Z4 + Snow

Frobius said:
Hmm.. doesn't sound like no weight at the back is condusive to getting anywhere in the snow. Luckily there's no hills near where I live so all I'll have to careful of is corners and mentalists. :|
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I had some weight in the back, but obviously not enough :). To be honest it handled it pretty well up to that point, better than I expected. In fact apart from the sudden moments the car felt better planted than the van did but that might have been down to poor driving by white van man (he wasn`t the smoothest)

I got a feel for the car starting to lose grip even before any lights came on. It`s like the car does a minute fishtail, think that was possibly the LSD doing it`s stuff. But I knew at that moment any more of the loud pedal and the traccy control kicks in and the rear starts to go.

But no, Z4`s suck in the snow really :), when the rear does break lose it can do so quickly
 
Don't let all that weight freeze in the boot ...... you have to change it every day or it goes bad you know.... :lol:
 
Got stuck coming up the slip road on the M25 J8 tonight. Road turned to ice so the back kept steeping out, every time i stop I had trouble getting started again. How embarrassing, I had all the front wheel drive cars just driving by looking with a big smile on there faces. I had to give up in the end and admit defeat, don't think my clutch could take much more. The police had to tow me up to the top in their 4X4 :oops: :rofl:
 
Was coming out of the roundabout from the B&Q in Wolverhampton (Black Country Route). The back end definitely twitched and the two cars approaching me from behind saw sense and stopped speeding like crazy!

I nearly lost it there and then.

I'm confused as to whether to keep the DTC off or on. The thing is working overtime! :|
 
i had alot of fun today in the snow.

put the car in DTC (on i assume? light on dash) and plodded along at 20mph going sideways almost all the way to work, every roundabout was sideways.

after work, i took the car around a few of the carparks and turned the TC completely off and got some goor practice in car control with the Z4, the snow turned to ice undeneith and it became extremely slipperly...

i also waded into an untouched carpark and for the car stuck (multiple times), so much so i left in it gear and get out to check the wheels were moving lol.

going forwards when stuck seems impossible even with the rocking technique, reverse made it pretty easy to get out though.

looking forward to a bit more snow in the coming weeks :)

Ry

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I am guess none of you are using winter tires?
The Zed is actually pretty good with winter tires fitted... :thumbsup:
 
Well... car abandoned last night! Actually it seemed to be going fine, but 45 minutes to do half a mile wasn't working for me... so jumped on the train instead.

Just before I left though I saw another Z4 next to the office, I went over to ask how they were getting on. It was a young lady... she complained that they car was going all over the place and really not very good in those conditions. I recounted a little of your collective advice. She chipped in with a suggestion of her own... to help it in low gears, "I put it in sport mode!" Incredible! As far as Dunkirk spirit goes, good girl :thumbsup: For actual driving in the snow :thumbsdown:
 
275 Conti's are not made for this weather. I nearly got to Southport yesterday, stopped by sheet ice and a hill ahead. Idiots crashing all around me so decided to turn round and give up. Today I only made it to the end of the road and decided it just wasn't worth trying. So it's Jeremy Kyle and laptop working from home today.
 
Success!

I managed to make it up the car park without making an arse of myself - powered by Boddingtons and Stella \o/

Had the sense to bring a shovel this morning too, so I've more chance of digging my way out on the way home :)

(There was another BMW ditched in the car park this morning too, so that made me feel a little better)
 
Been along to dig my car out with a shovel, no can do. Can`t get traction and as soon as the wheels start spinning the car slides away from the nice little tracks I made for it :(. RAC on their way, providing they agree to collect me from home, if not it`s pot luck if Ican get back to the car again for when they arrive. Can you believe they won`t collect me from home (which is likely to be on their way) and isntead would prefer it if I went back to the car to wait for up to four hours, and then to stand at the side of the road in the freezing cold once they`re on their way (they won`t see the car otherwise).

Not used RAC for at least three years, would be nice if for my full membership (£140 a year or whatever it is), they would just once help out by colecting me from my home first. It`ll be easier for them to find the car that way also as I couldn`t explain exactly where the car is at due to it being country lanes with lots of unknown small villages around. I`m hoping they will agree to collecting me first, especially if they have to drive through my town anyway to get to the car.
 
Here's a question:

One of the things they suggest when you're stuck in snow/ice is to let the tyres down - how does that work with runflats?

Does it make it better as in - the tyre still retains some rigidity or does it make it worse as in you're unable to get the tyre soft enough that you gain any traction?
 
Siftah said:
Here's a question:

One of the things they suggest when you're stuck in snow/ice is to let the tyres down - how does that work with runflats?

Does it make it better as in - the tyre still retains some rigidity or does it make it worse as in you're unable to get the tyre soft enough that you gain any traction?
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To be honest I don`t think that method will work much with runflats due to the rigidity of the construction of the tyre, the technique probably doesn`t work well with any hihgh performance tyres.
I guess with the tyre flexing more it`ll give more grip in snowy conditions,due to the flex and the heat building more
 
decreasing the pressure is designed to give yuo a bigger tyre footprint... RFTs won't allow this, as the sidewalls wont flex enough.
 
i'm guessing reverse didnt work for you Darrren? or were you not in a position to be able to reverse?

i was still prepared to let my tyres down if i got stuck, it wouldnt of been as effective as a normal tyre but it should help to some extent.

Ry
 
I'm thinking of picking up a set of 'snow socks' as they're easier to store & fit than snow chains, are alloy-friendly, and are usually cheaper.

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bulldog5046 said:
i'm guessing reverse didnt work for you Darrren? or were you not in a position to be able to reverse?

i was still prepared to let my tyres down if i got stuck, it wouldnt of been as effective as a normal tyre but it should help to some extent.

Ry
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Was trying reverse as I had drove nose first into the field so had to use reverse to get out. Trying to drive out nose first was not possible. Got there in the end thanks to the RAC, even if despite the information I gave them they decided to send a RWD van out to me which also got stuck. A 4x4 was eventually dispatched to get me out.
 
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