x5m Snow tires oem wheels ROCKS

[NOVAwhiteX5M]

So DC/VA/MD got dumped with A LOT of snow , about 8 Inches in about 9 hours or so. Traffic was a pain but i took the x5m out after it stopped snowing and needless to say the x5m w/ snow tires *275's all around on oem wheels performed flawlessly. I was actually looking for snow pileups so i could blast through them.

[LeMansX5]

Any pics of fun in the snow?

[NOVAwhiteX5M]

tried the same thing this morning in an unpaved parkinglot w/ my buddies x5m oem tires (800 miles) on 8 inches of snow and it was not pretty. Had to completely disable tsc to get moving and was slipping/sliding side ways and barely got up to 10mph. snow tires are cheap insurance and a must for regions w/ snow

[Northern X5M]

Originally Posted by NOVAwhiteX5M

tried the same thing this morning in an unpaved parkinglot w/ my buddies x5m oem tires (800 miles) on 8 inches of snow and it was not pretty. Had to completely disable tsc to get moving and was slipping/sliding side ways and barely got up to 10mph. snow tires are cheap insurance and a must for regions w/ snow

The first snow fall here, I almost had a pretty nasty wreck. The stock tires are horrible, I mean really, really bad on snow and ice. Then I almost lost it again limping the vehicle to the dealership to get winter rims and tires installed. I installed the 298M rims w/ continentals. Awesome setup this thing plows through the snow like amazing now. And I think the 298M's are actually nicer than the stock rims.

[Whoopsy]

Stock OEM tires are SUMMER PERFORMANCE tires, of course they are not good in the snow.

[Chillioil]

Originally Posted by Northern X5M

I installed the 298M rims w/ continentals. Awesome setup this thing plows through the snow like amazing now. And I think the 298M's are actually nicer than the stock rims.

For sure they are, 255/55/19 is much better than 275/40/20 on snow