Z3 in snow? - BMW Forum

z261994 · 10-20-2008, 09:34 PM

I'm looking into selling my Audi Cabriolet and buying a Z3. The winters here aren't anything horiffic, but it's enough where I'm not sure if a Z3 is a good replacement. ABS is standard on Z3's and there was traction control on 97+, so they might do fairly well. Of course, some gnarly snow tires would be mandatory.

I had planned on 3-series convert, but when I can get a Z3 for the same price, why not? It's a much nicer looking car.

Any thoughts or experience here?

witeshark · 10-20-2008, 11:44 PM

How much snow? Traction control would help, limited slip diff is better.

denyo77 · 10-21-2008, 04:24 AM

put some weight in your trunk. And get the best tires (check tests).
Then good luck and have fun!

z261994 · 10-21-2008, 11:39 AM

Normally the roads are scraped down to just a dusting or small layer of snow, but a 3-4 inches is probably the very most it would have to go through.

z261994 · 10-21-2008, 10:53 PM

I saw this car a couple weeks ago and it's what got me thinking about Z3's:

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That's a beautiful color combination, and at that price, I thought for sure it would have been sold by now. Looks like I might have to call about it tomorrow

witeshark · 10-21-2008, 11:21 PM

Call it, ask if it has limited slip diff, although the snow issue doesn't seem like a lot...

denyo77 · 10-22-2008, 05:09 AM

but that Z has the crappy engine... also it seems to be a bit too cheap
I wouldn't take any other engine than the 2.8 on a Z

z261994 · 10-22-2008, 11:18 AM

I'm not concerned about the car being fast, I'm really a pretty slow driver. Are there other problems with the 4 cylinder that make it a bad engine?

denyo77 · 10-23-2008, 04:30 AM

no, it's just not a good bang...
but the fuel consumption should be all right