You nailed the primary must-have in winter tires. You should be good with tires and rwd unless you live in a heavy snow prone area like myself where awd is needed for getting around on a daily basis.
I was lazy and waited too long to take off the summers. There was some light snow on the road. As I was driving on a decline, I couldn't stop, even with ABS. The car slid until I hit a dry patch. The scary thing was, an old lady was walking her dog in front of me. I leaned on my horn and got lucky. Never again!Truth be told. I drove one year on high performance summer tires (yes I am an idot)
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Not bad at all, and I think recently you guys got it really bad, so that must have been a big test as to how that combination of yours works.I'm driving a 428i RWD with M sport suspension in Canada with BMW approved winter tires. We get snow and we get lots of cold weather. Comparing the 428 to my old 328 RWD the difference is stark. My 328 never ever lost control no matter how much snow and ice was on the road, the 428 fish tails, the traction control is constantly on and it's impossible to stop on ice. The 328 was always in control, never fish tailed and I have seen traction control go on about a dozen times in 4 years. They don't make them like they used to!
Totally depends where you live. In the city the roads are cleared pretty regularly so its not like you;d have to have some more extreme solutions, like maybe you'd have t if you live in a more rural area.Winter is just around the bend and it may be time to get my ride winter ready. I just change the tires and call it a day. Usually that's enough unless the freak ice storm happens again.