Is X5M a winter beater or not?

[Killramos]

Originally Posted by koxal

long story short, unless you have winter tires, x5m is not good in snow...

No, Long story short SUMMER TIRES are not good in snow. At this point the X5M isn't even in the equation.

A 6x6 G AMG still wouldnt be good in snow with summer slicks on.

[koxal]

Originally Posted by Killramos

No, Long story short SUMMER TIRES are not good in snow. At this point the X5M isn't even in the equation.

A 6x6 G AMG still wouldnt be good in snow with summer slicks on.

THREAD is about x5m, thats why it is in the equation.

[Alan l.]

I have dedicated winter tires on my RWD 550 and its a tank in the snow.

Ever since going with winter tires i can never go back to anything else in the winter. The difference is DRAMATIC. I would drive a RWD car with winter tires over a AWD car with summer/all seasons any day of the week. No question.

Alan

[cenix]

Please drive the X5M in snow with summer tires and report back your findings. A nice video of the aftermath is appreciated!

[GuyOh]

winter tires bro

[mleun481]

I don't know why so many people drive in the snow with summers and then say it must be the X5M. These are the same people who would wear flip flop sandals in the snow and then say their feet are cold and can't get good grip when walking. Hmm. I guess something must be wrong with their feet.

[E92LNGCGY]

They make you sign a waiver where I live stating that you understand the car is equipped with summer tires and that for winter driving proper winter tires are a must. This is so that we don't sue the dealer or BMW and put the liability back on the owner.

Long story short yes winter tires are a must for cold weather. Summer tires doesn't even work in snow.

[cipher5]

I don't think ANY X5M can be classified as a "winter beater".

Alternatively, they are great in the winter time with the proper setup.

[MonacoJoe]

Originally Posted by chris s

wow, was this a real post? lol

An x5M with summer tires in the winter? really?

ha - agreed

i can't believe there is this much chatter on such an idiotic question

do summer tires work in the snow - uh no.

are winter tires better - uh yes

should you be allow to drive if you didn't know this already - uh no.

[infamousdiz]

Originally Posted by Alan l.

I have dedicated winter tires on my RWD 550 and its a tank in the snow.

Ever since going with winter tires i can never go back to anything else in the winter. The difference is DRAMATIC. I would drive a RWD car with winter tires over a AWD car with summer/all seasons any day of the week. No question.

Alan

I have continental DWS All season tires for the winter on my X5M, and moved through the snow very nicely. and they are 275, 315 too. Wanted good performance with out snow too.

[chris s]

Originally Posted by infamousdiz

I have continental DWS All season tires for the winter on my X5M, and moved through the snow very nicely. and they are 275, 315 too. Wanted good performance with out snow too.

Exactly what I have on my x5 w/m sport, same sizes.

Are they as good as snows, no...but plenty capable. I got stuck out once on the oem run flats before I was able to swap tires and I might as well have been ice skates.

[infamousdiz]

Originally Posted by chris s

Exactly what I have on my x5 w/m sport, same sizes.

Are they as good as snows, no...but plenty capable. I got stuck out once on the oem run flats before I was able to swap tires and I might as well have been ice skates.

anit that the truth, same thing Happened to me, I could of made a diamond out of a lump of coal

[aas5]

Originally Posted by chris s

Exactly what I have on my x5 w/m sport, same sizes.

Are they as good as snows, no...but plenty capable. I got stuck out once on the oem run flats before I was able to swap tires and I might as well have been ice skates.

I think the short answer is you can't use the summers in the winter and unless you are trying to offset the cost of buying the new all season tires and rims by selling your sumer set, it makes most sense to keep the summers and buy a dedicated winter set.

[seth369]

FROZEN TURKEY is what I would Call summer tires in below freezing temperature.

DON'T DO THAT.

Forget x5m. Not even on a Prius.

[crooked I]

oh c'mon guys it takes 10-15 mins to get a jack and put the winter tires on yourself. Lol

[brianeck]

Originally Posted by mleun481

I don't know why so many people drive in the snow with summers and then say it must be the X5M. These are the same people who would wear flip flop sandals in the snow and then say their feet are cold and can't get good grip when walking. Hmm. I guess something must be wrong with their feet.

Flip flops get way better traction then summer tires in the winter.

[Blksnowflake]

The X5M, a winter "beater"?, sure why not, but the Ferrari FF is much better option to me. That's the one I'd buy, go all in bro.

[brianeck]

Originally Posted by koxal

did i mention anything about the money or price in this thread?

No you didn't, and you certainly are making it very clear that you have tons of money and you may or may not enjoy showing it off by asking ridiculous questions which demonstrate your utter disregard for said wealth, value, and/or safety for that matter.

A $100,000 car is not a beater and shouldn't be considered one no matter how wealthy you may be, so this thread should be closed with the simple answer: No.

Summer tires are utter crap in the northeast. For everyone else around you's sake on the road please don't drive any car with designated summers in the wintertime, it is dangerous.

You can buy a jack, a torque wrench, and a set of winter wheels/tires for your M5 for less then $3,500 and be totally fine in all but the worst snow conditions, and in said conditions it is generally irresponsible and dangerous to be out in all but an emergency anyway. . . And besides, you really don't need to be driving anyway because you're obviously really wealthy so getting to work on time to "punch in" is clearly not an issue.

You don't seem to be listening to anyone's advice or reason and I'm fairly convinced that you are trolling to some degree based on the sheer arrogance behind your responses, but either way we are offering it just the same.

I can't imagine any fathomable reason why you think you would need an X5M if you're only going to drive it in the winter. If you're concerned only with speed, you could get a Jeep GC summit for 1/2 the price and get tons of ground clearance, a killer adaptable suspension, and a bit less of an appointed interior. Hell you could even get the GC SRT and it would be just as fast, though you'd have similar ground clearance and the same issue with needing to put designated winters on it because it doesn't come with all seasons.

If you REALLY want to drive a "100k beater" then get your X5M and either buy a jack, wheels, tires, and a torque wrench and swap winters on and off it, or for the love of god just pay someone to switch the wheels and tires once for $40 bucks (or pay them whatever you want since money is of no object).

For the record, I drove my '15 m3 through the winter with a designated snows and different wheels and it did totally fine, but I wouldn't drive it in a severe storm because I definitely started to feel the edge of its grip in 2 of the icier storms that we had in NY this year. Its ok through most conditions, but 20 degrees plus snow OR anywhere more then 2 inches or so on the roads and you're really pushing it for a number of reasons.

Thanks for making a 28 year old feel like a crabby, cantankerous old man.

[BrokenVert]

Since nobody has linked it yet, here's top gears review of the X6. This car has summer tires on it.
https://youtu.be/5UwOBKSHl-c

[nynyny]

Originally Posted by brianeck

For the record, I drove my '15 m3 through the winter with a designated snows and different wheels and it did totally fine, but I wouldn't drive it in a severe storm because I definitely started to feel the edge of its grip in 2 of the icier storms that we had in NY this year. Its ok through most conditions, but 20 degrees plus snow OR anywhere more then 2 inches or so on the roads and you're really pushing it for a number of reasons.

Thanks for making a 28 year old feel like a crabby, cantankerous old man.

Saw your car in your sig... pretty sure I saw you on 287E yesterday around 5:20? If so that's a sharp look vehicle.

[brianeck]

Originally Posted by nynyny

Saw your car in your sig... pretty sure I saw you on 287E yesterday around 5:20? If so that's a sharp look vehicle.

Ha that would definitely have been my roommate, he borrowed the car while I'm in Barcelona until Friday on biz. Between Mahwah and the TZ I'm sure! Thanks

[nynyny]

Originally Posted by brianeck

Ha that would definitely have been my roommate, he borrowed the car while I'm in Barcelona until Friday on biz. Between Mahwah and the TZ I'm sure! Thanks

Well you win the best roommate ever award.