2002 530I in the snow

[burnsie9999]

I live in Western Mass and just got my 530I. I wanted to know if anyone had any imput on how the car does in the snow? The salesman says that BMW has come along way with making them better in the snow, but I would like to hear from some people who do drive it in the snow.

thanks

 

[bmw046series]

Snow Tires, a good piece of rubber nubs on your wheels and it drive well, I've heard a lot of sales guys say that the only good the AWD BMWs is that they allow better take off.

 

[Big Daddy]

You need to get a good set of snow tires like Michelin Artic Alpins or Blizzaks. Any car is only as good as it's tires.

 

[///M SPEED]

Turn the DSC off as well. In the snow your wheels are going to want to spin a little on start and other instances. With the DSC on it will not allow the wheels to spin and causes trouble in the snow. When DSC is off it allow the wheels to spin and therefore allowing better snow capabilities. Make sure you only turn off DSC and leave the traction control on.....

P.S. Remember that DSC is on by default. If/when you turn the car off, when you restart the car DSC will automatically be active again. You have to manually turn off DSC every time....

P.S.S. Welcome to the board April! Post photos when you can. We would love to see your BMW.....

*EDIT* fix a sentence stucture and wording to sound correct....

 

[burnsie9999]

thank you all so much.

The only pic I have so far is the one I have posted with my profile. When I get more I will be sure to share

 

[///M SPEED]

You're welcome April! This is a great BMW community and one of the reasons we are all here for. The sharing of information and the love of BMW's.....Enjoy!