BMW and Snow in Montreal

rosh · 01-04-2010, 10:58 PM

I am planning to travel from Connecticut to Montreal, Canada in the next two days. I see that it is going to snow over the next couple of days per the weather report.

I will be visiting Montreal for the first time in snow and dont have an Idea about the road cleaning / snow conditions etc.

I have a 335i (Rear wheel). Anyone knows how would it do? in the next three days in Montreal and on the Highway to Montreal.

Thanks for the inputs!

thkfast · 01-04-2010, 11:13 PM

As long as you are running snow tires on all four corners, you should be fine. If not, don't even leave CT.

Ihatewinter

jopa489 · 01-04-2010, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by thkfast

As long as you are running snow tires on all four corners, you should be fine. If not, don't even leave CT.

Ihatewinter

Nothing left to say, good advice.

FUTBiM · 01-05-2010, 04:00 PM

Yup I live in MTL, they plow the roads fairly quickly and often...but, stay in an interior garage once in MTL as the parking spots well,.... the snow is not"removed" so quickly...

If you don't have winter tires, first of all you won't get past the adirondacks, then if you pass them, once in Montreal, there's a few climbs to get to downtown... you won't get pass them, and that's if the police won't stop you before as winter tires are mandatory...

P.S. no significant snow for the next few days BUT... right now... icy rain... hmmm

Saintor · 01-05-2010, 04:07 PM

If you don't have snow tires and rely on high performance summer tires as your Sport Pack suggests, don't come to Montreal... just don't.

discoboy1 · 01-05-2010, 07:10 PM

Believe me, If I were you I d be more concerned about potholes than snow when visiting Montreal....

Oulixes · 01-05-2010, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by discoboy1

Believe me, If I were you I d be more concerned about potholes than snow when visiting Montreal....

So Montreal is no different...

FUTBiM · 01-05-2010, 07:39 PM

No it is a bit different, i should correct discoboy, they're not potholes, they're crateres. almost like the ones you see at night when you look at the moon.

galahad05 · 01-06-2010, 12:01 AM

Where's the OP? He hasn't said if he was thinking about tackling that trip (through mountains!) on summer tires. Or if he already has winters on.

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thkfast Major 261 Rep 1,029 Posts Drives: 2015 F82 M4 Sakhir Orange DCT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA iTrader: (1)	As long as you are running snow tires on all four corners, you should be fine. If not, don't even leave CT. Ihatewinter __________________ "The likelihood of one individual being right increases in direct proportion to the intensity with which others attempt to prove him wrong." 2015 F82 M4 - Sakhir Orange Metallic 2013 E92 M3 / 2013 E92 335is / 2010 E90 335i / 2007 E90 335i
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FUTBiM Private First Class 6 Rep 122 Posts Drives: E93 SG SP Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: MTL iTrader: (1)	Yup I live in MTL, they plow the roads fairly quickly and often...but, stay in an interior garage once in MTL as the parking spots well,.... the snow is not"removed" so quickly... If you don't have winter tires, first of all you won't get past the adirondacks, then if you pass them, once in Montreal, there's a few climbs to get to downtown... you won't get pass them, and that's if the police won't stop you before as winter tires are mandatory... P.S. no significant snow for the next few days BUT... right now... icy rain... hmmm
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Saintor Banned 79 Rep 2,446 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: MTL, Canada iTrader: (1)	If you don't have snow tires and rely on high performance summer tires as your Sport Pack suggests, don't come to Montreal... just don't.
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discoboy1 Lieutenant Colonel 121 Rep 1,555 Posts Drives: E82 1M VO/F30 328D Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Montreal iTrader: (3)	Believe me, If I were you I d be more concerned about potholes than snow when visiting Montreal.... __________________ 2011 E82 1M VO 2013 F84 35i VO
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FUTBiM Private First Class 6 Rep 122 Posts Drives: E93 SG SP Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: MTL iTrader: (1)	No it is a bit different, i should correct discoboy, they're not potholes, they're crateres. almost like the ones you see at night when you look at the moon.
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galahad05 Brigadier General 158 Rep 3,158 Posts Drives: '07 335i e90 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Long Island NY iTrader: (0)	Where's the OP? He hasn't said if he was thinking about tackling that trip (through mountains!) on summer tires. Or if he already has winters on. __________________ Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. --Mark Twain
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