are cheaper.
I believe the other main purpose they speak of is to take it easy on what they would consider their nicer summer car... see, I wouldn't know about that though, we don't get winter here

[AzzMan]

Man, yesterday it got REALLY cold, in the 60s I think!

I'm being sarcastic, by the way. I think it was actually in the 40s, but either way, absolutely no need for a winter beater around here at ALL.

[mose121]

Winter Beater up here in Canada:

http://images.consumerguide.com/cmsimages/articles/2005_Articles/aug05_articles/humvee%20in%20snow_600.jpg

No that is a "winter" "beater", not a "winter beater".

[Rowan611]

My winter is a beater is a 96 Bonneville, not a BMW but it goes through just about anything.

[Boosted]

Haha, it hasn't been winter here really at all. No snow really to speak of! I don't mind it at all though! :D Tonight a dude came to test drive my E36, nice that we didn't have any snow or ice to deal with.

[///M3Augy]

Winter = 1991 Corolla!