but you had a bucket seat and a steering wheel to brace yourself. all I had was the loose seatbelt and my legs. btw, I think I pulled your 'oh ****' bar a little too hard and broke something. I heard a 'pop' sound about halfway thru the last session... you might want to look into that.

too bad there was no video from yesterday, but maybe someone will post something on youtube. I saw a lot of cars with front and rear facing cameras.

that was only the day. I'd hate to spend the whole night like you do.

 

I'll check for video when I get home tonight.

 

You should try being a passenger in your BMW.

 

got Finebergs racetech seats in there now so its a little better, although Chu was *****ing about his neck being sore but we all know he is a *****.

 

DWS...not DMS. They seem to be nice tires.

 

yes, that's what I meant. Ok cool...to me they seem to be good tires. Glad they are.

Would I have to get different tires once the winter comes around? What kind of tires are good for the snow on the X?

 

Marc, did you fix the belt?


CU, better to spend the money on some sticky summer rubber than snows, that's if the the Conti's are new.

 

yes and no. the belt fixed itself when I removed the b-pillar cover, which was stopping the inertia-reel from retracting.

 

Any suggestions for which "Sticky Summer Rubber" I should get? My Conti's have about 80% on them. Definitely still look good.

 

^ what are your intentions with the car? Be honest with yourself otherwise you might spend (waste) money you won't have otherwise.

 

It's a daily driver. I don't plan on beating the ***** off of it and street racing like I'm Paul Walker. I want my car to be fine tuned and crispy clean. I already know its fast coming from the manufacturer...and if others don't, they're morons.

I'm a bit OCD with my toys. So I want to know the ins/outs of the car.

 

agreed-
wife drove in the past snow storms with the dws without problems.

they are honestly a great tire overall but i would invest in better summer tires.

 

in that case I wouldn't get new tires just yet. The DWS, which stands for DRY, WET & SNOW, are great all around tires. I believe the Snow part is the first to go as indicated by the S on the tread, once that wears away you should see the W for wet and finally just teh D for dry.

If you are going to DD the car in the winter I would still get a set of dedicated snow tires. If you use them seasonally they should last 5 years or so and you will be unstoppable in the snow with AWD.

 

no one wants a shep stage 3 trans case with quaife diff?
http://www.tristatetuners.com/forum/...d.php?t=125351

 

CU, there is no right or wrong answer... You're kinda in thge middle right now. Most of us who will drive their car in the winter have dedicated winter & summer wheel and tire packages. That's really the way to go. For right now, just wear out the DWS's and see what you want to do after that.