Blizzard 2010

Lubo · 02-13-2010, 10:49 PM

RWD + Blizzaks =

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Drove with traction control off the whole time. Car was very easy to control and I didn't get stuck even once. Can't say the same for a person in quattro equipped A4 with lame NO seasons.

Sorry for Iphone quality pix.

moveswiftly · 02-13-2010, 10:51 PM

you didn't have clearance issues? I did....I almost got stuck on one road even with my blizzaks....the road had too much snow. and was unplowed. I was able to slowly pull out with my wheels spinning ridiculously fast lol

arsenyc · 02-13-2010, 10:56 PM

lubo

Lubo · 02-13-2010, 11:04 PM

The amount of snow received is nothing compared to where I grew up and learned how to drive. Sometimes you need spin to keep moving. I didn't have clearance issue in soft snow, but few day later when everything froze it was more problematic but nothing bucking back and forth didn't solve. The car did much better in the deep stuff than I expected. Jeep Cheeroke I learned to drive on was much more difficult and easier to spin out in 2WD, but in 4Lo it was like a tank plowing thru 2+ feet of snow like it wasn't even there.

jibaholic101 · 02-14-2010, 01:50 PM

nice!

why were you driving without traction control in the snow though? having a little too much fun?

Lubo · 02-14-2010, 02:07 PM

Let's just say I didn't have any reason to be out driving other than having fun.

wasted 3/4 of a tank too.

Sidh135i · 02-14-2010, 02:19 PM

haha nice

jibaholic101 · 02-14-2010, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lubo

Let's just say I didn't have any reason to be out driving other than having fun.

wasted 3/4 of a tank too.

nice!!!

thats not as bad as me...last weekend i went through 2 and a half tanks of gas in one day... TEEE HEEE

Nicky G · 02-15-2010, 07:54 PM

are you guys getting blizzaks on steel wheels, and if so buying at tirerack and installing yourself, or buying locally through a tire place, or what? I'm through enough of this season I probably won't bother, but seeing 70" or so this season so far, next year I want to be more ready w/ my 135i!

Hind · 02-15-2010, 08:00 PM

wow

dieselmitchell · 02-15-2010, 10:59 PM

turning the tc off is almost a necessity in the snow I have found, otherwise the throttle gets cut out and you dont go anywhere... plus traction-less is much more fun... anyone share my exp?

Lubo · 02-19-2010, 07:47 PM

I agree with you on slow speed under 30mph I kept it TC completely off. I had a bit of a scare on highway when switching lanes. Long story short I got the car sideway at 50mph+ Ever since then when entering highway TC goes to DTC mode as it is very easy to get into trouble, and harder to recover at those speeds. Anyway Blizzaks WS60 performed flawlessly, 100% recommend to anyone and will buy a new set once these are worn down. Hopefully won't be for another 2+ years.

HeyMoe53 · 02-19-2010, 11:19 PM

I had four WS-50s on my Focus ST (still have the car as a winter warrior), and they did well for four winter seasons, though last winter, I was starting to doubt them.

I got WS-60s back in December, and they are holding up the Blizzak tradition. It's a great tire. With Blizzaks on all four corners, I get through most anything. If I can't get through it, then no one should be out.

dieselmitchell · 02-19-2010, 11:23 PM

+1

fwmcb · 02-20-2010, 07:06 PM

Yeah they are a great winter tire, we get a fair amount of snow out here and my 128i has performed flawlessly.

escobar929 · 02-20-2010, 07:21 PM

crazy stuff

T89 · 02-20-2010, 08:41 PM

I love the first pic

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Tumo135 · 02-26-2010, 10:07 AM

Round 2 in 2010, just bought it and it is snowed in already. Blizzacks aint getting me out of this one.

Feyd · 02-26-2010, 10:16 AM

Not sure if this had been answered yet, but you can't get steel wheels to fit over the 135i brakes.... but if you have a 128, then you are good to go. That could be why you are hearing about 1ers with steel wheels.

I kind of dig this look... almost a 135GT!

BrokenVert · 02-26-2010, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nicky G

are you guys getting blizzaks on steel wheels, and if so buying at tirerack and installing yourself, or buying locally through a tire place, or what? I'm through enough of this season I probably won't bother, but seeing 70" or so this season so far, next year I want to be more ready w/ my 135i!

steel wheels dont fit the 1er, our brakes are too big.

Most people buy a set of 17" wheels and mount snows on em. Some of us, like Lubo and I mount 18" winters on the stock wheels.

@Tumo, thats nothing.

cadeucsb · 02-26-2010, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrokenVert

steel wheels dont fit the 1er, our brakes are too big.

Most people buy a set of 17" wheels and mount snows on em. Some of us, like Lubo and I mount 18" winters on the stock wheels.

@Tumo, thats nothing.

BrokenVert...I think those pics win some sort of 'pictures used most often across multiple threads' award

Feyd · 02-26-2010, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by cadeucsb

BrokenVert...I think those pics win some sort of 'pictures used most often across multiple threads' award

Yeah, no joke... hope you don't go over your photobucket bandwidth.

02-13-2010, 10:49 PM	#1
Lubo Lieutenant 23 Rep 475 Posts Drives: 15 335 iX Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Long Island NY iTrader: (1)	Blizzard 2010 RWD + Blizzaks = . Drove with traction control off the whole time. Car was very easy to control and I didn't get stuck even once. Can't say the same for a person in quattro equipped A4 with lame NO seasons. Sorry for Iphone quality pix.
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02-13-2010, 10:51 PM	#2
moveswiftly Colonel 381 Rep 2,926 Posts Drives: Cayman GT4, 135i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: NJ iTrader: (12) Garage List 2012 335iS [0.00]	you didn't have clearance issues? I did....I almost got stuck on one road even with my blizzaks....the road had too much snow. and was unplowed. I was able to slowly pull out with my wheels spinning ridiculously fast lol __________________ Current: M2CS Gone but not forgotten: Cayman GT4, M2C, 2011 135i, E83 X3 6MT, 2016 SO M3, 2012 335iS, 2010 135i and 2006 e90 325xi
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02-13-2010, 11:04 PM	#4
Lubo Lieutenant 23 Rep 475 Posts Drives: 15 335 iX Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Long Island NY iTrader: (1)	The amount of snow received is nothing compared to where I grew up and learned how to drive. Sometimes you need spin to keep moving. I didn't have clearance issue in soft snow, but few day later when everything froze it was more problematic but nothing bucking back and forth didn't solve. The car did much better in the deep stuff than I expected. Jeep Cheeroke I learned to drive on was much more difficult and easier to spin out in 2WD, but in 4Lo it was like a tank plowing thru 2+ feet of snow like it wasn't even there.
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02-14-2010, 01:50 PM	#5
jibaholic101 Brigadier General 160 Rep 3,496 Posts Drives: women wild Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Charleston, SC iTrader: (0)	nice! why were you driving without traction control in the snow though? having a little too much fun? __________________ some italian, german, and japanese ones; and on order more of the same
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02-14-2010, 02:07 PM	#6
Lubo Lieutenant 23 Rep 475 Posts Drives: 15 335 iX Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Long Island NY iTrader: (1)	Let's just say I didn't have any reason to be out driving other than having fun. wasted 3/4 of a tank too.
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02-14-2010, 02:19 PM	#7
Sidh135i BMW Technician 35 Rep 829 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Northern VA iTrader: (3)	haha nice
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02-15-2010, 07:54 PM	#9
Nicky G Private First Class 13 Rep 197 Posts Drives: 2010 135i (M Sport, Premium) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Baltimore, MD USA iTrader: (1)	are you guys getting blizzaks on steel wheels, and if so buying at tirerack and installing yourself, or buying locally through a tire place, or what? I'm through enough of this season I probably won't bother, but seeing 70" or so this season so far, next year I want to be more ready w/ my 135i!
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02-15-2010, 08:00 PM	#10
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02-15-2010, 10:59 PM	#11
dieselmitchell Private 6 Rep 77 Posts Drives: 2010 135i M Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (0) Garage List 2010 BMW 135i [0.00]	turning the tc off is almost a necessity in the snow I have found, otherwise the throttle gets cut out and you dont go anywhere... plus traction-less is much more fun... anyone share my exp? __________________ ///Mitchell
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02-19-2010, 07:47 PM	#12
Lubo Lieutenant 23 Rep 475 Posts Drives: 15 335 iX Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Long Island NY iTrader: (1)	I agree with you on slow speed under 30mph I kept it TC completely off. I had a bit of a scare on highway when switching lanes. Long story short I got the car sideway at 50mph+ Ever since then when entering highway TC goes to DTC mode as it is very easy to get into trouble, and harder to recover at those speeds. Anyway Blizzaks WS60 performed flawlessly, 100% recommend to anyone and will buy a new set once these are worn down. Hopefully won't be for another 2+ years.
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02-19-2010, 11:19 PM	#13
HeyMoe53 Captain 64 Rep 671 Posts Drives: '17 M240 AW/Coral MT Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Central PA iTrader: (0)	I had four WS-50s on my Focus ST (still have the car as a winter warrior), and they did well for four winter seasons, though last winter, I was starting to doubt them. I got WS-60s back in December, and they are holding up the Blizzak tradition. It's a great tire. With Blizzaks on all four corners, I get through most anything. If I can't get through it, then no one should be out.
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02-19-2010, 11:23 PM	#14
dieselmitchell Private 6 Rep 77 Posts Drives: 2010 135i M Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (0) Garage List 2010 BMW 135i [0.00]	+1 __________________ ///Mitchell
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02-20-2010, 07:06 PM	#15
fwmcb Major 31 Rep 1,107 Posts Drives: 2015 F30 328i X-drive Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NB iTrader: (0) Garage List 2010 128i [0.00]	Yeah they are a great winter tire, we get a fair amount of snow out here and my 128i has performed flawlessly.
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02-20-2010, 07:21 PM	#16
escobar929 Brigadier General 154 Rep 4,528 Posts Drives: M2 CS Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Hollywood, FL iTrader: (14) Garage List 2020 M2 CS [10.00] 2020 M240i [0.00]	crazy stuff
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02-20-2010, 08:41 PM	#17
T89 Lieutenant Colonel 41 Rep 1,531 Posts Drives: Z4 35i & Mini Cooper S Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Geneva & Joburg iTrader: (0)	I love the first pic T
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02-26-2010, 10:07 AM	#18
Tumo135 Private 2 Rep 61 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NY iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 135i [0.00]	Round 2 in 2010, just bought it and it is snowed in already. Blizzacks aint getting me out of this one.
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02-26-2010, 10:16 AM	#19
Feyd Major 348 Rep 1,288 Posts Drives: a DEEZZULL Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (2)	Not sure if this had been answered yet, but you can't get steel wheels to fit over the 135i brakes.... but if you have a 128, then you are good to go. That could be why you are hearing about 1ers with steel wheels. I kind of dig this look... almost a 135GT!
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