Winter tires for a 330 XI?

[suntigen]

I just moved to snow country for the first time. Fortunately, I moved prepared.

My 330xi is so much fun to drive in upstate New York backroads, I can't even gush enough!

My question to the board is this... do I need to get snow tires for this car? It's AWD with runflat tires... so I'm really not sure.

- matthewk

 

[tsquared]

AWD only allows you to put power down, not stop or turn. And as nice as being able to get going is, stopping is a lot more important.

Get the snow tires. The so called all season tires on my old 330xi could not hold a candle to the Blizzak's I'm using on my '04 330i

Regards,

 

[MrElussive]

No, you do not need snow tires at all. The all-season tires mean just that...all seasons. They won't do as well in the snow as snow tires, but they offer a good balance of all-weather drivability with good tread wear.