C2 WITHOUT PSM in the Snow?
#1
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Thread Starter
C2 WITHOUT PSM in the Snow?
I have read around and can't find if anyone with this setup is doing it.
Or they have killed themselves in a horrible snowball crash and can't post.
With Snow Tires is it doable or being done?
Ok, fire away
Or they have killed themselves in a horrible snowball crash and can't post.
With Snow Tires is it doable or being done?
Ok, fire away
#3
No PSM here, and I drive it all winter on snow tires. Contrary to what you might think, you really have to be an idiot to get the car sideways and not be able to collect it back up again. It's great in the snow. Invest in the tires and enjoy yourself.
#7
I know, it's disgusting. But my '00 has been winter driven in Toronto by all of its owners since new. Last week, when I had my indie do a PPI-style inspection for me, the body came back absolutely clean and rust free. This despite the fact that it's parked underground, which is supposed to accelerate corrosion.
Porsche really got this right. Honestly, I wouldn't worry about it unless you think your car is going to be a collectible.
Porsche really got this right. Honestly, I wouldn't worry about it unless you think your car is going to be a collectible.
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#8
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Anyone have pictures
Bruce, no it will not be a collectible. But my wife has been insisting it be a C4. And they are not that easy to find. At a decent price
Bruce, no it will not be a collectible. But my wife has been insisting it be a C4. And they are not that easy to find. At a decent price
#9
I don't have a picture of mine in the snow, but there are lots here who have some great ones.
I do have a picture of it dripping filthy slush in the parking lot after driving to work. I don't post this, however, out of respect for the board's policy on images of violence.
I do have a picture of it dripping filthy slush in the parking lot after driving to work. I don't post this, however, out of respect for the board's policy on images of violence.
#10
Drifting
No, I just hate the stuff they use around here and as my car came from Vegas and it's underside is a clean as the day it came out of Nevada - I don't want to spoil it. The other thing is ground clearance and the freaking winter potholes we get and the fact I already have a front wheel drive 'beater' for the winter along with the Mazda 5 to use and have no reason to drive the P car past mid Nov.
#11
In Colorado, the state seems to like to use a combination of gravel and magnesium chloride. The mag choride is supposed to keep the water and slush from freezing, but this doesn't work. It actually serves to make the road greasy and corrodes your brake lines. The gravel is a rather efficient means to remove any of that unwanted paint on your car.
I'd bet ground clearance will be more of an issue than anything else in the 911.
I'd bet ground clearance will be more of an issue than anything else in the 911.
#14
Now that's funny right there Bruce!
No, I just hate the stuff they use around here and as my car came from Vegas and it's underside is a clean as the day it came out of Nevada - I don't want to spoil it. The other thing is ground clearance and the freaking winter potholes we get and the fact I already have a front wheel drive 'beater' for the winter along with the Mazda 5 to use and have no reason to drive the P car past mid Nov.
No, I just hate the stuff they use around here and as my car came from Vegas and it's underside is a clean as the day it came out of Nevada - I don't want to spoil it. The other thing is ground clearance and the freaking winter potholes we get and the fact I already have a front wheel drive 'beater' for the winter along with the Mazda 5 to use and have no reason to drive the P car past mid Nov.
For some reason, I suddenly kind of fell into the "everyday sports car" culture of Porsche. It was even easier because mine had led a bit of a hard life when I bought it, so I wasn't as tempted to preserve it. For me, it's ended up being a fun way to own one. But I will confess this: Every couple of years I pay my indie to remove all the panels and fasteners under the car and steam clean the whole undercarriage.
To the OP, one thing I forgot: my broken-record warning to keep the rads clean. My car's previous owners didn't do that, and although the body is great, the crap that collected around the rads soaked up brine from the road and held it there. The result was a pair of brand new radiators last year.
#15
Race Director
Last winter in the White Mtns.
This is the worst my Porsche has looked, covered with salt,sand,dirt....but driving it in the winter to ski was icing on the cake.