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Re: Anybody share my thoughts about E28's in the s (archive)
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Posted by Agris on March 05, 2001 at 05:08:10:

In Reply to: Anybody share my thoughts about E28's in the snow? posted by Chad on March 04, 2001 at 23:53:29:

I've driven 3 winters in e28 535 (euro). It handles quite good. But you should use _good_ snow tires and probably should have limeited slip differential.

E28 was much better than E30 320 but not as good as e32 750 with ASC.

Agris


Does anybody else feel that with a good set of snow tires (and a reasonably good driver), the E28, or any other BMW at that, is great in the snow? I'm constantly hounded by friends and family who believe that BMW’s should never be driven in the snow because RWD is sooooo bad in the snow and BMW’s are always on the side of the road when it snows. I honestly feel that of all the cars I have owned, a BMW with snow tires handles snow with no problem. I realize that if you have 18” Ultra-Performance tires on your E28 you are going to have a pretty rough time getting around, but so will anybody else in the same situation. I just can’t understand why everybody thinks RWD is so bad in the snow, when properly equipped with a good set of snow tires, can be as good as AWD.

Sorry for rant, just venting.

Chad




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