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Here's my advice. You live in the North East where it's below 45 degrees for 4 months and it snows. You're buying a $100k car but you don't want winter tires, which anyone in the NE should have whether they get snow or not, all because you don't won't to be bothered with having to swap keys with your dealers service dept valet pickup driver twice a year. Come on brah, priorities. Your wife possibly kids will be in that car and you're cheaping out on your safety. The instant and massive hit of torque in an electric car is a detriment to traction in winter conditions. Are you going to count on you and your wife changing the settings to eco pro mode every time there's snow and ice? Yeah, I found out the hard way. All season tires are mediocre at everything, good at nothing. You'll both come to appreciate the dry cold and winter weather traction/confidence winter tires give you. Difference in dry stopping distance in freezing temps b/t an a/s and winter tire is quite often the difference maker. If you can afford the car, you can afford the right tires. Option choices are just your personal preferences, unlike your safety.
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Compact spare is missing primarily due to space limitations, but weight is also a big consideration. Ride height is adjustable in the iX with air suspension, but not like it is on the X5/X7. It works like the 7 Series, where there's a normal height, a "low" height (high highway speeds and in Sport), and a "high" height achieved by pressing the button in the cabin. It does also lower to the "low" height after you park, but it isn't as dramatic as the loading height in an X5/X7. Quote:
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Also you can remove the cargo covers in the trunk just like any other BMW with hard panels there. I'll agree it isn't as convenient as a roller cover, but if space is a concern, just remove them and leave them in your garage when you go to haul that stuff. Otherwise they won't get in your way the majority of the time the car is on the road. Last edited by PABrian; 03-23-2022 at 01:23 PM.. |
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03-23-2022, 03:55 PM | #76 | |
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Now I have one car that is only for summer and I only have one set of performance summer tires for it and another car that is for all seasons that I swap tires twice a year. |
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No, actually all-season tires aren't the worst (for winter driving). Summer tires are. Having driven both winter and all-season tires through several Midwest winters, for general all-purpose driving, good quality all-season tires are fine. Not as good as winter tires, but certainly fine in most average snow conditions up to 5 or 6 inches, driving like you should in winter, which is to say not like many idiots do when the season shifts. First, slow down. No tires will save you driving in 6 inches of snow and on ice like you do in June in mid-summer. They just won't. Second, keep plenty of following distance. You'll need it, all-season or winter tires. The overconfidence winter tires give some is like the overconfidence of many 4WD drivers - 4WD will just get you stuck in a worse place than 2WD. Third, don't drive on summer tires in the winter. Ever. Fourth, drive a car equipped for snow and cold weather. Not a 600 bhp Mustang RWD with two inches of ground clearance. Winter driving experience makes as much - or a lot more - difference than the type of tires you're sitting on. A fairly objective look:
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I admit that I hate swapping tires. And those big RFTs (not in iX) with rims are HEAVY! I use Nokian WR SUV for my X5. It works quite well in snow, though it is a bit noisier and tread wears faster than all season/winter tires. And you don't need to worry about freak early or late snow storm when you have the wrong tires. Hopefully, they would come out with sizes for the iX. New All-Weather Tires Outperform Some Snow Tires | Consumer Reports Last edited by nosnoop; 03-23-2022 at 05:46 PM.. |
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Two different all season tires vs an all weather and a winter tire in cold temperatures on snow. Acceleration and braking. Even braking from only 25 mph, the stopping distance differences are significant.
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Similarly, not all "all weather" tires are equal either. The best winter tires would probably still perform better. But I am comfortable with it as long as one knows the limitation. Even for winter tires, the winter performance would deteriorate quite a bit even at half tread wear, well before most people would consider replacing the tires. And you can't be driving with brand new tires every season. You just have to drive within the limits of the tires. The argument is moot for the iX as we have very limited choice of tires to choose from. Last edited by nosnoop; 03-24-2022 at 06:51 AM.. |
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Personally I wouldn’t order any bmw with cloth upholstery as I think it will be viewed as a negative at resale time.
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I've been trying to make sense of the Parking Assistant options on the iX (US spec) out of what looked like inconsistent info. Here's what I've deduced so far: online configurator for xDrive50 offers Parking Assistant Plus, while on the M60 you get Parking Assistant Professional. Descriptions in the online configurator:
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XDRIVE50 - PDC provides visual & acoustic warnings - Parking Assistant steers; driver accelerates and brakes - Finds parking spaces using objects such as other cars; proximity sensors only M60 - Active PDC provides same warnings; adds automatic braking - Parking Assistant does steering; adds accelerating, braking - Finds parking spaces using both objects and painted lines; proximity + cameras - Records and performs stored maneuvers That said, the owner's manual only discusses Assistant and Assistant Professional. It never mentions Assistant Plus, so I might be underestimating what Assistant Plus on the xDrive50 provides. I'm keeping fingers crossed because this beast will be a tight fit in my garage and I was really hoping to have the stored maneuvers feature. |
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