[Northwest240]

I live in Oregon, so snow happens maybe two or three times a year, and usually for a day before it melts. About ten years ago, give or take, there was a serious snow storm that ground the metropolitan area to a halt for nearly a month.

Because it doesn't snow that often here, I don't see a reason to put any of my cars away for the winter as we don't have any exclusively pleasure cars, just daily drivers that we really like to drive. There's also very little reason to invest in snow tires because they'll go to waste for almost the entire winter. So while all-seasons aren't optimal, they'll do in a pinch. And since both of us work from home, there's not much of a problem if we get snowed in. As long as our all-seasons plus AWD can get us out of our driveway (it has a slope that makes getting out of there tough), we're fine to get to the store.

[Cumberlandjames]

Originally Posted by jmwilson125

Just curious, what do you do to winterize?

All I do is add a little gas stabilizer, clean it well and cover it up. I start it every two weeks while it is stored so don't use a battery charger. I just let it run for 30 minutes occasionally putting it in FWD and RVSE to get the transmission oil moving. Have done this for 6 years and never an issue.

[thebmw]

Who is storing their 2 series for the winter? I'm assuming then the 2 series is not the DD. If that is the case, the 2 series is the garage queen? Race car? I'm in the market for a 2 series as the winter car.

[Ron Jeffries]

I got my M240i xDrive convertible to be a year-round car. For reasons I cannot comprehend, my wife insists on keeping her car on one side of our two-car garage, so I was storing my off-season 135is convertible off-site. That was bugging me and wasn't good for the cars, so I traded the 135, and my winter Juke, for the 240. I figured it would be a tiny bit less fun on the best days, but with the advantage of having a single, and very nice car, year round.

I'll miss the Juke, it was a neat little car. And I'll miss the 135. But the 240 is pretty fine!

[Rayscott]

I own an X3 and 228ix Msport. I don't store either one. The X3 is used for rainy days and snow and our annual trip to Fla. in the winter as we need the storage for all the shit we bring. The 228ix is used mainly here at the beach where I live. I could not stand not driving it in winter.

[p912guy]

Switched out the 18" summer staggered set-up of for the 17" square winter wheels and tires from Tire Rack. Winter last year was pretty mild and hopefully this winter will be to, but in case it's not, I'm ready with my m235i or if it's really bad, we have the GMC 4x4.

[Merc for hire]

The 2 series is the winter beater you drive while your Ferrari sits during the winter.

[Dylan86]

Stored mine at the end of October.

As much as I'd like to suggest that the car would be fine with a good set of snow tires (studded or not), it's just not an option that would result in any real benefit. The traction isn't an issue, here, it's the piles and piles of snow that accumulates within just hours. The car at stock ride height would bottom out causing undercarriage damage, and will also pose a safety issue if the front end were to "dive" into thick layers of snow. I drove our GTI with studded snows, lowered on VWR springs, which is still higher than a stock m235/40 and it took a thrashing, just trying to maneuver on a day to day basis. We're on a snowbelt, in the Rockies, so my situation is pretty extreme. But that's where the Colorado 4x4 helps, easy peasy, no sweat for ground clearance, traction, or muddy/wet boots. Also easy loading and unloading for ski trips, camping, etc. I feel the 2er just isn't a 1 car that does it ALL, really well.

You can keep an summer car looking REALLY good, for a long time, if not winter driven. I have learned that when possible, it's the best way to get the most out of your money. The costs associated to driving this particular car in the winter, here, outweigh the cost of a winter beater or second vehicle, so it's an easy choice.

Did I mention that the car still looks new, 3 years later? It would be full of stone chips, and body damage after the second year, without a doubt. You can tell just by looking at the vehicles in our region. They get trashed from the elements!

No rusting, here, though!

[phljeeper]

Definitely not storing for the winter. Replaced my 370Z with my xdrive 2 so I could keep driving during the winter. When the conditions get really bad I have a Wrangler I can take too but the 2 will keep going year round.

[Ron Jeffries]

I’m almost hoping for snow.

[nikman011]

Live Pittsburgh, and we should get some snow, but even if i still lived in Tahoe, I would drive this thing all year round