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Old 7th January 2009, 16:19   #1
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I love extreme weather driving - especially snow.

I love driving in "bad" weather conditions, especially snow. Am i weird..?

Who has some good pictures of themselves and their /M in some extreme conditions - be it arctic ice, snow, crazy heat etc?
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Old 7th January 2009, 16:37   #2
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no snow here yet; but, I too love driving in conditions that require more-than-normal concentration.
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Old 7th January 2009, 16:38   #3
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I love driving in snow with my beater 540i. I challenge anyone to try and out-drift me in the snow!

But NEVER do I expose the beasts to ice, snow and salt... (It would be fun though!)

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Ice / snow driving can be really good fun, but occasionally scary. The MX-5 is utter bliss on empty snow covered roads. The low speed stuff when you're on a bit of a gradient and an almost stationary car starts sliding faster and faster with all four wheels helplessly locked redefines sphincter tightening though.

The M5 is hilarious on snow Dave. i do make sure I wash the salty stuff off though
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I get stuck on the smallest of hill without a stupid big runny at it.

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I don't have any pics in the M5 yet, but i had fun here a couple of years ago - driving my old e46 320d touring on a very icy Swiss mountain road. (no chains/snow tyres or anything).



This is the best I've got and i don't exactly call this extreme so I wanna see pics of you guys (and girls?) driving in much worse!
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I love driving in "bad" weather conditions, especially snow. Am i weird..?

Who has some good pictures of themselves and their /M in some extreme conditions - be it arctic ice, snow, crazy heat etc?
Are you weird? YES!! Seriously though, driving a rear wheel drive car with an LSD can be very entertaining in these conditions. Don't forget to pack a spare set of under-wear though!
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I LOVE IT!!!!! Happy as a kid. (Please dont remind me at my 4x4 story.....)
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I also enjoy the challenge.
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I spun out in the rain the other day so no snow for the beast but the Maxima I would do dounuts in the snow for fun!!!!!
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