Buy set real nordic friction tyres, Nokian hakkapelitta R2 for example.
Works fine in wet road or snow.

 

Just bought two sets of Nokians (R3 is the current model, R2 is discontinued).

From what I researched, these are the best non-studded winter tires money can buy. Now just waiting for a blizzard to really test them out.

 

My intuition is that this is probably not the best idea...

Correct. Get a full set of dedicated snow tires for the winter months. Plenty of good choices out there, do the research. FWIW, I have been using Blizzaks for years.

 

general arctic altimax

same mold as the discontinued gislaved nordfrost

little cheaper than blizzaks, just as good imo

 

Go to www.tirerack.command check on winter tires. I recommend you buy 4 BMW steel wheels and have the snows mounted on them. Why steel wheels? Cheap alloys are easily damaged by potholes.

 

I'd 2nd the General Arctic Altimax. We had them for our previous BMW(RWD wt factory limited slip diff) and they were brilliant.
Regards

 

I'm on Michelin Ice Xi3 for a few weeks on my F30. They are amazing.... nice and quiet (a lot quieter than Blizzaks), handle great, extremely well made.

 

Thanks everyone
Generally speaking, is it alright to run winter or snow tires even if it's not too cold or snowy? That's the only reason I would do all seasons over real winter tires for my "winter setup." I've just read a bit that driving on (softer) winter tires can wear them out really fast if it's not cold or snowy outside.

 

I like Blizzaks but the Nokian Hakkas are great too. In NY it is fine to run snow tires from mid November until late March as tempuratures are generally cold enough.

 

Knight:
Yes you are correct R3 is the most recent model. I had R2 225/45/17 in my previous 325i. Those were great.

Asm123:
Yes, it is totally fine drive with real winter tyres, but you should change summer tyres in springtime when tempeature is over +8 celsius.

Our winter stays all the time under 0 celsius so i dont have to worry about too hot weather in wintertime

 

I have perelli sottozero 3. They have done way better than my Dunlop. Couple advantages to these. The tire compound is meant to be as soft and sticky in colder Temps as summer tires are in warm Temps.

Another plus is they have a cushioning layer inside the tire which makes the ride amazing. Not just for a snow tire but amazing for any tire. This has been a big help as potholes are very hard to see when covered in snow. I am very happy with my them

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Check out the Toyo Observe G3-Ice Tires. It really helped me survive last year's harsh winter season.

 

Thanks for all the help everyone. Will probably proceed with this next year now but thanks for reccomendations.

 

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