Re: Anybody share my thoughts about E28's in the s (archive)

I live in a snow belt and must confess that I get through winter with only two snow tires (Blizaks, and you have to have good snow tires) on the rear wheels. It is not ideal, but driving skill in the snow is way more important than gear. There is nothing worse than soemone with a 4wd who thinks they can stop better as a result. Front wheel drives are undeniably better in the snow, in terms of getting out of deep snow, but when you loose traction you loose steering. I would much rather fish tail than loose steering. All of which is avoidable by driving acording to the conditions. I don't see many BMWs stuck at the side if the road up here.
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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