Winter Tires
09-26-2005, 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by jerrypeterson,Sep 26 2005, 08:55 AM
Drive slower when its cold. It really isn't more complicated then that. You don't need special tires, just common sense.
If the S is your daily driver in Wisconsin, get winter tires. But we don't see enough snow in Seattle/east-side to worry about it. Just drive more cautiously in the cold/wet.
If you really want to go fast in the cold/wet, or if the money is nothing to you, or you just gotta drive that S in the snow, get yer S03s.
Personally, I'll take more dry grip and give up a little cold/wet grip.
- Michael
(my $.02)
09-27-2005, 11:15 PM
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Originally Posted by 124Spider,Sep 26 2005, 09:54 AM
I would never drive this car in snow on summer tires; it's not worth the risk. SO-3s may be better
As Ray proves, you can drive with tires that suck badly, if you are careful, skilled, and lucky. But why do it?
If I HAD to drive the S no matter what, I would have a set of snow tires for it. But it snows so rarely that most people could just stay home and/or take the bus and/or (do what I do and) drive the other car which does have snow tires.
09-28-2005, 06:25 PM
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Aside from whether there is black ice or snow, the colder temps make the max performance tires (SO2, SO3, PS2 etc) lose quite a bit of their grip even in the dry. A good all season tire would be good for the winters here.
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Originally Posted by jerrypeterson,Sep 26 2005, 08:55 AM
Drive slower when its cold. It really isn't more complicated then that. You don't need special tires, just common sense.
Starting in November, you will see a number of threads on crashed cars with drivers complaining about their tires. They are simply driving too fast for conditions and exceeding their ability to recover when they get into trouble.
Starting in November, you will see a number of threads on crashed cars with drivers complaining about their tires. They are simply driving too fast for conditions and exceeding their ability to recover when they get into trouble.
My 'S' is my daily driver. I wore out the first set of SO2's driving in everything but ice and snow. I now have one full season on my SO3's. You can still dive hard up to the limit of traction available.
I pay special attention to standing water, specially the water that builds up in the deeper tire ruts found on many of our Freeways now and I limit where and when I use full power and/or VTEC.
If there is any real chance of ice or snow, I take my Vanagon Syncro (4X4) out for a different kind of driving fun.
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