Who says RWD BMW's are rubbish in the snow???

Who says RWD BMW's are rubbish in the snow???

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EK993

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1,950 posts

264 months

Sunday 9th January 2011
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RWD... Twin turbo.... Automatic gearbox. Worst possible combination?? No problems at all - with winter tyres of course smile




Somnophore

1,364 posts

189 months

Sunday 9th January 2011
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Boring

sidicks

25,218 posts

234 months

Sunday 9th January 2011
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EK993 said:
No problems at all - with winter tyres of course smile
That's cheating!

People don't realise how much difference proper winter tyres make, not just in snow but in generla cold weather i.e. below 7 degrees centigrade
smile
Sidicks

Z4STER

46 posts

204 months

Sunday 9th January 2011
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I do.

terzo

122 posts

173 months

Sunday 9th January 2011
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2cm of snow with no gradient - well done!

scarebus

858 posts

184 months

Monday 10th January 2011
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I want video PROOF!!!
That car clearly looks like its been towed there by a Ford Fiesta moments before the picture was taken yes

mercfunder

8,535 posts

186 months

Monday 10th January 2011
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EK993 said:
It's parked on your drive, what am I meant to be impressed at?sleep

TameRacingDriver

19,097 posts

285 months

Monday 10th January 2011
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Tell you what though, our car park had turned into an ice rink this morning, and it's great fun, though I have to say I'm properly rubbish at drifting! My 328 just seems to want to spin no matter what I do. Our lasses corsa is much more controllable on the handbrake and I'm sure my old eunos was a lot easier to hang the tail out on!

agentsmith

412 posts

206 months

Monday 10th January 2011
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scarebus said:
I want video PROOF!!!
That car clearly looks like its been towed there by a Ford Fiesta moments before the picture was taken yes
I agree, I managed to get the unedited version from the OP's computer....

scarebus

858 posts

184 months

Monday 10th January 2011
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agentsmith said:
scarebus said:
I want video PROOF!!!
That car clearly looks like its been towed there by a Ford Fiesta moments before the picture was taken yes
I agree, I managed to get the unedited version from the OP's computer....
laughlaughlaugh

Shame the Fiesta was edited out......


Kentish

15,169 posts

247 months

Monday 10th January 2011
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mercfunder said:
EK993 said:
It's parked on your drive, what am I meant to be impressed at?sleep
I couldn't even get my previous BMW on my drive in snow, even though it was shod in nice new Pirelli summer tyres.

pits

6,587 posts

203 months

Monday 10th January 2011
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MY E34 got everywhere that no one eles did, up massively steep hills with a BMW mini spinning its tyres up there whilst I over took, through the country lanes.


On normal summer tyres, of course wink.

scruffy101

540 posts

228 months

Monday 10th January 2011
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Got a 540 touring and could not get it off my drive.Had to use the girlfriends 20 year old Nissan Cherry

cheadle hulme

2,485 posts

195 months

Monday 10th January 2011
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scruffy101 said:
Got a 540 touring and could not get it off my drive.Had to use the girlfriends 20 year old Nissan Cherry
A 1990 Nissan Cherry?

clonmult

10,529 posts

222 months

Monday 10th January 2011
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scruffy101 said:
Got a 540 touring and could not get it off my drive.Had to use the girlfriends 20 year old Nissan Cherry
Sounds about right.

Mate got stuck somewhere up north around his mums place. Her Ford Ka had no problems.

Text to me read "These BMW ultimate driving machines? Not so ultimate when there's a little snow on the road".

Garlick

40,601 posts

253 months

Monday 10th January 2011
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Somnophore said:
Boring
Bit harsh?

scruffy101

540 posts

228 months

Monday 10th January 2011
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cheadle hulme said:
scruffy101 said:
Got a 540 touring and could not get it off my drive.Had to use the girlfriends 20 year old Nissan Cherry
A 1990 Nissan Cherry?
its a G reg

Lionsden

189 posts

178 months

Monday 10th January 2011
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I used to have an old 3 series
I rememered how bad it was in the snow when I passed a load of cars stuck behind a BMW on a little hill. I felt guilty and reversed to give him a tow up as he'd been stuck there for over half an hour. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvCvrx3eKVM

EK993

Original Poster:

1,950 posts

264 months

Monday 10th January 2011
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mercfunder said:
It's parked on your drive, what am I meant to be impressed at?sleep
God you lot are a tough crowd smile

It drove off the drive and up the snowy path.. which was actually pretty deep in parts.

scarebus

858 posts

184 months

Monday 10th January 2011
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scruffy101 said:
Got a 540 touring and could not get it off my drive.Had to use the girlfriends 20 year old Nissan Cherry
Did you pop her Cherry? scratchchin