Alpina in the snow

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Alpina in the snow

Post by Rav » Mon May 21, 2018 5:14 pm

Ok, so its summer and snow is seems so far away.....

But BMW have a (fair/unfair) reputation for being a bit tail happy in the snow. How do Alpina's hold up in the snow?

As you know, im excited about the prospect of buying my first Alpina shortly, so just preparing myself.

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Post by Metrics » Mon May 21, 2018 5:37 pm

Very much the same as the equivalent BMW - so not good on summer tyres, but get some winters and it'll be perfect :wink:
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Post by Ashok » Mon May 21, 2018 5:42 pm

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alpina in the snow

Post by WJD » Tue May 22, 2018 1:04 am

My D3 bt coupe is pretty useless in the snow the 265 by30 Michelins have no grip but being a careful Yorkshire man i gambled and didn't get a set of winter tyres and have only been snowed in 2 days in 5 years ownership. I agree a set of winter tyres would sort the problem

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Post by Charles » Tue May 22, 2018 9:26 am

Winter tyres - simple!
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Post by sward » Wed Jun 06, 2018 8:18 pm

I used my D3BT on winter tyres in proper snow over several winters, and you can drive it safely and with confidence. I think it you tried that on summer tyres though you could be asking for trouble.

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Post by lanab » Thu Jun 07, 2018 12:38 pm

It works great, i drive my B3 in the winter here in Sweden, the problem is all salt that sticks everywhere.
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