Sand Bags in the trunk ?

desty · 12-14-2010, 01:49 PM

What's the best equipment to carry when you are stuck on the side of a road, one wheel spinning on ice and the other one burrying a hole lol. except for a shovel

IDBMW · 12-15-2010, 04:34 PM

I just bought some pads to put under the tires if I get stuck. They are like those green 3M fiber scrubbing pads but much thicker. I put them in my truck since I drive it in worse snow conditions than the 135i. Luckily I haven’t had to use them yet. They were $15 at Costco.

ManGGouste · 12-16-2010, 03:33 AM

All you need is an LSD + good non-RF winter tires (such as Wredestein).
No need to mention avoid 18'' rims.
Having a full tank helps as well.

I can tell that with my LSD + passenger + luggage, my traction was better than FWD cars.

desty · 12-16-2010, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by ManGGouste

All you need is an LSD + good non-RF winter tires (such as Wredestein).
No need to mention avoid 18'' rims.
Having a full tank helps as well.

I can tell that with my LSD + passenger + luggage, my traction was better than FWD cars.

ya i assume with a LSD its better, but i don't have 4k to spare.

and its my third season with my pirelli sottozero Run Flat, next year ill probably buy blizzaks or dunlop 3d.

BrokenVert · 12-16-2010, 09:14 AM

All this doesn't help when your like I was last night. Doing 3 mph down a slight hill And turn into a drive way only to slide sideways into a snowbank...

desty · 12-16-2010, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by BrokenVert

All this doesn't help when your like I was last night. Doing 3 mph down a slight hill And turn into a drive way only to slide sideways into a snowbank...

lol do you have snow tires?

BrokenVert · 12-16-2010, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by desty

lol do you have snow tires?

Yeah. I caught a patch of black ice under the snow. We had rain all last week and then the temp suddenly dropped and the rain turned into 4 inches of improperly plowed snow.

desty · 12-16-2010, 09:52 AM

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Yeah. I caught a patch of black ice under the snow. We had rain all last week and then the temp suddenly dropped and the rain turned into 4 inches of improperly plowed snow.

damn you black ice!!

BrokenVert · 12-16-2010, 09:54 AM

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damn you black ice!!

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