95Juan

without calling, or looking it up.

just......take a wild guess.

both 944 and newer 911/boxster/cayenne cost about the same.


i called the dealer and i said-

KuHL 951

Better question is why would even think of buying chains from the dealer in the fist place. Chains are chains, nothing mysterious about them.

95Juan

yeah, and valve caps are valve caps, but it's nice to call the dealer for a laugh every now and then!



edit- i'm buying the *special* low-pro chains from big-o for i think.....50 bucks? lol

theedge

From dealer... $500USD?

95Juan

bingo bango, we have a winner. anywhere from 350-550 USD, depending on size.


i wanted to laugh, but the guy was like ".....ya know.......we dont even have these in stock, you could get em for like, 20 bucks at a tire place...."

i was like "yeah, i know, but i was just wondering"

Porsche-O-Phile

Why the hell would you drive your car in snow?

That's what rentals are for.

95Juan

well, it's not supposed to be snowing, it's really a "just in case" type of deal.


i am not paying 350 USD for "just in case"

theedge

You cant even use them for just in case... Unless you expect to be caught in a lot of snow. If its just a dusting, chains will ruin the road and your tires/rims. And fail fast.

Chains/cables really only work in deeper snow or solid pack stuff.

bleucamaro

Yup. best bet is to buy a set of cheepo 15" wheels and put some 'rally' tires on them. But then again, when was the last time it snowed in the valley?

95Juan

yeah, i'm NOT using them on like, anything less than some packed snow, which i shouldnt run into. but you know, you really never know.

the roads up there are usually kept salted, since it's a resort area, i dont have MUCH to worry about, but there's supposed to be some serious snow on sunday (note-serious snow for cali is like, a foot), so yeah, the 50 bucks to buy them and have them in the trunk and mount them before i run into snow shouldnt be too bad.

95Juan

5x130 15's? like......cookie cutters or really old 911 fuchs, yeah. ahhahahaha. oh, awesome, studded rally tires. lol.

dude, it snowed last year in Mack-ramento, for like, 10 minutes. hahahahahah.

LtReid

hey i got a set of chains for ya, since i'm down in ga and down really need them unless i wanna go mud boggin

95Juan

unless you can make it to sacramento in..........40 minutes before i leave, then imma have to buy new ones.


thanks anyway, lol.

KuHL 951

Personally I would rethink driving your beautiful 951 to Tahoe if they are expecting a foot of snow on Sunday. I drove a new Explorer that way last week in clear weather and the black ice was not fun at all. Highway 50 is notorious since it's in a canyon, take 80 if you can. I doubt you'll see much snow Sunday. Drive carefully, idiots lurk amongst us.


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850 AM PST FRI DEC 16 2005

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LIGHT SNOW. LOWS 24 TO 34.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 38 TO 48.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 24 TO
39. HIGHS 40 TO 51.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 36 TO 46.

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95Juan

advice taken, and processed steve, thanks!