Can't drive my roadster today. Argh.

mstevens · 01-12-2011, 12:25 PM

We had about a foot of snow overnight and it's still pelting down at several inches per hour.

The plow guy didn't come until after I was at work. The snow in the driveway was deeper than the doors in the Z4 and the berm of snow at the end of the driveway from the town plow was higher than the bonnet. This is one of those circumstances under which snow tires make no real difference.

I ended up swiping my wife's X3. Bursting through the plow berm and sending snow flying everywhere made it seem as if I were in a breath mint commercial.

cdeslandes · 01-12-2011, 12:44 PM

I can't even drive the SUV here. 18" overnight on top of the 13" already on the ground. The street hasn't even been plowed yet, let alone my driveway.

My German Shepherd can't even make it out of the driveway, and he's got 4-leg drive!

It'll be a while before the Z4 gets to ride.

tranquility · 01-12-2011, 12:49 PM

I dread the day that I'm rendered car-less since the Z4 is my only car. So far the fair Toronto weather has been kind and we have appeased the snow gods (knock on wood).

Memphis1 · 01-12-2011, 01:11 PM

i got 16", driving my SUV, but i think the Zed should be fine for tomorrow...

mstevens · 01-12-2011, 01:28 PM

I think you southerners in CT may have had a bit more than we're likely to get. I doubt we'll get more than a couple of feet, and the roads were clear until last night.

One thing about the boonies here in New Hampshire is that the roads are practically always plowed no matter how hard it's snowing. Driveways? Now, that's a different matter.

In the 7 years that my e85 Z4 was my daily driver, I think I used my wife's X3 maybe a dozen times when the snow was just too deep for the minuscule road clearance of the roadster. Not making it to the hospital simply isn't an option for me, and the X3 has always made it through. When we had a 2 1/2 week power outage due to an ice storm I detoured around the power lines across the hospital's entry drive by going through the woods. When I got to the parking lot, I saw all sorts of cars already there including some that didn't look as if they should have made it even in perfect weather. That turns out to have been the only time in the 15 years I've been here that they closed the hospital for a day (to new patients or outpatient visits) because they feared the wires could go live if the power came back on.

cdeslandes · 01-12-2011, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by mstevens

One thing about the boonies here in New Hampshire is that the roads are practically always plowed no matter how hard it's snowing. Driveways? Now, that's a different matter.

I used to live in VT, and the roads there were plowed on time, and people knew how to drive.

Quite different on both counts in CT...

mcbeee · 01-12-2011, 01:59 PM

We don't usually get that much snow out west in Calgary (12" - 18" is a lot !!) but at least you guys have plows that operate, ours just do the main roads and bus routes. WE bitch and complain and it's improved a little....and this IS Canada, eh.

I can't get past the end of the driveway and the 250 yds on the side street to the main road.....Until late March !!!

so don't whine about about a couple of days, eh?

mstevens · 01-12-2011, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by mcbeee

so don't whine about about a couple of days, eh?

But whining is one of my favorite things!

Wraith. · 01-12-2011, 03:09 PM

....man... guys, I don't even drive it in the rain! It's only been out of the garage twice since the 30th.

cdeslandes · 01-12-2011, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Wraith.

....man... guys, I don't even drive it in the rain! It's only been out of the garage twice since the 30th.

You live in Seattle and don't drive your Z4 in the rain?

Must be tough driving only twice a year...

mcbeee · 01-12-2011, 05:53 PM

Take it for a spin over to the coast, in the rain. Find out how well the DSC works...

I plan on retiring to Vancouver Island so I can drive my cars all year, in the rain too.

But you have to respect a man who won't get the car dirty

Way more will power than I have.

Wraith. · 01-12-2011, 07:02 PM

Oh I'll drive the hell out of it come spring and summer but winter is what the other car is meant for. However I did drive with the top down when it was 35F and sunny 2 weeks ago...was glorious while it lasted. Already planning road trips to the coast and vancouver... When is that groundhog supposed to make an appearance??

mstevens · 01-12-2011, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Wraith.

I don't even drive it in the rain!

Is yours made of sugar, or something?

mcbeee · 01-12-2011, 09:00 PM

Groundhog ? I think we shot it and put it on the BBQ

This is Redneck North you know....

Wraith. · 01-12-2011, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by mstevens

Is yours made of sugar, or something?

Spun glass actually...

But all in, not counting the 14 sun drenched days I had with it in Europe, it's only been in my possesion for 3 weeks. I'm still in the "making excuses to go out to the garage and stare at it" phase.

tranquility · 01-12-2011, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Wraith.

Spun glass actually...

But all in, not counting the 14 sun drenched days I had with it in Europe, it's only been in my possesion for 3 weeks. I'm still in the "making excuses to go out to the garage and stare at it" phase.

Oh, I love that phase.

ChuckB · 01-13-2011, 02:39 AM

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Originally Posted by tranquility

Oh, I love that phase.

2 years of ownership and I am still in that phase...

mcbeee · 01-13-2011, 08:33 AM

How many times have you polished it ?

I think I waxed mine every other day for the first week

Wraith. · 01-13-2011, 10:38 AM

Well no waxing yet but I did have a detailer wash it the day after I brought it home since I had to drive it some 150 miles back from the dealership down in Oregon. Since that wash ( the two times that it's been out) I use a new duster and some Meguiar's Ult. before covering it with it's indoor cover. Anyone else have the Z4 indoor cover? It's more like a custom fit warm fuzzy blanket than your traditional cover.

Speaking of washing I did notice on that 1st wash that there was some condensation in the headlights after wards. I seem to remember this coming up long ago and will do a search but any current consensus on this?

mstevens · 01-13-2011, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Wraith.

Anyone else have the Z4 indoor cover?

Nah. I'd do way more damage to the car applying and removing the cover every day that it could possibly suffer from being uncovered in the barn. Every once in a while I find wildlife (skunk, mostly) footprints on the car, but it's never damaged the finish.

Wraith. · 01-13-2011, 01:14 PM

Skunks have huge nails.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/25048733@N03/2966068099/

This cover is lined with something akin to microfiber on the inside and a satin/polyester finish on the outside. It's so soft that it's a bit tricky getting it on because it sort of glides off the car if you don't have the mirror pockets in place. Take a look, it's much darker, closer to black, than the pic.

http://accessories.bmwusa.com/ItemVi...productId=2506

Mr. ///M3 RD · 01-13-2011, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Memphis1

i got 16", driving my SUV, but i think the Zed should be fine for tomorrow...

Nice to have them extra wheels

my Jag Type X AWD never let me down

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mstevens Lieutenant 119 Rep 512 Posts Drives: 2020 Z4 M4Misano Blue Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New Hampshire & Cozumel, Mexico iTrader: (0)	Can't drive my roadster today. Argh. We had about a foot of snow overnight and it's still pelting down at several inches per hour. The plow guy didn't come until after I was at work. The snow in the driveway was deeper than the doors in the Z4 and the berm of snow at the end of the driveway from the town plow was higher than the bonnet. This is one of those circumstances under which snow tires make no real difference. I ended up swiping my wife's X3. Bursting through the plow berm and sending snow flying everywhere made it seem as if I were in a breath mint commercial.
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mstevens Lieutenant 119 Rep 512 Posts Drives: 2020 Z4 M4Misano Blue Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New Hampshire & Cozumel, Mexico iTrader: (0)	I think you southerners in CT may have had a bit more than we're likely to get. I doubt we'll get more than a couple of feet, and the roads were clear until last night. One thing about the boonies here in New Hampshire is that the roads are practically always plowed no matter how hard it's snowing. Driveways? Now, that's a different matter. In the 7 years that my e85 Z4 was my daily driver, I think I used my wife's X3 maybe a dozen times when the snow was just too deep for the minuscule road clearance of the roadster. Not making it to the hospital simply isn't an option for me, and the X3 has always made it through. When we had a 2 1/2 week power outage due to an ice storm I detoured around the power lines across the hospital's entry drive by going through the woods. When I got to the parking lot, I saw all sorts of cars already there including some that didn't look as if they should have made it even in perfect weather. That turns out to have been the only time in the 15 years I've been here that they closed the hospital for a day (to new patients or outpatient visits) because they feared the wires could go live if the power came back on.
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mcbeee Lieutenant 5 Rep 446 Posts Drives: '09 Z4 s35i & '03 Z4 3.0i Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Calgary iTrader: (0) Garage List 2003 Z4 3.0i [5.00] 2001 Z3 3.0i [0.00] 2009 Z4 s35i [7.00]	We don't usually get that much snow out west in Calgary (12" - 18" is a lot !!) but at least you guys have plows that operate, ours just do the main roads and bus routes. WE bitch and complain and it's improved a little....and this IS Canada, eh. I can't get past the end of the driveway and the 250 yds on the side street to the main road.....Until late March !!! so don't whine about about a couple of days, eh? __________________ Member ZSCCA 2009 Z4 s35i with Dinan Stage II software, Sport and Exec packages, 19" 296 rims , a stubby and mud flaps '03 Z4 3.0i Sterling Grey (Hers) '01 Z3 3.0i Sapphire Black, M sport package (Mine)
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Wraith. Captain 71 Rep 886 Posts Drives: ED '11 Z4 35is Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Seattle iTrader: (0)	....man... guys, I don't even drive it in the rain! It's only been out of the garage twice since the 30th.
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mcbeee Lieutenant 5 Rep 446 Posts Drives: '09 Z4 s35i & '03 Z4 3.0i Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Calgary iTrader: (0) Garage List 2003 Z4 3.0i [5.00] 2001 Z3 3.0i [0.00] 2009 Z4 s35i [7.00]	Take it for a spin over to the coast, in the rain. Find out how well the DSC works... I plan on retiring to Vancouver Island so I can drive my cars all year, in the rain too. But you have to respect a man who won't get the car dirty Way more will power than I have. __________________ Member ZSCCA 2009 Z4 s35i with Dinan Stage II software, Sport and Exec packages, 19" 296 rims , a stubby and mud flaps '03 Z4 3.0i Sterling Grey (Hers) '01 Z3 3.0i Sapphire Black, M sport package (Mine)
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Wraith. Captain 71 Rep 886 Posts Drives: ED '11 Z4 35is Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Seattle iTrader: (0)	Oh I'll drive the hell out of it come spring and summer but winter is what the other car is meant for. However I did drive with the top down when it was 35F and sunny 2 weeks ago...was glorious while it lasted. Already planning road trips to the coast and vancouver... When is that groundhog supposed to make an appearance??
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Wraith. Captain 71 Rep 886 Posts Drives: ED '11 Z4 35is Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Seattle iTrader: (0)	Well no waxing yet but I did have a detailer wash it the day after I brought it home since I had to drive it some 150 miles back from the dealership down in Oregon. Since that wash ( the two times that it's been out) I use a new duster and some Meguiar's Ult. before covering it with it's indoor cover. Anyone else have the Z4 indoor cover? It's more like a custom fit warm fuzzy blanket than your traditional cover. Speaking of washing I did notice on that 1st wash that there was some condensation in the headlights after wards. I seem to remember this coming up long ago and will do a search but any current consensus on this?
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