Thread: M5 as a Daily??
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      03-22-2014, 07:39 AM   #60
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daily driver: the M5 is an excellent car weather permitting
Snow driving : fairly risky even with snow tires. I live on the opposite end of state and familiar with snow driving.
IMO driving in the snow depends on multiple factors
1. tires
2. drive system awd/rwd/fwd and we all know rwd is the worst
3. topography of the area. traction uphills is different than flat surface.
4. public utility taking care of the roads reference snow removal and salting the roads
I never attempted driving M5 in snow, but a similar car C63 AMG I had with snow tires was a headache . So if you travel a lot for business, this means you will be traveling in rural areas where public services are much worse than bigger cities.
Get yourself an a winter mobile: my suggestion evo x MR, with snow tires and have fun in M5 in the summer and in the evo in the winter. This is my personal setup at this time and it is great
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