[Bobdaxx]

Wow....my m2 is coming out of storage!!! I am so sick of driving my Fit.

What a treat a whole week

[DanG]

Need to move West. My M2 is a daily driver with no problems and no snow tires.

[No Boost]

You guys really deprive yourselves by not fitting your M2 with winter tires.

Sorry for bringing up the torturous winter rubber on rwd debate. It had to be said.

[BigKutta]

I live in DC, and perhaps the only time I wouldn't drive my RWD BMW is when it has just snowed. Of course I dont have an M2, and also have all seasons, but if you have winter tires, there is no reason to store this car in winter. The road are plowed and salted all the time

[heavyD^2]

I'm driving mine all winter. I used to garage a summer car and drive a winter car but realized life is too short to drive cars like a Honda Fit for 5 to 6 months a year. I prefer to drive a car I really like all year.

[infinitekidM2C]

is that supposed to be a good thing?! lol
sounds cold

[bobert]

Originally Posted by BigKutta

I live in DC, and perhaps the only time I wouldn't drive my RWD BMW is when it has just snowed. Of course I dont have an M2, and also have all seasons, but if you have winter tires, there is no reason to store this car in winter. The road are plowed and salted all the time

Yes, "salted all the time" - that's when (here in MD) I don't drive my M2 or my Miata, which is nearly 20 years old and corrosion-free underneath (I can see it clearly since it's sitting on top of the M2 in the garage ).

I have enjoyed rwd cars on winter tires in snow before, such as my former '08 G35, and had been planning on doing the same in my former '13 335i. But I don't miss out much in my M2 - it can come out in winter anytime rain has washed most of the salt off the road and it's above freezing, so there's only three months out of the year when it has limited outings. Makes me enjoy those two cars even more in the spring.

[bobert]

Originally Posted by heavyD^2

I'm driving mine all winter. I used to garage a summer car and drive a winter car but realized life is too short to drive cars like a Honda Fit for 5 to 6 months a year. I prefer to drive a car I really like all year.

I agree life is too short to drive a lame car in winter; it's nice to drive a car you really like all year - this is why, after 20 years of driving Toyota trucks (first a '91, then an '05) in winter, I sold my Tacoma in 2012 and started driving my GTI in winter.

[Motivate]

Lol, what a difference in driving experience between the M2 and Fit. Enjoy

[magha]

Love driving it in the snow first car with a legit LSD and loving it. Does provide a bit of a false sense of security though given how nice and easy it is to drift

Haven't tried anything at speed though but then again don't intend on as that's better left to the track.

[akkando]

Originally Posted by BigKutta

I live in DC, and perhaps the only time I wouldn't drive my RWD BMW is when it has just snowed. Of course I dont have an M2, and also have all seasons, but if you have winter tires, there is no reason to store this car in winter. The road are plowed and salted all the time

Some people don't want to do it because they don't want the salt on their car.

[SUB-ZERO]

Originally Posted by Bobdaxx

Wow....my m2 is coming out of storage!!! I am so sick of driving my Fit.

What a treat a whole week

I DD my M2C in DC NoVA.

[qnet]

Living near Atlanta, it's in the 40's & 50's a lot during the winter months. It's hard not to take the M2 out vs. my Kia Soul.

[akkando]

Originally Posted by qnet

Living near Atlanta, it's in the 40's & 50's a lot during the winter months. It's hard not to take the M2 out vs. my Kia Soul.

Why wouldn't you take it out?

[eddie_yvp]

I kept the M2 in the garage last winter (DC area) - drove me crazy looking at the weather - trying to find those limited windows with no salt and warm enough temperatures.

Put me in the "life is too short" category this year. Probably won't keep the car long enough where I would need to worry about corrosion anyway (and recently finding mice in our garage was a factor in not wanting the car to sit there all winter). Just installed my quasi-winter set up this week (picked up a set of 788s and threw on some performance all seasons) and I'm not looking back. I'll save the SUV for when the roads actually have snow/ice on them.

[GTIGUY1992]

Originally Posted by eddie_yvp

I kept the M2 in the garage last winter (DC area) - drove me crazy looking at the weather - trying to find those limited windows with no salt and warm enough temperatures.

Put me in the "life is too short" category this year. Probably won't keep the car long enough where I would need to worry about corrosion anyway (and recently finding mice in our garage was a factor in not wanting the car to sit there all winter). Just installed my quasi-winter set up this week (picked up a set of 788s and threw on some performance all seasons) and I'm not looking back. I'll save the SUV for when the roads actually have snow/ice on them.

My neighbor (down the street, phew!) just had this issue last year with mice. He puts his 911 GT3 away as soon as it hits mid 40s, so in the midwest that's a good 4-5 months, and during that time rats chewed through his main electrical wiring harnesses. He had to go through his homeowners insurance apparently and it cost a good few thousand bucks to fix, while the car had to basically be gutted to access the harnesses.

If I see any hint of rats in my house I am putting up rat traps along with maybe rat poison sprayed on the underside of my car...

[eddie_yvp]

^ Yikes - that is exactly what I’m worried about. We caught a bunch in traps a few weeks ago and haven’t seen any since - so fingers crossed. But it was an easy excuse to finally get a winter set up.

[mpower1226]

Mine fitted with winters and ive purchased this car to specifically drive during winter months!

[heavyD^2]

Originally Posted by eddie_yvp

I kept the M2 in the garage last winter (DC area) - drove me crazy looking at the weather - trying to find those limited windows with no salt and warm enough temperatures.

Put me in the "life is too short" category this year. Probably won't keep the car long enough where I would need to worry about corrosion anyway (and recently finding mice in our garage was a factor in not wanting the car to sit there all winter). Just installed my quasi-winter set up this week (picked up a set of 788s and threw on some performance all seasons) and I'm not looking back. I'll save the SUV for when the roads actually have snow/ice on them.

That's it for me in a nutshell. I got my car completely wrapped in Suntek and it was probably a waste of money seeing I don't keep cars longer than 2 - 3 years anyway. I am pretty religious about washing my car in the winter and there's zero chance my car will ever rust during my ownership so I'm going to enjoy the car as much as I can during ownership. I just can't help that I have a wandering eye when it comes to cars and when the next latest and greatest cars come out I can't help myself. I'm already really digging the interior of the new 3 series and I'm sure I will be incredibly tempted by the upcoming M3/M4 models. I certainly don't fault anyone for garaging their car over the winter as everyone is different and a lot of people are probably better with their money than I when it comes to cars.

[GasBurnlife(landapanda)]

Originally Posted by heavyD^2

That's it for me in a nutshell. I got my car completely wrapped in Suntek and it was probably a waste of money seeing I don't keep cars longer than 2 - 3 years anyway. I am pretty religious about washing my car in the winter and there's zero chance my car will ever rust during my ownership so I'm going to enjoy the car as much as I can during ownership. I just can't help that I have a wandering eye when it comes to cars and when the next latest and greatest cars come out I can't help myself. I'm already really digging the interior of the new 3 series and I'm sure I will be incredibly tempted by the upcoming M3/M4 models. I certainly don't fault anyone for garaging their car over the winter as everyone is different and a lot of people are probably better with their money than I when it comes to cars.

I personally can't understand how anyone can keep such a beautiful and fun car in their garage for 4 months and not drive it. Get snow tires if you live in the snow belt and run tour car through a touch-less carwash once a week to get rid of salt and other chemicals they put on the road. Snow and rain means less traction = more donut fun!

I do occasionally take my minivan if I have to commute to DC and park on the street, but my M2 comes out religiously every week end. Speaking of which...

[GTIGUY1992]

I keep the M2 garaged on snowy and icy days mostly because I don't trust other drivers. You'd think getting ice and snow every year at the same time would teach people when to start paying attention, put down the phone, and drive slower as conditions permit- but nope. First few snows of the year I always pass a good few wrecks, interstate will be littered with them. If I am going to get hit by one of these morons, Id rather it be in my GTI.

It's my DD and track car in the summer though so whatever roughage I save it in the winter, I am sure I deal back ten-fold at Gingerman lol.

[randyt]

Originally Posted by BigKutta

I live in DC, and perhaps the only time I wouldn't drive my RWD BMW is when it has just snowed. Of course I dont have an M2, and also have all seasons, but if you have winter tires, there is no reason to store this car in winter. The road are plowed and salted all the time

I'm in the DC area as well.

Driving almost any vehicle in fresh snow is great. Used to love taking my MGB out in the snow providing I didn't have to push snow. Drove my RWD 1er in the snow as well. Nannies make it easier, nannies off provides entertaining car control sessions.

However, plowed[, cindered] and salted is the time I least want to drive my M2, my truck or any vehicle for that matter.

The chemicals and sand/cinders/gravel is just too hard on the car and I plan to keep this one a while.

I do miss driving it tho so it comes out when we get suitable weather.