Wisconsin winter vs. 325is - United Bimmer Community

**TheUniballer** · 12-03-2007, 02:04 AM

winter: 3
325is: 0
random guy with truck: 10

WTF Wisconsin weather. Only Dec 1st and we get like 5in of snow with an ice storm right after. Wow. My A/S tires did shit against that. Got plowed in with a foot and a half of snow surrounding my car at work. Got stuck and some guy with a 4x4 truck pulled me out with a tow rope from the I-hook on the rear bumper. One nice thing about Wisconsin is how nice people are. I got stuck two more times on the way home, which is usually only a ten minute drive. Time to get some chains!

**Numark318i** · 12-03-2007, 02:35 AM

dam.

it rained here for the first time in 6 weeks. I have been wearing a t shirt to class.

gotta love CA weather.

chains ftw.

**Dudesky** · 12-03-2007, 04:54 AM

I love the Appalachian mountain range. They take the brunt of the central US weather, break it up and tone it down before it gets to the tri-state area. We barely got 2", and then it turned to rain. From time to time we do get hit something nasty tho.

**celsdogg** · 12-03-2007, 09:27 AM

^^^ man, we havent got any snow yet.

how would snow tires do in wisconsin?

nick_318is · 12-03-2007, 01:37 PM

I would recomend a real snow tire for starters, all seasons comprimise snow ability and you have a RWD performance car in a snowy area you need the right tires. And maybe some chains if snow tires don't do it.

denyo77 · 12-03-2007, 02:18 PM

**Gomerino** · 12-03-2007, 02:29 PM

where in WI btw? and yes, invest in some snow tires.. I will be back in WI in a couple weeks to dig my car out

Montizzle 325i · 12-03-2007, 02:46 PM

You need actual snow tires

**MTurboPower3** · 12-03-2007, 03:46 PM

this is what you should to to your car for the winter

you do that you'll never get stuck again.

**Exilion** · 12-03-2007, 03:57 PM

wouldn't that make it worse???

**xsperf** · 12-03-2007, 07:40 PM

i just had to drive through un-plowed roads, probably just around 5 inches as well, its just that the snow came down after 5PM so all the truck drivers had already went home, either way it was a hell of a drive home. actually, i fyou are gonna get snows, get studded-snows, i hear you can go anywhere w/em

**TheUniballer** · 12-07-2007, 01:37 AM

winter: 4
325is: still 0

Got stuck again in my own damn driveway.

We got another 4in a few days ago and we're getting 5 more at the moment with on and off below-zero temps, so basically hard, icy snow underneath light, powdery snow. Yay.

I live in Slinger, it's 1/2 hour north of Milwaukee (the middle of f@%$^&# nowhere). The only snow plows we have are the county ones that only do major roads. Snow tires help but it still sucks, especially with subzero temps.

Yeah, I checked my treads on rear tires. Terrible.

Definitely need some snow tires ASAP. Chains are apparently illegal on roads so I can't use those. I'll look into the studded tires, but that might be illegal as well. Anyone else getting owned by unreasonable amounts of snow/bald tires?

**celsdogg** · 12-07-2007, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by TheUniballer

Anyone else getting owned by unreasonable amounts of snow/bald tires?

i had bad tread on my tires, that why i just got new ones, to cope with the coming wet weather.

i just got all seasons tho, it'll mostly just be wet here.

Montizzle 325i · 12-07-2007, 09:14 AM

4 to 5in at a time is really not that unreasonable...Im doing fine here in IL and were getting snow almost every 2 days. Invest yourself in a good set of snow tires and you will be fine. Wheel/tire packages on tirerack are very reasonable...

nick_318is · 12-07-2007, 12:11 PM

^+1, I got my winter wheels/tires for my mazda there, they always have great service.