[sidewaysm2]

Originally Posted by baj_baj

Works just fine, slides great, just good tires and be careful scraping the oil cooler on ice!

Image isn’t loading for me unfortunately, but sounds great!! Excited!

[sidewaysm2]

Originally Posted by DrewNewM2

All seasons probably aren’t the best choice for a high performance vehicle like this. Need Max summer grip in summer and performance winters in winter. Two sets required. Even on my AWD Subarus.

Yes you will get by with all seasons just like my wife does with her A4 but it’s not ideal.

All seasons just make sense if your area doesn’t have extreme weather and you are driving a non performance car. Otherwise waster of driving experience

[Mr. Hankey]

Originally Posted by Carefree

I am.
Sport 4S
Every day.

Just want to say, great pic

Originally Posted by M_Chronos

Just being sure we don't think the 4S means 4 season or all season in any way.

But confusingly, Michelin does make the Pilot Sport A/S 4. Which is a 4 season "ultra performance" tire. Not a snow tire, but can handle colder temps. Would work for those who park their car in winter and take them out for drives on dry cold days...

I have nothing to add other than being in New England, I use dedicated summer tires and winter tires. Winter tires also go on all "AWD" vehicles (miss my old WRX, what a hoot in snow) but not 4WD vehicles. I have driven an M3 for many winters, and planning on driving this M2 through the winter as well on studless winter tires with no issues...BUT if its a 1-2 footer of a storm (like 2-3-2 mentioned), then I will take the family truckster (Ford Expedition) as in that much snow it is possible to get high centered (beached), especially when lowered, not fun.

[kyrix1st]

Originally Posted by two_three_two

life is too short to spend 5 months a year tooling around in a mommy mobile or cash for clunkers candidate.

the recommendation for a winter beater for "the price of a set of winter wheels and tires" is ignorant in a couple respects. one, that piece of shit is going to be several orders of magnitude less safe than a brand new BMW. you think i am putting my wife and newborn in a 5k craigslist SUV? lol. further, a safe winter car still needs winter tires regardless of size or wheels driven. cant stress that enough. finally, maintaining yet another car is not something most people have interest in, which only compounds the first point. my wife has an SUV as her car. still gets summers and winter dedicated tires. doing anything else is cheap and lazy.

to the point of other idiots driving in the snow, yeah, this is true, but you can say that about almost anything at any time. my Z car has one airbag. many classic cars have zero. driving those are a calculated risks, too. obviously the safest thing to do during snow is simply not drive. you cannot ever account for another persons actions or how they maintain their vehicle. however, properly equipped, an M2 is going to fare better than just about any vehicle on ratty old all season tires (like majority of the driving public have). its not an exotic car, its an incredibly safe, modern car with an advanced LSD. the only limitation here is RWD, ride height, and being a baby.

For some it is less about safety and more about not exposing the car to super harsh road salts on the East Coast. That's how I keep my E92 M3 clean as day one for a decade. I'll dirty my Cayenne with road salts all day any day because 1) it was designed for it and 2) I don't care much for it, but not my babe M2.

[KC87ZB]

I'm in the camp of not driving my M2 when the weather is poor. For me that means snow/ice on the roads (or the potential to have) or excess salt on the roads. If it is just cold the summer tires will get you around just fine, just don't be stupid.

I have what I lovingly refer to as the sh!tbox, a 2008 toyota Rav4 that I drive on the days I don't drive the M2, trips to HD or to get fertilizer and is set up to take the dogs to the park. It may have cost a bit more than a set of wheels and snow tires but not much.

I grew up in Iowa driving on snow in the winter with rear wheel drive cars. I'm not afraid to drive the M2 in the snow but I don't trust others. The risk just isn't worth the reward, for me.

[Bumpinjeep]

Originally Posted by DrewNewM2

I’d take that R35 with some winter tires.

No way, maintenance is bad enough on an R35, can you imagine if anything were to rust?!?!?!

[baege]

I drove my F87 M2C through 2 winters. I had PA4s which have good dry handling but meh snow capability. I didnt have to commute. I wouldnt go out if there was more than 2 inches. I tried that once and it was a bit dicey but again thats on PA4s

its not a g87 but similar high powered front engine rwd drive car so maybe helpful

I am of the camp that its better to drive a fun cool car all year round than to drive it 7 months and then drive a POS for 5 months, but again I dont have to commute

[two_three_two]

Originally Posted by kyrix1st

For some it is less about safety and more about not exposing the car to super harsh road salts on the East Coast. That's how I keep my E92 M3 clean as day one for a decade. I'll dirty my Cayenne with road salts all day any day because 1) it was designed for it and 2) I don't care much for it, but not my babe M2.

yep, rust is the only thing that really comes into my purview of long term concern. modern factory rustproofing is quite good, the use of aluminum is fairly extensive (IIRC most of the suspension components are aluminum as well), and washing the underbody regularly helps... its a mild concern, but likely minimized to the point of insignificance by being diligent about cleaning.

[luckylingy]

I'm monitoring this thread for how M2 owners approach driving in (real) winter weather conditions.

I commute 50 miles/day, 6 days/week, where it snows 100"/season on average. It's not uncommon for the first few miles to be unplowed in early mornings. I relish those occasions to play in the snow. To wit, my M235ix from a few years back, after plowing 15" of fresh powder for a mile, without a hiccup ..

I prefer a single, do-it-all vehicle (currently an X3M) to fair- or foul-weather specialists, as I don't have the garage space or head space to manage a fleet. Ideally the next ride will be a G87, for a last shot at driving a new BMW with a manual transmission. Tire and traction control have advanced the game, so I have few qualms. Opinions?

[Kevin_The_Clean1]

Originally Posted by luckylingy

I'm monitoring this thread for how M2 owners approach driving in (real) winter weather conditions.

I commute 50 miles/day, 6 days/week, where it snows 100"/season on average. It's not uncommon for the first few miles to be unplowed in early mornings. I relish those occasions to play in the snow. To wit, my M235ix from a few years back, after plowing 15" of fresh powder for a mile, without a hiccup ..

I prefer a single, do-it-all vehicle (currently an X3M) to fair- or foul-weather specialists, as I don't have the garage space or head space to manage a fleet. Ideally the next ride will be a G87, for a last shot at driving a new BMW with a manual transmission. Tire and traction control have advanced the game, so I have few qualms. Opinions?

I currently have an X3 M Comp & it handles the snow extremely well. I'd also like to add a G87 M2 next to it someday too.