Snow chains - they don't work

Berger · 18 Dec 2010 at 22:03

Bubba said:
Yes of course I realise this, but your front brakes do the majority of the braking, when your slowing down the weight is thrown to the front of the car, ever realise why on pretty much all cars the front brakes are bigger/better?

And the weight is transfered to the front of the car because....

The grip from the tyres to the tarmac causes the front suspension to compress moving the weight distribution from the perfect 50/50 BMW weight distribution to being more like 80/20 front rear (guess!).

However if its icy as **** then you won't get anywhere near like the same amount of weight transfer due to reduced grip/roll/etc etc, so im sure the rear brakes will slow you just fine.

If I had one set of chains, id be putting them on the driven wheels.

iaind · 18 Dec 2010 at 22:05

L0rdMike said:
Anyone seen the vid of a women leaving her BWM in gear then getting out to push it and it drives its self into a house?

Haven't seen that one, but can't be as good as this one

Xez · 18 Dec 2010 at 22:06

L0rdMike said:
Anyone seen the vid of a women leaving her BWM in gear then getting out to push it and it drives its self into a house?

Yes

She also doesn't realise it's RWD

Lopéz · 18 Dec 2010 at 22:09

Maz said:
I thought it was against the law to use snow chains in the uk.

Why do people think this?

It isn't against the law.

NickXX · 18 Dec 2010 at 22:14

Snow chains are rubbish on BMWs, this guy confirmed it too:

PMKeates · 18 Dec 2010 at 22:15

That's a woman, I can tell from the ass.

Clown · 18 Dec 2010 at 22:17

Dude... What kind of women are you looking at? The one on the left is hot though... The blue scarf really suits her.

Maz · 18 Dec 2010 at 22:18

Lopéz said:
Why do people think this?

It isn't against the law.

Stupid me, I read it wrong - it isn't a legal obligation to use snow chains in the uk :rolleyes:

to me.

Scuzi · 18 Dec 2010 at 22:18

Clown said:
Dude... What kind of women are you looking at?

He doesn't look at women.

4T5 · 18 Dec 2010 at 22:20

Love it & Yoink so Thanks. :cool:

Justintime · 18 Dec 2010 at 22:32

Is the license plate on the first car meant to be slow it down? lol.

Lum · 18 Dec 2010 at 22:56

Clown said:
Dude... What kind of women are you looking at? The one on the left is hot though... The blue scarf really suits her.

Uhh, the one in the blue scarf looks about 5 years old.

Why don't you take a seat over here?

deadite66 · 18 Dec 2010 at 23:09

isn't the trouble with snow chains when you hit tarmac and not snow/ice you chew up the road or is that a myth too?

Burned_Alive · 18 Dec 2010 at 23:21

According to BMW, 4 out of 5 1 Series owners think it's FWD....

http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/248407/

grudas · 18 Dec 2010 at 23:25

what the hell.. how can you think your car if FWD?!

xD lol...

Scuzi · 18 Dec 2010 at 23:26

grudas said:
what the hell.. how can you think your car if FWD?! xD lol...

4 out of 5 1 series owners probably don't give a damn what wheels are driven.

Burned_Alive · 18 Dec 2010 at 23:29

Scuzi said:
4 out of 5 1 series owners clearly don't give a damn what wheels are driven.

grudas · 18 Dec 2010 at 23:34

Scuzi said:
4 out of 5 1 series owners probably don't give a damn what wheels are driven.

how do they buy the car then? borat style?

"nice... how much? i buy.."

Participant · 18 Dec 2010 at 23:35

iaind said:
Haven't seen that one, but can't be as good as this one

Lmfao

Scuzi · 18 Dec 2010 at 23:36

grudas said:
how do they buy the car then? borat style?

"nice... how much? i buy.."

I didn't realise that knowledge of which wheels are driven was a pre-requisite of buying a car.