Winter storage sugestions...

mikewills · 10-19-2011, 04:19 PM

If you have the opportunity to drive it, I would go for it.

bmwmck · 10-19-2011, 05:15 PM

smart trickle charger or just disconnect the battery?

CDN_135i · 10-19-2011, 05:28 PM

both

AM1N · 10-19-2011, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by animah

Agree! Get some decent tires and that's it. I always did that with all my bimmer in more than 1100m (3600feet) in Switzerland back country, a must to improve the driving skill! Always been faster than other car, just is a bit risky sometimes to overtake with the trace in the snow.

The problem is also to get some decent pair of winter shoes on this athlete. Apparently the 270M OEM look ridiculous specially without spacer.

i cant find any tires here in the U.S that fit the competition rims. gonna have to find a pair of 18's

bmwmck · 10-19-2011, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by AM1N

i cant find any tires here in the U.S that fit the competition rims. gonna have to find a pair of 18's

i've seen most people are getting 18" set ups for E9x M3s since the wheel specs are identical

animah · 10-20-2011, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by AM1N

i cant find any tires here in the U.S that fit the competition rims. gonna have to find a pair of 18's

Really? In Switzerland we have the Michelin Pilot Alpin PA2 available and a couple of others? If it's only for cold weather this could be okay. But if you will drive on snow it's better to go for a more narrow setup. Official BMW setup is a square setup 235 width on 18" 270M wheels. I was about to get some VMR 710 in 18" instead but there are out of stock. So now I'm struggling to find a decent price for the 270M.

johnnyb84 · 10-30-2011, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by bmwmck

smart trickle charger or just disconnect the battery?

If you disconnect the battery and close the trunk, will the trunk lock and leave you with no access to the trunk?

If so, I think if you leave the rear seats down, you can open the trunk with the mafia handle.

sasquatch · 10-30-2011, 03:06 PM

I'm going to let my car hibernate for the winter as well.

This will be my first car that i wont be driving through the winter, i've listed what i plan to do below.

-oil change
-detail interior/exterior
-add fuel stabilizer
-smart trickle charge the battery
-add a few psi to the tires (can anyone suggest how high i sould go?)
-crack one of the windows
-put on the bmw 1m car cover

It's going to be a long 5 months

violinfather · 10-30-2011, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by AM1N

screw that! im throwing a pair of winter shoes on my baby and driving it all throughout the winter!!!

Same here. This car was meant to be driven not be a garage queen. All joking aside I am going to drive it this winter but understand why others would not as I never drove my M Roadster in the winter.

bmwmck · 10-30-2011, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by violinfather

Same here. This car was meant to be driven not be a garage queen. All joking aside I am going to drive it this winter but understand why others would not as I never drove my M Roadster in the winter.

looks like there will be more than one 1M in waterloo! what's your colour may i ask?

violinfather · 10-31-2011, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by bmwmck

looks like there will be more than one 1M in waterloo! what's your colour may i ask?

Right now I have AW selected however I have about one and half weeks left to change my pick and I am really leaning towards VO. I love the look of the VO just worry about the perception of a 45 year old driving such a car and the middle age crisis comments. Mind you who cares as I will be driving a kick ass car!

bmwmck · 10-31-2011, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by violinfather

Right now I have AW selected however I have about one and half weeks left to change my pick and I am really leaning towards VO. I love the look of the VO just worry about the perception of a 45 year old driving such a car and the middle age crisis comments. Mind you who cares as I will be driving a kick ass car!

Good luck with your choice!

Ether way, look forward to seeing you around town

ESC OFF · 10-31-2011, 11:06 AM

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violinfather · 10-31-2011, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by bmwmck

Good luck with your choice!

Ether way, look forward to seeing you around town

Which color did you pick? I wish that I could leave mine in the garage all winter but it is not economically feasible for me at this point.

bmwmck · 10-31-2011, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by violinfather

Which color did you pick? I wish that I could leave mine in the garage all winter but it is not economically feasible for me at this point.

BSM. on the other hand you won't have to say goodbye to it for ~4 months

sasquatch · 11-01-2011, 10:48 AM

Does anyone have a suggestion regarding the parking brake?

I've heard that i should leave the car in neutral and keep the hand brake down to prevent it siezing and to stop the car from moving I should just block up the wheels.

bayer · 11-01-2011, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by sasquatch

Does anyone have a suggestion regarding the parking brake?

I've heard that i should leave the car in neutral and keep the hand brake down to prevent it siezing and to stop the car from moving I should just block up the wheels.

That is what I do. Neutral with parking brake off and chock the wheels.

I was considering putting it on dollies so I can move it around if needed.

discoboy1 · 11-01-2011, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Delrin

That is what I do. Neutral with parking brake off and chock the wheels.

I was considering putting it on dollies so I can move it around if needed.

I think you should still leave the car in gear..

bayer · 11-01-2011, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by discoboy1

I think you should still leave the car in gear..

Any reason or just cuz? Garage is flat, so zero chance of it rolling anywhere, especially if its on dollies.

I have never left in gear before when storing other cars, my thought is to not have any load/stress on any components (parking brakes, gears, etc).

Kip Keino · 11-11-2011, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by bmwmck

smart trickle charger or just disconnect the battery?

My service guy is telling me NOT to remove the battery but rather trickle charge while in the car. He says if you remove the battery all the computers and various electronics will have to be reset and its a big deal. True or False?

Wolfpack · 11-11-2011, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by johnnyb84

If you disconnect the battery and close the trunk, will the trunk lock and leave you with no access to the trunk?

If so, I think if you leave the rear seats down, you can open the trunk with the mafia handle.

Place a towel along the sill and set the trunk lid down on it. It will remain closed, but not latched, and there is no way to accidentally get it to latch. You may also want to drop a seat too.

Wolfpack · 11-11-2011, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Kip Keino

My service guy is telling me NOT to remove the battery but rather trickle charge while in the car. He says if you remove the battery all the computers and various electronics will have to be reset and its a big deal. True or False?

If you have power available, put it on the trickle charger. I pull the battery out of my 330 as it is stored where there is no power available. I have not had any issues with that car by pulling the power, but with the ever increasing electronics in the new ones, who knows.

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