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      12-31-2010, 03:01 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by Blofelds_cat View Post
OK, guys, looks like I am getting too exited about my new ride Last time I was driving a reardrive was 10 years ago and that was LADA (if you know what I mean)
I hope by the time I get my X1 all snow will be more or less gone in Moscow so my first pics will be just water and mud in the streets, but next winter I promise good snowy pics of parking in deep snow

BTW, in my country it's not allowed by law to use different tyres on our cars (for example summer on front and winter on rear), so for me it's no alternative - ONLY winter tyres in winter, we usually change from summer to winter beginning of november and back middle of april.

And finally, to sum up, sDrive handles nicely in winter on winter tyres
Yep, I disagree with Gatekeeper that you only need winter tyres on the drive wheels. You should ALWAYS fit exactly the same type of tyres on all four corners. Failing to do this will cause the cars handling profile to change. That's why it's the law there and recommended by the AA, RAC, etc, etc
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