jcraigo

GT3 arrived at dealership Friday. Wrap goes on first of next week.
Dealership is 60 miles from home. Weather for mid to end of next week is a high of 12 and low of 2.
Was told I should not drive Cup 2's in those temps, possible cracking concern???
Drive or trailer it?

SmokinGTS

Trailer it period!!!

Todd B

What you were told is correct. You need to trailer the car, any movement at those temps (anything under 20) and you run the risk of the tires cracking.

john weires

Agreed. Trailer or wait until weather warms up to at least above freezing and 40 degrees would be better. Even if the tires did not crack their rubber compound gets so hard at that temperature that their lack of traction could be dangerous.

GrantG

ipse dixit

10 degree weather.

Celsius for Farenheit?

robmypro

Asco

Drove last year at temperatures below 10 degrees celcius for about a week and no cracking spotted. Traction is a different topic though.

-eztrader-

These tires turn into hockey pucks at that temp

Jimmy-D

Your tires will not crack at 12 F. You can drive it no problem just be careful because they will slide

Taffy66

I've driven my new GT3 at around 5 degrees celcius and less this winter with no issues if you take it easy..Grant said not to expose the tyres to less than 14* F which is equivalent to minus 10*C not +10*C..I would never ever take my GT3 out at -10*C irrespective of cracking just for self preservation reasons.

jcraigo

10 degrees was Fahrenheit, low temp around 5 F.

NateOZ

I would never do it - tire issue aside, let's say you get in an accident due to traction loss (pretty safe assumption you will hit ice at least once on 60 miles in those temps) would your insurance even cover you or would they fight it under negligence? I had a friend who dailys a TTS pick up his car from his dealer last winter, it was there for service and winter tire swap. The dealer forgot and he hit some ice on a corner, took out 6 mailboxes and $30k in repairs to his car. This was on PZeros not MPSC2s. I hear several stories a year of idiots on summer tires in below zero temps.

You're trying to save $200 and taking huge risk. I wouldn't do it and I don't bother with track insurance - liability risk is the big issue, especially when a Porsche makes you a big Target.

jo_ker

Cup2 are way better than Cup1.

I have and had never issues with driving them around at 0 or -5 degree Celsius. 20 till 30F.
it skids perfectly and so the tires are keeping also a bit better the garage-temperatur



but this cause a bit of sorrow!?
source?
i think they mean NOT to store them on or off the car over weeks at -10C or lower. a short drive does not matter.

porscheflat6