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There're lots of spin for sure. But if you disable traction control and put car in sport+, probably you would not need your neighbours' help.
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The 20" wheels have summer tires, which probably are only good in Southern California or Southern Florida - especially with the weather we have had this winter. As LSM points out, the summer tires just don't like temps lower than 40 and they hate temps lower than 40 coupled with rain or bad weather. Nokian makes a great tire - the WRG2 and WRG3 that work wonderful - but it does not look like they come in the size needed for the GC.
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Just got out of an '11 550i m sport. Loved the car but horrible in even light snow with performance tires. I have the 650i for 2 weeks now, xdrive with 19" all season tires. We are getting hammered in NY this winter and the car performs unbelievable in the snow. Glad I got the 19"s. It is my daily driver. I believe there were so many people in ny/nj area that had issues with the 20" ers that almost all the dealers in my area ordered the 2014's with the 19" wheels/ xdrive cars.
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02-08-2014, 12:32 PM | #26 | |
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I was being cheap because I didn't want to spend much money on after market parts for a leased car, but it would seem like the wise thing to do would be to get her some snow shoes.
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After the first snow fall, he called me basically crying. Said it was over an hour to get home and even then he could not get up the 1" lip of his driveway. These summer tires are plain dangerous in the winter and should not be used. My neighbor had one of the first 2004 545s and almost got stuck crossing rail tracks one winter (leased car, did not want snows). And as noted, AWD does not help here - the tires just don't work. For my previous leased cars, I purchased some used rims, then bought snow tires and TPMS sensors. If you buy from Discount Tire, they will even swap your wheels for you at no charge (yes, put the snow tire/rims in your car, drive over there, they put them on, bag your old ones for you to take home) -repeat in the spring (Nov 15/April 15 were always my two days). Dealers will also do this and store them (for like $200 a year) When you sell the car, sell the tire/wheels - lots of people will buy them. More tips.. Get OEM BMW wheels not something from tirerack. You might have these on for 6 months and you paid a lot of money for your car -you don't want to hate to look at it 6 months out of the year. Plenty of people will sell you the wheels that they don't want (and if they have all seasons on them, well that might work out just fine*) Always go with a narrow tire. So if you have 20s, try going with a 19 or an 18 if it will fit. Wide tires float on top of the snow and you slip/slide more. Narrow tires cut through the snow. *True snow tires suck in the dry and wet. In fact, they are often more dangerous than an all season in these cases. Their stopping distances in the dry are horrific and the wet is not much better. So determine if you need a TRUE snow tire or a great all season will work for you. The guys over at Nokian (one of the top snow tired mfgs) turned me onto their WRG2/3 series tires. They work AMAZING in the snow, but ultimately are just an all season. I've put two sets on my Mother in-law's Kia and truth be told, if I had the choice, I would drive her car in the snow over my X6 with stock all seasons. For you guys in northern Texas or even Atlanta, I'd go with an 19" all-season tire vs. a snow. Oh and nothing beats a summer tire in the summer - for both dry and wet. So the best of both worlds is changing your tires. Oh and if you are considering a S6 like I am, strangely, Nokia makes a 19" and a 20" that fits the car. Weird sign.
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There's lots of reference to snow tires in this thread - whereas what we should speak of is winter tires. Even here in Canada, 90% of city winter driving is on bare pavement and what is important is traction in cold weather.
Good winter tires have a soft compound that grips well at temperatures below 7C (about 45F). In my experience they are quite good in the wet and in the very cold dry. Driving on summer tires in cold temperatures is about as effective as riding a puck in a hockey rink.
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Yous said it! TIme to go shopping!
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What you say makes a lot of sense. On all of my previous cars, I have always picked up some aftermarket wheels, and wrapped them in all season tires. Over the years, my experience with the all season tires never let me down in many different weather conditions. This is the first car I've decided to stay stock with the tires, but we all seem to be in agreement that the stock 20'' are no good in the cold. I will do some research this weekend, then pick out some nice all season tires for the GC, and just hope that I don't get carried away and end up picking out some 21/22 inch wheels as some habits are hard to break out of, lol... and I have doing so well for the past year...
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The all season tires that came with my car are 245/45R19 Goodyear Eagle LS2 run flats.
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Saw spy shots of new X6, and it looks stale as if they didn't even bother trying with the design. |
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For me, If they are going to make the X6 body design unchanged or minor change, but upgrade the interior to the current X5(F15) level or make the interior sportier. I will make my mind to purchase a X6M as my next car. For me, I have already decided my next car gonna be a SUV, either Porsche Cayenne GTS or next generation X6M. Even I really like the new M4, but I will choose to put the $ 100,000(around) into my investment. Personally, I never leased any car, all paid off. As I have thought about car staff again and again, I think a good looking, fast, and sporty SUV will be all I need. I am never been a track guy, so I think a decent SUV will be my ultimate driving machine.
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OOPS, we got snow again in Toronto today, she is till doing better than some SUV guys without snow tire.
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I even plan on picking up another X6... but going the ///M route next time. Once in a while, I still miss my old X6... especially with the weather we have been having lately. Too bad I can't afford to have both, lol
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Spy shots of new X6. http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/22/u...ng-in-germany/ The boxy front with sleek back don't quite get along IMO. |
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When I first saw a picture of the X6 back in 2008, I knew I had to have one. Started saving my pennies that day. Then when I saw one in person a few months later, I remember having a wide eyed, slacked jaw expression. The Spy shots of the next gen X6 is just not doing it for me, however. Maybe when it drops all of the camo, I might get excited about the new X6. The new X5 is not bad looking, but it doesn't have that eye grabbing design like the first X5 did in 1999/2000, and even when it went through a face lift in 2007, it still had an attention grabbing presence. There are certain points on the latest X5 that I like, especially on the inside, but the whole package is not calling out to me like the X6 did when it first arrived on the scene. Right now, I think the perfect car for me would have the interior design of the 6GC, with the exterior design of the current X6M. I would be quite content with that, lol. This is my humble opinion, of course. The bike DEFINITELY still has the wow factor, but she looks soo sad because she has been just sitting in the garage for the past 3 months Winter needs to go away now. Enough is enough.
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I was thinking the same thing. If the next gen X6 will mirror the X5 just like the out going versions did, then I believe my next car will be a CPO 2013/2014 X6M. Let me know how the trade in works for you, or what research you have been doing if and when you decide to turn in the GC for the X6M. I have thought about going for the same trade in, but I am worried about the financial hit I might have to take, and if it would be worth it. If it were possible to trade the GC in for a 13/14 X6M today, without suffering any financial back-lash, I would clean out the GC today and hand in the keys. I really do enjoy the GC. It is a beautiful car inside and out, the driving dynamics still amaze me even after a year behind the wheel, and I like all the tech I get to play with when I power her up, but I just miss certain aspects of the SUV type cars I have been driving for the past 8 years between my former X6 and MDX I had before that. Not to mention this winter has reminded me that SUV is the way to go when the weather is not ideal for the bike. My 2 cents... end rant.
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I remember when last time I was dinning with my sales person (he is also my personal friend actually). I mentioned my mind about trade in 650GC for a x6m to him. He told me right now he also does not have any information about the out coming x6, but he also said if the x6 is really going out next year, the huge discount of X6 models will start around this year May or June. As I am in Canada, so I just can tell you something what could be expected for Canadians. For X5's case, I remember all x5 models get $10000 factory discount when the F15 X5 been announced. MSRP for a well equipped X5M is around $120,000+tax(13%HST) in Ontario Canada. Usually, if you go to buy a BMW, you can get 5% to 8% discount at normal days. However, my friend who is also a friend of my sales person, he got a x5m at $106,700(tax included) last year. I think this is what I can expect for x6m also, because X6m and the X5M are almost identical price in Canada. I will keep you informed when I get any info back from my sales person.
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