10-16-2018, 01:48 PM
(10-16-2018, 01:33 PM)Sijray21 Wrote: No experience with run flats, but why not just keep a set of chains in the car 'just in case'? It'll be a last resort measure for any bad snow/ice. If there's a lot of snow the ground clearance of the f31 (or lack there of) will really be the thing that holds you back. When I drove in Lake Tahoe in 'AWD or Chains' conditions an AWD car with all seasons would've been fine. If it accumulated another 3" or so an SUV or truck would've been needed.
I can't imagine the rubber compound for any AS (run flat or not) will be good enough for true winter conditions.
AWD is legally required to carry (not install) a pair when conditions are "tire chains required," so I'm going to pick up a set. Really I'm trying to gauge how fancy/spendy I want to go - if I need them more than once every other year, I'll want something that isn't annoying to use. I envision having the put a set on while traveling (there are dedicated areas) to get over the pass and then disconnecting 10 miles later.
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"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth