Summers on already?

gr4z · 02-17-2017, 08:01 AM

So I went for a run today and ran in shorts and a t-shirt! First time I have done that for a while. Positively summer out there here in middle England.

Time to take off the Winters? I do miss those 19" beasts (albeit not the crap RFTs!)

Rev77 · 02-17-2017, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by gr4z

So I went for a run today and ran in shorts and a t-shirt! First time I have done that for a while. Positively summer out there here in middle England.

Time to take off the Winters? I do miss those 19" beasts (albeit not the crap RFTs!)

When you say run, you mean drive??

gr4z · 02-17-2017, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by gr4z

So I went for a run today and ran in shorts and a t-shirt! First time I have done that for a while. Positively summer out there here in middle England.

Time to take off the Winters? I do miss those 19" beasts (albeit not the crap RFTs!)

When you say run, you mean drive??

Well that's later

Torque of the Devil · 02-17-2017, 08:13 AM

It will get colder before it gets warmer again, I can remember snow in April.

I'd wait 6 weeks yet until you ditch the Winters, tempting as it may be with weather like today.

Tengocity · 02-17-2017, 08:20 AM

I'm going to take the winters off the 330e this weekend I think, mainly as the winters are my own tyres, rather than lease company tyres, and if I do I can get at least another winter or two out of them. Also, they are the Pirelli's and I hate them.

The Michelin Pilot Alpins on the 335d however are great even in milder weather and so they'll stay on till we get back from holiday in Switzerland in 4 weeks time.

creepy coupe · 02-17-2017, 08:26 AM

You'll be freeing ya knackers off at easter.

robbiep · 02-17-2017, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by gr4z

So I went for a run today and ran in shorts and a t-shirt! First time I have done that for a while. Positively summer out there here in middle England.

Time to take off the Winters? I do miss those 19" beasts (albeit not the crap RFTs!)

I've been running in shorts and vest/t-shirt so far all winter ... well, if you can call it a winter, that is.

First half marathon of 2017 is only 16 days away !

pienchips · 02-17-2017, 09:38 AM

Mine never came off - MPSS all season tyre

gr4z · 02-17-2017, 09:41 AM

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I've been running in shorts and vest/t-shirt so far all winter ... well, if you can call it a winter, that is.

First half marathon of 2017 is only 16 days away !

Haven't raced for a few years since I snapped my Achilles tendon. Ouch.

Spring is round the corner

Rev77 · 02-17-2017, 12:30 PM

Toying with the idea of swapping back now too, we'll have more mild weather now than we will cold...

dopper99 · 02-17-2017, 12:41 PM

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Mine never came off - MPSS all season tyre

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Originally Posted by Lobb

Same here. They've been excellent in the cold and wet weather.

Indeed.

Poncy winter tyres, pah.

gr4z · 02-17-2017, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Lobb

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Originally Posted by gr4z

So I went for a run today and ran in shorts and a t-shirt! First time I have done that for a while. Positively summer out there here in middle England.

Time to take off the Winters? I do miss those 19" beasts (albeit not the crap RFTs!)

Does the word "so" at the beginning of the sentence add anything to it? Or did you just throw it in for free?

I was bored at work so thought I would go on the forum and splurt rubbish here and there

gr4z · 02-17-2017, 12:43 PM

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Mine never came off - MPSS all season tyre

Same here. They've been excellent in the cold and wet weather.

Was considering getting some of these to save the bother of winters. Assume they are only non RFT?

cesare87 · 02-17-2017, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by pienchips

Mine never came off - MPSS all season tyre

Same lol

Watsey · 02-17-2017, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by pienchips

Mine never came off - MPSS all season tyre

Same lol

Same here. MPSS performed excellently, yet again - no slip, no slide, no drama.

Chompers · 02-17-2017, 03:42 PM

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You'll be freeing ya knackers off at easter.

That's a long time to wait, not sure I could last that long

....,,,,..,,.. · 02-17-2017, 03:50 PM

That snow was a nightmare, don't know how I managed to get through the winter.

We had like mm of it for like 2 hours.

bimmer456 · 02-17-2017, 03:55 PM

We use summers year round in socal. At least I do. They seem to work well in the rain, better than all seasons. Maybe you need winter tires for snow and ice.

PJJD · 02-17-2017, 04:19 PM

Thinking about swapping my winters for my summers in a week or two. The worst of our 'winter' seems to be over...I hope

Blacktemplar · 02-17-2017, 04:20 PM

Winters still on, a few slidey moments on 0C roads, ave temp has been 3-5C here for weeks. No idea how summers would've coped, but can't wait to get 19's back on, even just for aesthetic reasons. Maybe towards the end of March...

Kal101 · 02-17-2017, 04:27 PM

Another week or do.

Might get one of my rims refurbed first.

Tengocity · 02-18-2017, 04:54 AM

Just swapped the summers back in this morning in the 330e. The 442s look a gazillion times better than the 18 winters!

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PJJD Second Lieutenant 101 Rep 211 Posts Drives: Sakhir Orange II F32 M Sport+ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Ireland iTrader: (0)	Thinking about swapping my winters for my summers in a week or two. The worst of our 'winter' seems to be over...I hope __________________ My new F32: https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1550928 My old F36: http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1251507
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