Snow Performance

[bobgolden]

Anyone else found the snow handling abysmal on the standard tyres ?  Just had to stump up nearly £2k on a set of winter tyres and wheels !

[X5Sport]

Yes, and there is a massive thread all about it on here too.

[Woofer]

What are the best deals on winter wheels then? I'm being quoted 2 k by my dealer  )

[X5Sport]

It's all in this thread.  Prices always rise at this time of year because the stocks are lower with many owners having switched over in November.  My  Pirellis were £1200.

Richard

[bobgolden]

So what are all the other F15 owners running on, or maybe in, to ensure their new pride and joys stays on the road this winter ?

[GD]

I got caught out 3 weeks ago with the horse trailer but the car on normal tyres had no issues.  7pm we came out the riding school and it started a blizzard, by 7.30 once the horse was loaded there was a good 3 inches.  We drove through the blizzard on untreated A and B roads slushy treated motorway and only had an issue as the car slewed past the entrance to the farm and then only as I didn't judge it right.  Came back around and it is a tight uphill right turn in and we got in no problem.
There was a good 6 inches and it is all uphill/ tight turns in the yard and at one which is a tight uphill U turn, the car had to be worked (in manual) but done it.
Trailer unhitched and 7 miles home (in auto) on untreated B roads including a very steep hill where we had a bit of spin but the 4 wheel drive could be felt pulling from the front.
My car has 20 inch wheels 5.5mm tread. 
I'm not saying I wasn't concerned - I was bricking it and thinking how embarrassing it would be if I had to get the horse to pull the car if we got stuck, but, I have driven BMW for 15 years and never been stuck in the snow and we get snow in the valley where I live every winter.
My local tyre specialist offered me non BMW alloys but look the same and winter tyres for £950 and there are similar deals online.  Next winter I might buy them.