CSL in the Snow !

[Rick H]

How much fun is a Cesil in the SNOOOOOWWWW !!!!!!!!!!!

[shimmy]

How much fun is a Cesil in the SNOOOOOWWWW !!!!!!!!!!!

Twice I have tried to drive my car out into the road outside my house when a little snow down and twice its been stranded 1.2m from my drive so NO

[Rick H]

Been out on a supercar meet this morning - was "interesting" getting back up a minor incline up to the house afterwards. One guy brought his tank - think that would have faired better . . . it certainly brought Knutsford to a temporary standstill

[CSLManual]

I'm currently somewhere very snowy with a lot of RWD cars around me, they're ace. There are faster ways to get around but few are as fun. I'd love the CSL out here with me on some decent winter tyres but I'd be fairly worried about starting it and warming it up at -24 so I'd probably still have a winter hack if I lived here.

To be fair most cars are fun when it's snowy about :-D

[J2LTB]

The only time I've driven mine I the snow was to take it for it's subframe floor renewal. No way was missing that slot !!!!
It was poor to say the least. So scared of pranging it. The snow being flicked up in the rear arches sounded awful. Made it in one piece though. 6 weeks later the snow had gone 😃

[Graham]

Last time I tried to move my M3 in the snow to go and have a play all it did was shift 90 degrees on the spot before I gave up, terrible

Pretty gutted as wanted to hoon around a car park

[shimmy]

Last time I tried to move my M3 in the snow to go and have a play all it did was shift 90 degrees on the spot before I gave up, terrible

Pretty gutted as wanted to hoon around a car park

Same here...neighbours wife had to push me square to hype kerb to get back on the drive :whistle:

[Trawler]

Same here...neighbours wife had to push me square to hype kerb to get back on the drive :whistle:

I thought you had your car on SORN. Trying to save money. :finga:

[still no worries]

The ring in the snow

We were doing two days on the ring one year and day two it started snowing, I bet not many people have been round every corner and down every straight sideways ! The only problem was two laps later closed, I followed my mate in a wrx and could stay with him just, but there was only an inch of fresh snow, I think it was the best fun I've had in the csl at slow speed

[Neil M]

A CSL in the Snow is an absolute No Go!

SORN is the sensible option for the winter months as there's not much fun to be had when you can't get off the drive. :bigcry: (also saves on tyres and having the car sprayed with grit)

Bad enough in my 330 Touring, rear wheel drives do have their problems! :whistle:

[cslsuperfan]

Twice I have tried to drive my car out into the road outside my house when a little snow down and twice its been stranded 1.2m from my drive so NO

Tried it once in an E92 M3 DCT. Big mistake.
Wide tyres plus DCT equalled no control at all even from 5mph!!

managed to nurse the car back on to the drive using scaffolding boards.
Lesson learnt!!!

[3wheels3]

It is always sooo tempting though but would feel a total berk after you cracked the lovely front bumper on a curb or parked car! Once got caught out and needed a run up with traction turned off to get out of car park along with someone keeping dog the road was clear...never again

[Das Chin]

get some winter tyres and you can go anywhere in the snow.

have seen many M3s, mercs and porkers in Germany on winters with no issues.

nothing will save you on snow even in a 4x4. you need spikes!!

[Rick H]

get some winter tyres and you can go anywhere in the snow.

have seen many M3s, mercs and porkers in Germany on winters with no issues.

nothing will save you on snow even in a 4x4. you need spikes!!

Indeedy - I bought some chains a few years ago, never been out the box.

[erdingtonjohn]

Me and the Mrs got bored the Monday after Christmas and decided to go for a run out. A couple of hours later ended up in Munich in the worst weather they have had in years.

A3 was clear all the way down. Yes the tops were white but nothing to put us off. The road was clear and we made very good progress. Pulled of a road by the Olympic park and all hell broke loose.

The car was completely uncontrollable. We ended up having an escort by white van driver who sat behind us to our hotel by the main station after spinning it twice.

We abandoned the car and waited till the side road, the hotel was on was cleared and gritted before making our escape.

To round it off everything was closed so i never even got to the museum...

CSL and snow did not mix.

Winter tyres would have made a difference as there was a lot of Mercs and BMW's driving around as if nothing was there.

Chatting with the bar manager he told me they have more accidents in the snow with 4wd than 2wd. People think 4wd is a route to go anywhere and will attempt to go over the passes to there peril.