If you've enjoyed this video, you'd probably like these as well: My new car - Living with a BMW M2 Competition (bit.ly/2YP593j), Porsche Cayman GTS4.0 vs BMW M2 Competition (czcams.com/video/s1VGQ1o4c0g/video.html), Driving my M2 Competition on one of the best driving roads in Europe (czcams.com/video/_z6YXF9eJAw/video.html) and the new Supra takes on the M2 Comp (czcams.com/video/g25ltAdZ26w/video.html)
And it is also very safe, because it is the sloooowest possible movement :D Keep that asphalt beast in a garage, get an old subaru and enjoy the winter.
@@owner549Once I tried to do this with dad's old Mercedes G AWD and closed differentials. I failed miserable. Afterwards my dad told me that tyres are 15 years old... and yes, rubber was hard like stone. Good tyres are the key.
Dark Angel it’s depends on the driver trucks can get stuck to the rear of the truck is light u need sandbags to lay it down to put weight on it u still need to go slow but you’ll be fine
@@User556q I'm Romanian and I also agree. You guys can't tell the difference between a joke and real life. But hey, being a Romanian I know that it's easier to offend than to actually have a polite conversation.
Lol I had Bridgestone Potenza re050a summer tires on my 350z nismo and my car wouldn't even budge with half an inch of snow. After 2 100lb sand bags in the rear and Bridgestone Blizzaks, the 1 ft of snow was no problem.
About tip #3, a 4wd/awd car with summer tyres is less grippy than a rwd with proper winter tyres, so winter tyres are a must no matter what car you drive
Tip nr 6 - use the narrowest tyres and smallest rim dimension your car supports :) The narrower and higher the tyre is, traction will be better. I daily a E46 and i use 195/65/15 now. In the past i used 225/45/17 and it was awful. Trust me, use smaller wheels and you won’t have problems during winter. And forget about the sandbags in the trunk. These are stories 😂. Sorry for my bad english. Spor !
I'm always skeptical of people that start sentences with 'Trust me' 😁 That's not a good argument when you're trying to convince people of something But the narrow tires tip is a good one 👍
I had a buddy who daily drove his 2009 Honda S2000 in NYC (winters can suck) and he swore that Blizzaks were the best winter tire ever made for anyone that is curious! - This was a GREAT video my man! thank you!
use nearly new spike tires, traction control off, clean your car before heating interior, always heat engine before starting it up, dont drive in grooves, learn to control you car (learn to drift), get used to the traction and remember that it might be worse in different spots for exaple there is more slippery traction where cars slows down or accelerates. these tips from a guy who has driven 2.2L inline 6 manual rwd car about 10 000km in Finnish winter and I dont only drive in a town so I know what i'm talking about :) But those were good tips in the video! But i drift in roads too because i can
@@TunedIntoCars i got my car from stockholm. Okay thats a different thing then. I leave near city so i drive a lot in countryside too and here in finland spiketyres are allowed everywhere. Greetings from Tampere!
Back when I was 18 - 19, I had an BMW E36 Compact with bad winter tires. This car does not have any real weight on its back.....this is when you learn how to drive RWD in winter :D Shit was like an adventure.
yeah, almost all rear wheeldrive cars :D. i dont get why someone things its diffucult to drive in snow or ice.. all you need is good tires and don floor it...
Try michelin alpin 6. And also, as a tip i usually start in 2nd gear. And use small amounts of throttle. That seems to work, i have been able to get out of places that fwd drivers were stuck in last winter.
@@ejss do not do this unless you're literally driving on snow and ice the whole winter. studded tires are terrible for traction on dry pavement in the cold
Excellent video Paul - common sense. Having just come back from Stockholm and I have a LBB manual M2 - its great to see you enjoying the same car in beautiful Sweden! Lee
I agree with point #5. Having fun in an empty parking lot is important for properly understanding how your car handles in limited traction conditions. I just wish the cops felt the same way about it.
Two Years ago in winter I had a mercedes RWD car. There was one day of skiing where the road conditions were really bad... I drove at like 30 Km per hour not accelerating at all, no steering inputs no breaking and the car went swinging from side to side... I had proper tires on and I really enjoy drifting from time to time. Nevertheless on this day, I decided to not buy a RWD car again. Drifting is fun as long as you do it intentionally. If you just want to commute an AWD is so much more relaxed and you can still drift it in winter. For me personally it was the best choice👌🏼
Haha thank god you made this video! Got my first car last month and apparently a rwd jaguar with 450 hp and summer tires does not fair well in -10 degrees F and stupid amounts of ice. Who would’ve guessed.
idk.. i am not the most experienced driver, but whenever there is snow on the streets, I always disable the traction on my 300 hp car. You just need to apply gas very slowly and kick the pedal when you want some fun on the turn :D
You forgot to add 2 bags of sand bags into your trunk. Back in 2007, I bought winter tires for my 07 350z Nismo, added two 100lb bags into the rear and it gripped like a champ in the snow.
Iam Driving an AWD car since last season and its almost too fast and grippy for winter conditions. Iam suprised how it flys through snow where my previous FWD- car would get stuck instantly :) But that also means that one dy I will get it stuck somewhere no tow- truck will be able to reach :)
My first winter I couldn’t afford winter tires for my Pontiac grand am gt, when I got it, it needed a set of tires. Went to the local junkyard and got a set of 3/4s tread hankooks from a same car on rims. Ran me 80$ all together and those tires handled snow and ice so well I took em off and got another used set for summer and rescued them the next year. Never got stuck once and here in pa winter gets pretty shitty
Can i add that if you do some burnouts or fat skids on the winter tyres the little grooves in the winter tyres get angled as they flex and you’ll have better traction in reverse but way less going forward😂, speaking from experience owning an m2 in winter
The first and most important tip is visibility, if it snows or there is snow present put you headlights on. In fact, Sweden is a country where you always need put your headlights on while driving,
I seem to have much less trouble in snow with my 86, it might be the tire width difference or the weight. Whatever it is, its getting me through this Canadian winter like a champ
Well, I kind of insisted to run stock tire sizes, i.e. 265s at the back :D and unfortunately, yes, the M2 is kinda heavy But I've had very little issues with the car during winter thought
Every winter in Siberia the weather looks like in your video) Actually i don't have any dificulty to drive on my rwd bmw. I guess i have more fun than other people when drifting))) But i absolutely support your tips
When you have xDrive + actual proper winter tires (for example Nokian Hakkapeliitta 8, 10 or Michelin X-ice north 4 and both with studs) you can still be a real BMW-driver. No need to be a Volvodriver. I drive with DSC OFF most of the time, i tailgate others (i can't help myself) and i do pointless full throttle accelerations all the time. You wouldn't believe the difference. It's huge.
Put some sandbags in the trunk. Helps ALOT. Also, if you find yourself stuck on a hill. Try to intentionally park towards the side of the road. Usually is a bit more snow on the side and not polished ice. Happy driving! :D
i know this reply is super late, but i gotta say: i don't agree with all seasons being useless. while i agree a proper winter tire will perform better, i will say i'm running Maxxis Premitra AP3's on my Audi B6 quattro and they are phenomenal, even in warmer snow and icy conditions. Atleast now in their first season, we'll see how they hold up next year...
You only need one tip to drive a RWD car in winter -> Get an Audi Quattro! As a Audi owner, I can safely say that you can drive faster than anyone during the snow storm. You literally just overtake everyone out there and they all look like they stagnant. That's my experience with Audi in snowy winter. And I am not even trying to drive fast or showing off. I was just driving at a safe comfortable pace of 30-40 mph.
"you can drive faster than anyone during the snow storm" - you will also require the most amount of space to brake, in case of an emergency. So not only is this not relevant to the topic of the video, but it's also a pretty dangerous 'tip'
since i got the first winter with my newly acquired gt86 ahead, imma take these tips to heart. edit: since its my first RWD car; ive already got a few winters with FWD cars under my belt.
In my experience most problems are the same with RWD and FWD. But I would miss the funny controllable slippery moments on the back. RWD is fun. In the winter I like AWD most because you can really do performance rides or fast traveling on highways.
All-Season/4-Season Tires are completely fine if you're in region that doesn't have too much snow and live in a fairly flat region. I even manage to get to a ski resort not far from here maybe 2 hours. There's usually some more snow but the main roads closer to the mountain area have gentle rise unless you take the backroad on the other side of the mountains through the canyon - which will be unlikely unless you need to avoid a sudden traffic jam on the regular route from resort to the highway home. We did it once because the traffic jam on left turn was insane navigation so I turned right to the alternate route all the way around and up then down the mountain - driving was fine traffic was going only 30-40 km/h for safety so. But overall season specific tires are obvioudly better. But in my location it doesn't matter.
Will be using a rare wheel drive, no driving assistance E34 525 TDS for my every day and winter car, guess I might want winter tires with spikes, live in Norway, hehe
if u see "stop" sign Don't stop! if see red light don't "Stop" golden rule of M2 driver !!!! and life will be perfect !!! (and yes I"m the owner of M2 as well) :) :)
I have had all RWD vehicles the past 3 winters I could drive. My Camaro SS was terrible in the snow, but my Mercedes S550 is great because it’s so heavy.
My snow driving tips for the BMW M2 or any other rear-wheel drive car: -Don't buy a rear-wheel drive car if you live in a place where there are lots of snow/icy days per year! -Don't buy an expensive car to drive in filthy road conditions with road salt! -Buy something that has 4 wheel drive and that you don't have much love for it: you may easily get stuck, bump into stuff or others may easily bump into you on icy conditions! There's nothing like buying a brand new and expensive car only to arrive at the next spring with a car with several dents and needing new bumpers, side panels or even a new paint job!!
I'm actually tried to provide some tips from experience here. I don't know what planet you live on if you only drive your car when the road is squicky clean. I buy my cars to drive them and enjoy them all the time. I'm not one to store cars in a garage and drive them twice a year. And finally, fear not, my cars and properly maintained and washed. I've sold it last year in the same condition in which I bought it
@@TunedIntoCarsLuckily, I live in a region of the planet where it rarely snows and the roads are good and clean all year long... but like I've said, if I lived in a place with lots of snowy days per year I think I'd rather buy a disposable car.
@@Username-2 I lived in a snowy place in Switzerland for several years with a non 4 wheel drive car and I can tell you that if I ever end up living in a snowy place I'll get a 4 wheel drive car.
If I had the money for an M2... I’d also have enough money for a decent AWD SUV. Keep the baby salt free... and mud and slush free. That’s just me I guess.
Can't stress this enough... but get good STUDDED tires. No studs are useless on a hill or steep slope, and with studded no problems with getting out of a parking spot, well, much less anyway. Drove a RWD car in midRussia (as opposed to south) for 3 years myself, studded tires rule.
Ilegal on many streets in Stockholm. Plus kind of pointless since in a few hours the roads were clean. If you live outside of the city, then studded tires are really useful
These were very good snow tires. Real ones as well. There was ice underneath the surface. Not much you can do about that, especially on an incline. P.s. on hornsgatan you're not allowed to use studded tires. At least not when I lived there
Salutare Mihai Super masina! Parerea mea e ca cel mai recomandat ar fi sa nu conduci pe zapada (safety wise) In final daca chiar treb ar trebui so faci pe distante scurte si in oras unde in caz de doamne fereste ramai in pana poate cineva sa te ajute sau in cel mai rau caz lasi masina acolo si pleci acasa. ✌🏻
Chiar nu e atat de dramatica situatia. Cu ceva mai multa atentie si conducand preventiv, nu prea ai probleme iarna. E a doua iarna in care merg exclusiv cu masina asta, am fost pana in nordul Suediei cu ea, fara probleme.
I have never experienced something like this with my BMW E39, bought some good tires on the rear wheels and I can literally drive on ice however I want, no skids or nothing
Some usefull tricks for beginner thats ok. But i would like to see you to start your car when you can't go back on a hill because there is others car behind you. Rear wheeel driven cars are really bad on snow if you admit or not thats the case becase the weight of the engine is on the front. Best solution is put weight into the trunk that balance the car. And put the snow chain if needed.
If there are cars behind me, I would wait for them to clear and then go back down the hill. RWD drive cars require you to chance your driving style and they're not ideal for driving on snow but I would call them 'really bad'. Not at all. I've never really had major issues driving this car in the winter and I've driven it for two seasons.
Nice tips, I will take them on board. Especially the fifth one have fun, Its important to enjoy your car in a safe place, Or Just to learn until you have got the skills to take it on track. Or should I say road.
All Seasons have no grip in every situation. I have them on all my cars as they are not performance cars and we dont really have snow here. But i have driven them in snow and they are better than the cheap winter tyres and way better than summer tyres which you should totally avoid in the winter unless its not snowing at all and above atleast 5-8 degrees celcius.
First of all: This is a good video and it addresses the main challenges of driving the M2 in winter. However, it is a bit dramatic at times and I think I would be terrified if I saw it before buying the car. Now that I have the M2 and driven it through a fair bit of snow I have to say it drives exceptionally well on snow, I'm really surprised! Obviously provided you have decent winter tyres! The only thing that I'm really terrified of is coming to a stop uphill (like in 02:55) but with other cars behind me. That would be a terrible situation...
Well if was filmed after a night of heavy snow so there were a couple of hickups, but I can't complain either, the M2 is pretty damn good in the winter
@@ryanbrough108 was very happy with my Conti TS850. Now have the newer TS870 on my GR Yaris and they‘re just fantastic, as a winter tyre as well as a performance tyre.
Getting that fairly strong rwd car for a beginner driver is not smart. Convince me I'm wrong. ** Had my licence for 5 years now and I drive a Volvo so my opinion doesn't matter, but anyways.
If you've enjoyed this video, you'd probably like these as well: My new car - Living with a BMW M2 Competition (bit.ly/2YP593j), Porsche Cayman GTS4.0 vs BMW M2 Competition (czcams.com/video/s1VGQ1o4c0g/video.html), Driving my M2 Competition on one of the best driving roads in Europe (czcams.com/video/_z6YXF9eJAw/video.html) and the new Supra takes on the M2 Comp (czcams.com/video/g25ltAdZ26w/video.html)
RWD + reasonable amount of snow+ winter tire+a good driver, is the formula of happiness.
Exactly. Chose to drive my 335is this winter it is so much fun when it snows and works perfectly fine.
Step 3 new front bumper
Or just buy an audi with quattro system
@@danielstanciu9830 yes...and going to retire...;)
And it is also very safe, because it is the sloooowest possible movement :D Keep that asphalt beast in a garage, get an old subaru and enjoy the winter.
*winter begins*
BMW Drivers: Aight ima head out drifting that damn thing :D
Other drivers: Aight im gonna go look for BMW drivers to pull out of a ditch xd
150hp bmw on snow is 300hp :d
@@owner549Once I tried to do this with dad's old Mercedes G AWD and closed differentials. I failed miserable. Afterwards my dad told me that tyres are 15 years old... and yes, rubber was hard like stone. Good tyres are the key.
50/50 Weight is 50/50 weight for a reason.
to be fair i have a 2nd bmw only for drifting in the winter
Tipps for drifting In the winter:
Be aware of curbs!! Most of the times you won’t see them!
Just a mental fellow
definitely! Or you need small wheels/big tyres..
Dark Angel it’s depends on the driver trucks can get stuck to the rear of the truck is light u need sandbags to lay it down to put weight on it u still need to go slow but you’ll be fine
Absolutely! I found it the hard way when my RWD Charger was stuck on the curb. Arrggh!
Don't let this go unnoticed. This guy decided to clean the emblems on the front of the car but not the headlights.
Alex Loutchii point taken 👍🏼
Bmw drivers in a nutshell
He's Romanian. They go crazy for brands...
He needs to show off. He doesn't care about safety more than he cares about the brand :))
@@erce1000 i'm romanian and i agree.this country is full with douchbags, we call them here Cocalari
@@User556q I'm Romanian and I also agree. You guys can't tell the difference between a joke and real life. But hey, being a Romanian I know that it's easier to offend than to actually have a polite conversation.
My Tip is:
Get Sliks and floor it every time
It's probably the safest way. I hardly imagine that it will move at all. Reaching 10kph would a miracle.
I bims
IBimsDaDomDom hahaha
Lol if you like doing burnouts. Or I should say "iceouts"
Lol I had Bridgestone Potenza re050a summer tires on my 350z nismo and my car wouldn't even budge with half an inch of snow. After 2 100lb sand bags in the rear and Bridgestone Blizzaks, the 1 ft of snow was no problem.
About tip #3, a 4wd/awd car with summer tyres is less grippy than a rwd with proper winter tyres, so winter tyres are a must no matter what car you drive
Especially if you also want to brake
I intentionally go out with my bmw when theres lots of snow. it is so much fun.
what's also great about drifting in winter: tires don't get used up that much :D
Tip nr 6 - use the narrowest tyres and smallest rim dimension your car supports :) The narrower and higher the tyre is, traction will be better. I daily a E46 and i use 195/65/15 now. In the past i used 225/45/17 and it was awful. Trust me, use smaller wheels and you won’t have problems during winter. And forget about the sandbags in the trunk. These are stories 😂. Sorry for my bad english. Spor !
I'm always skeptical of people that start sentences with 'Trust me' 😁 That's not a good argument when you're trying to convince people of something
But the narrow tires tip is a good one 👍
1 - I started with “tip nr 6”
2 - I’m not trying to convince people, it’s just an advice 🤷🏻♂️
Snow drifting is great for learning how to control the car in a slide. AWD/FWD or AWD do try to get practice handling the car in a slide
Watching you use that brush to clear the snow off your hood pained me. Your poor paint! Great tips and love the whole series. Keep it up!
I had a buddy who daily drove his 2009 Honda S2000 in NYC (winters can suck) and he swore that Blizzaks were the best winter tire ever made for anyone that is curious! - This was a GREAT video my man! thank you!
use nearly new spike tires, traction control off, clean your car before heating interior, always heat engine before starting it up, dont drive in grooves, learn to control you car (learn to drift), get used to the traction and remember that it might be worse in different spots for exaple there is more slippery traction where cars slows down or accelerates. these tips from a guy who has driven 2.2L inline 6 manual rwd car about 10 000km in Finnish winter and I dont only drive in a town so I know what i'm talking about :) But those were good tips in the video! But i drift in roads too because i can
Some good tips but in Stockholm there's not a lot of places left where you are allowed to use spiked tires.
@@TunedIntoCars i got my car from stockholm. Okay thats a different thing then. I leave near city so i drive a lot in countryside too and here in finland spiketyres are allowed everywhere. Greetings from Tampere!
Canadian : "LMAO Where is this vid from?"
"Stockholm"
Canadian : "Ok, then."
As someone who grew up in the german alps and with different BMWs....RWD is King!
Bayeeerrrn :DD BMW Land haha
drifting in the snow isn't much fun with this car to me, drifting in RAIN is where it's at. Nice video!
Back when I was 18 - 19, I had an BMW E36 Compact with bad winter tires. This car does not have any real weight on its back.....this is when you learn how to drive RWD in winter :D Shit was like an adventure.
Drive like a volvodriver in the winter? You've never been to sweden... You'll see volvo 740's and 940's drifting all over the place!
No, I've never been to Sweden *checks the license plate* 😁
@@TunedIntoCars haha didn't notice. Then you should know about the Volvos 😂
yeah, almost all rear wheeldrive cars :D. i dont get why someone things its diffucult to drive in snow or ice.. all you need is good tires and don floor it...
Jeppe Nord volvo is for gubberna
volvo drivers in the US barely drive the limit deserve to be tailgated and honked at
Leave the traction control on at all times
What you need to do: turn the traction control off
Temporarily disable to get unstuck is what he meant
You should have snow tires on.
Obviously. That's why the car has exactly that...
Tuned Into Cars! What brand? Nokian Tyres, Continental?
Contis, I see
jeff yu you don’t need snow tires...all seasons and good enough in snow
@@claycrawford9009 No. All season is no season. They arent made for the snow like a winter tire is. Winter tires are always better
Great tips dude, but I think using a plastic brush to clear off stuck ice, may harm your car paint....
Anyway, great video, keep on.
Read the comments below. Not a plastic brush... paint is perfectly fine...
Aahha!!!
So nice...
Wishing you best of luck...
Try michelin alpin 6. And also, as a tip i usually start in 2nd gear. And use small amounts of throttle. That seems to work, i have been able to get out of places that fwd drivers were stuck in last winter.
and if its legal where you live, try studded tires.
@@ejss do not do this unless you're literally driving on snow and ice the whole winter. studded tires are terrible for traction on dry pavement in the cold
@@derekschinke2512 so probably in every place they are legal.
Excellent video Paul - common sense. Having just come back from Stockholm and I have a LBB manual M2 - its great to see you enjoying the same car in beautiful Sweden! Lee
Lee B what about spike tyres. I heard it is also legal in Sweden
I have an E60 M5 LCI as my summer car and a 545i E60 6-speed manual for winter.
So much fun with winter tires!!
Make videos on ur channel pls
I agree with point #5. Having fun in an empty parking lot is important for properly understanding how your car handles in limited traction conditions. I just wish the cops felt the same way about it.
Two Years ago in winter I had a mercedes RWD car. There was one day of skiing where the road conditions were really bad... I drove at like 30 Km per hour not accelerating at all, no steering inputs no breaking and the car went swinging from side to side... I had proper tires on and I really enjoy drifting from time to time. Nevertheless on this day, I decided to not buy a RWD car again. Drifting is fun as long as you do it intentionally. If you just want to commute an AWD is so much more relaxed and you can still drift it in winter.
For me personally it was the best choice👌🏼
welcher ist es nun geworden als Allrad?
Get studded tires, get a locking differential and turn off the traction control and slide around like crazy!
A few sand bags in the trunk (large construction ones) and you will be much happier driver
Haha thank god you made this video! Got my first car last month and apparently a rwd jaguar with 450 hp and summer tires does not fair well in -10 degrees F and stupid amounts of ice. Who would’ve guessed.
your first car is a rwd Jaguar with 450hp?! how the hell?
idk.. i am not the most experienced driver, but whenever there is snow on the streets, I always disable the traction on my 300 hp car. You just need to apply gas very slowly and kick the pedal when you want some fun on the turn :D
You forgot to add 2 bags of sand bags into your trunk. Back in 2007, I bought winter tires for my 07 350z Nismo, added two 100lb bags into the rear and it gripped like a champ in the snow.
Iam Driving an AWD car since last season and its almost too fast and grippy for winter conditions. Iam suprised how it flys through snow where my previous FWD- car would get stuck instantly :)
But that also means that one dy I will get it stuck somewhere no tow- truck will be able to reach :)
hahha me and my friends with volvo is just full throttel and welded diff so drifting everywhere
Limpan ajjemän Leifen på ett gu förbannat brehäng
ahmed suedisson ajjemän fast har nu blivit mest e36 so lek bil och e90 som daily
an other good point of drifting in the winter is that you are less likely to damage your drivetrain bcs you put less stress on everything...
My first winter I couldn’t afford winter tires for my Pontiac grand am gt, when I got it, it needed a set of tires. Went to the local junkyard and got a set of 3/4s tread hankooks from a same car on rims. Ran me 80$ all together and those tires handled snow and ice so well I took em off and got another used set for summer and rescued them the next year. Never got stuck once and here in pa winter gets pretty shitty
3:05 - and then you find a Toyota Land cruiser with Bull Bar conveniently stopped behind you. :D
I was worried until Tip no.5 😁
These are tips that should be followed all year round
Ending was sick
The first thing I do when I start my BMW in any weather is turn off the DSC. I hate it if DSC interferes with me driving.
Can i add that if you do some burnouts or fat skids on the winter tyres the little grooves in the winter tyres get angled as they flex and you’ll have better traction in reverse but way less going forward😂, speaking from experience owning an m2 in winter
The first and most important tip is visibility, if it snows or there is snow present put you headlights on. In fact, Sweden is a country where you always need put your headlights on while driving,
Just simply don't push the throttle too hard and be gentle to avoid getting stuck 👍🏼
I seem to have much less trouble in snow with my 86, it might be the tire width difference or the weight. Whatever it is, its getting me through this Canadian winter like a champ
Well, I kind of insisted to run stock tire sizes, i.e. 265s at the back :D and unfortunately, yes, the M2 is kinda heavy
But I've had very little issues with the car during winter thought
I turn into a BMW driver in the winter with my Volvo S40 T5 AWD :D
I have a new AWD (all-wheel drive) car and shall be swapping to winter tyres in November. I hope I shall be able to cope if we have a bad winter.
Put some extra weight in boot space around 100kg which will help alot. I did this on my 330i and it helps alot
Every winter in Siberia the weather looks like in your video) Actually i don't have any dificulty to drive on my rwd bmw. I guess i have more fun than other people when drifting))) But i absolutely support your tips
When you have xDrive + actual proper winter tires (for example Nokian Hakkapeliitta 8, 10 or Michelin X-ice north 4 and both with studs) you can still be a real BMW-driver. No need to be a Volvodriver. I drive with DSC OFF most of the time, i tailgate others (i can't help myself) and i do pointless full throttle accelerations all the time.
You wouldn't believe the difference. It's huge.
Put some sandbags in the trunk. Helps ALOT. Also, if you find yourself stuck on a hill. Try to intentionally park towards the side of the road. Usually is a bit more snow on the side and not polished ice. Happy driving! :D
i know this reply is super late, but i gotta say: i don't agree with all seasons being useless. while i agree a proper winter tire will perform better, i will say i'm running Maxxis Premitra AP3's on my Audi B6 quattro and they are phenomenal, even in warmer snow and icy conditions. Atleast now in their first season, we'll see how they hold up next year...
You only need one tip to drive a RWD car in winter -> Get an Audi Quattro!
As a Audi owner, I can safely say that you can drive faster than anyone during the snow storm. You literally just overtake everyone out there and they all look like they stagnant. That's my experience with Audi in snowy winter. And I am not even trying to drive fast or showing off. I was just driving at a safe comfortable pace of 30-40 mph.
"you can drive faster than anyone during the snow storm" - you will also require the most amount of space to brake, in case of an emergency. So not only is this not relevant to the topic of the video, but it's also a pretty dangerous 'tip'
My tip is put it in ECO mode the car will not have as many throttle responsiveness as in Comfort or sport.
The M2 doesn't have ECO mode but that's a really good tip for any car that has that mode
since i got the first winter with my newly acquired gt86 ahead, imma take these tips to heart.
edit: since its my first RWD car; ive already got a few winters with FWD cars under my belt.
honestly one of the best car videos ive seen in a hot minute
In my experience most problems are the same with RWD and FWD. But I would miss the funny controllable slippery moments on the back. RWD is fun. In the winter I like AWD most because you can really do performance rides or fast traveling on highways.
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Also keep wheel chains in your car at all times
How to drive safely in the winter
Also him: drift that thing
All-Season/4-Season Tires are completely fine if you're in region that doesn't have too much snow and live in a fairly flat region. I even manage to get to a ski resort not far from here maybe 2 hours. There's usually some more snow but the main roads closer to the mountain area have gentle rise unless you take the backroad on the other side of the mountains through the canyon - which will be unlikely unless you need to avoid a sudden traffic jam on the regular route from resort to the highway home. We did it once because the traffic jam on left turn was insane navigation so I turned right to the alternate route all the way around and up then down the mountain - driving was fine traffic was going only 30-40 km/h for safety so.
But overall season specific tires are obvioudly better.
But in my location it doesn't matter.
"Clear the snow of all the wheels because blah blah blah"
Only does one wheel...
You really want to see me clean all four wheels? :)
@@TunedIntoCars Ahah no but you might want a smooth ride and not a bumpy one, as you said :) Lmao, keep up the good work man and sexy car
@@_daniel.w he did clean all of them dude.. he just skipped it
@@mcalex4747 Nope. After he cleans the first wheel, keep watching lmao
My 1 series coupe got stuck in snow at work. First time I've ever had a RWD car. Had to abandon the car and walk home 😞
I've got a 2021 model and it's front wheel drive!
Will be using a rare wheel drive, no driving assistance E34 525 TDS for my every day and winter car, guess I might want winter tires with spikes, live in Norway, hehe
falken all season tires ( as210 ) i tried many times in snow they are best i even climbed mountain way in Turkey my car is e90
Could be, but fitting all season tires to an M car is pretty pointless. Decent winter grip, but most likely quite bad in the summer
if u see "stop" sign Don't stop! if see red light don't "Stop" golden rule of M2 driver !!!! and life will be perfect !!! (and yes I"m the owner of M2 as well) :) :)
Tip number 6, don't buy RWD where you have snowy winter.
I have had all RWD vehicles the past 3 winters I could drive. My Camaro SS was terrible in the snow, but my Mercedes S550 is great because it’s so heavy.
Why didn’t you just put 300lbs in the trunk lol
Awesome video man, about to buy my first car. A BMW 325i 2006! This video was really good man :)
I have just one word for this, thank you. Or Quattro..
My snow driving tips for the BMW M2 or any other rear-wheel drive car:
-Don't buy a rear-wheel drive car if you live in a place where there are lots of snow/icy days per year!
-Don't buy an expensive car to drive in filthy road conditions with road salt!
-Buy something that has 4 wheel drive and that you don't have much love for it: you may easily get stuck, bump into stuff or others may easily bump into you on icy conditions! There's nothing like buying a brand new and expensive car only to arrive at the next spring with a car with several dents and needing new bumpers, side panels or even a new paint job!!
I'm actually tried to provide some tips from experience here. I don't know what planet you live on if you only drive your car when the road is squicky clean.
I buy my cars to drive them and enjoy them all the time. I'm not one to store cars in a garage and drive them twice a year.
And finally, fear not, my cars and properly maintained and washed. I've sold it last year in the same condition in which I bought it
@@TunedIntoCarsLuckily, I live in a region of the planet where it rarely snows and the roads are good and clean all year long... but like I've said, if I lived in a place with lots of snowy days per year I think I'd rather buy a disposable car.
@@Username-2 I lived in a snowy place in Switzerland for several years with a non 4 wheel drive car and I can tell you that if I ever end up living in a snowy place I'll get a 4 wheel drive car.
LOL
We get tonnes of snow where I live.
Park the M2 ... it’s so beautiful. You wouldn’t want road salt on it.
Buy a cheaper SUV :)
It's sold, unfortunately
But why is everyone so worried about salt affecting a brand new cars with 12 years rust warranty?
If I had the money for an M2... I’d also have enough money for a decent AWD SUV. Keep the baby salt free... and mud and slush free. That’s just me I guess.
Winter tires without spikes is better on snow than with spikes. Spikes is better on ice
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weight in the boot helps a lot with not getting stuck
Can't stress this enough... but get good STUDDED tires. No studs are useless on a hill or steep slope, and with studded no problems with getting out of a parking spot, well, much less anyway. Drove a RWD car in midRussia (as opposed to south) for 3 years myself, studded tires rule.
Ilegal on many streets in Stockholm. Plus kind of pointless since in a few hours the roads were clean.
If you live outside of the city, then studded tires are really useful
If you want more fun in the snow, I suggest going for rally racing.
Thank You very much for 3rd tip! :) First winter with 220HP RWD :) Will be fun!
You need real Snow tires. Hakka is a good choice, studded ones of course. Use Them on Hornsgatan.
These were very good snow tires. Real ones as well. There was ice underneath the surface. Not much you can do about that, especially on an incline.
P.s. on hornsgatan you're not allowed to use studded tires. At least not when I lived there
Salutare Mihai Super masina!
Parerea mea e ca cel mai recomandat ar fi sa nu conduci pe zapada (safety wise) In final daca chiar treb ar trebui so faci pe distante scurte si in oras unde in caz de doamne fereste ramai in pana poate cineva sa te ajute sau in cel mai rau caz lasi masina acolo si pleci acasa. ✌🏻
Chiar nu e atat de dramatica situatia. Cu ceva mai multa atentie si conducand preventiv, nu prea ai probleme iarna. E a doua iarna in care merg exclusiv cu masina asta, am fost pana in nordul Suediei cu ea, fara probleme.
Turn traction control off and bang that rev limiter till you got traction or a blown motor
----good video
ahhhh, so you clean your wheels with the brush and next day you will use it to scratch your paintjob? fucking brilliant!
I have never experienced something like this with my BMW E39, bought some good tires on the rear wheels and I can literally drive on ice however I want, no skids or nothing
Great video, I am looking forward for winter test my newly acquired BMW F30 XD
Actually... not a troll video. I expected this to be one :D
Can't wait for winter now. Nice video man! :)
I hate my area cause they plowing snow so fast, even on storm.
Some usefull tricks for beginner thats ok. But i would like to see you to start your car when you can't go back on a hill because there is others car behind you. Rear wheeel driven cars are really bad on snow if you admit or not thats the case becase the weight of the engine is on the front. Best solution is put weight into the trunk that balance the car. And put the snow chain if needed.
If there are cars behind me, I would wait for them to clear and then go back down the hill. RWD drive cars require you to chance your driving style and they're not ideal for driving on snow but I would call them 'really bad'. Not at all.
I've never really had major issues driving this car in the winter and I've driven it for two seasons.
Nice tips, I will take them on board. Especially the fifth one have fun, Its important to enjoy your car in a safe place, Or Just to learn until you have got the skills to take it on track. Or should I say road.
How much different would you car be in snow without the LSD?
well tractioncontrol handles lot of it but lsd is more slippery=better. i have driven both. lsd and free differential
I have 2011 335is and it drives perfectly fine. I have winter tires which this guy don't I think and that's really the problem.
All Seasons have no grip in every situation. I have them on all my cars as they are not performance cars and we dont really have snow here. But i have driven them in snow and they are better than the cheap winter tyres and way better than summer tyres which you should totally avoid in the winter unless its not snowing at all and above atleast 5-8 degrees celcius.
Thank you very much for the 5 tips
Take care buddy
First of all: This is a good video and it addresses the main challenges of driving the M2 in winter. However, it is a bit dramatic at times and I think I would be terrified if I saw it before buying the car. Now that I have the M2 and driven it through a fair bit of snow I have to say it drives exceptionally well on snow, I'm really surprised! Obviously provided you have decent winter tyres! The only thing that I'm really terrified of is coming to a stop uphill (like in 02:55) but with other cars behind me. That would be a terrible situation...
Well if was filmed after a night of heavy snow so there were a couple of hickups, but I can't complain either, the M2 is pretty damn good in the winter
Which tyres do you recommend? I’m coming into my first winter with an m2 and need tyres
@@ryanbrough108 was very happy with my Conti TS850. Now have the newer TS870 on my GR Yaris and they‘re just fantastic, as a winter tyre as well as a performance tyre.
I’m passing my test in January, the worst time of the year for snow in my country, and my first car is a bmw 125i...
should be interesting
Getting that fairly strong rwd car for a beginner driver is not smart. Convince me I'm wrong.
** Had my licence for 5 years now and I drive a Volvo so my opinion doesn't matter, but anyways.
Similar for me, got my license in december and drive a 530i. It was fun though but got stuck once on a hill lol
Be careful! 125i is a strong little car, very fun and all, but not the easiest to handle if you look for having fun.
I know haha, I have a lot of experience track driving so I know what to do and what not to do, and to keep the stupidity to the track.
CRINGE when you use snow brush on your paint.... why would you scratch your car on purpose ???
The paint is fine, no need to worry :)
@@TunedIntoCars bruh no its not.
@@geoffbob6267 how do you know?? Have you seen it
@@GrahamReid34 guys, again, the paint is just fine. nothing was scratched :) goo.gl/t6ZW26
@@TunedIntoCars Really nice car bro. Keep up the good content!
exactly what I was looking for, thank you
1:15 i would never touch my paint with a brush lol i only do the windows with it and let the heat remove the snow from the paint
Great video! I just bought an e46 318c with RWD, i will use ur tips!
Commoners like us that don't have M cars done have lsd, you can still slide in the snow, it just won't be as good with an open diff 😥
You won’t have much problem in that. It’s power is lower.
Tip 6....If your state or province allows it get studded tires.