Winter Setup?
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Winter Setup?
Winter is coming and I've got two horrible cars for Winter. The GT3 is on RE-11s and the ISF is on Pilot Sports. My wife loves the ISF and I love the GT3. However, we have no space for a 3rd car.
Easiest would be to slap on Snow tires for either car. Or, I'm going to get rid on one car and get an SUV with snows. Trying to be as frugal as I can. I don't have experience with a rear wheel drive sedan on snow tires or my GT3 in snow tires (that sounds fun though!).
Any advice would be great. TIA
Easiest would be to slap on Snow tires for either car. Or, I'm going to get rid on one car and get an SUV with snows. Trying to be as frugal as I can. I don't have experience with a rear wheel drive sedan on snow tires or my GT3 in snow tires (that sounds fun though!).
Any advice would be great. TIA
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Throw snow tires on the IS-F and you'll be fine.
My wife daily drives a modified E55 which has around 550hp and 600lb/ft. We run Dunlop Wintersports in the winter and she's perfectly fine.
A calm head and good tires will do wonders for you in less than ideal weather.
Wouldn't drive the GT3 in the winter, lack of undercoating and salt don't sound like a good combination. Mine gets parked as soon as they spray brine on the streets.
My wife daily drives a modified E55 which has around 550hp and 600lb/ft. We run Dunlop Wintersports in the winter and she's perfectly fine.
A calm head and good tires will do wonders for you in less than ideal weather.
Wouldn't drive the GT3 in the winter, lack of undercoating and salt don't sound like a good combination. Mine gets parked as soon as they spray brine on the streets.
Last edited by AudiOn19s; Nov 17, 2011 at 03:08 PM.
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Hey Steve,
As you know, the good news is that snow is a relatively rare occurance here in the NW so you probably won't have to deal with this situation too often. I know some folks don't have a problem taking a GT3 out in the snow but the type of snow (typically heavey/wet), the lack of snow removal equipment (snowplows) and our hilly terrain makes things a bit more complicated around here. The lack of ground clearance would be a big drawback to the GT3 as the roads get some pretty big lane troughs you get to navigate. Essentially with a GT3 you will end up plowing the roads for everyone else.
For me the GT3 stays in the garage, we have an Audi S8 that takes care of the all weather transportation. The Audi has ground clearance issues when it snows too but all wheel drive has it's advantages. If an SUV is your bent I would use this as an opportunity to get your wife a Porsche of her own, a Cayenne would make a good compliment to a GT3.
One final comment, while you may be perfectly capable of getting around there are plenty of people that are out there without good tires, good vehicles or good judgement. I'm usually far more concerned about someone hitting me in those conditions.
As you know, the good news is that snow is a relatively rare occurance here in the NW so you probably won't have to deal with this situation too often. I know some folks don't have a problem taking a GT3 out in the snow but the type of snow (typically heavey/wet), the lack of snow removal equipment (snowplows) and our hilly terrain makes things a bit more complicated around here. The lack of ground clearance would be a big drawback to the GT3 as the roads get some pretty big lane troughs you get to navigate. Essentially with a GT3 you will end up plowing the roads for everyone else.
For me the GT3 stays in the garage, we have an Audi S8 that takes care of the all weather transportation. The Audi has ground clearance issues when it snows too but all wheel drive has it's advantages. If an SUV is your bent I would use this as an opportunity to get your wife a Porsche of her own, a Cayenne would make a good compliment to a GT3.
One final comment, while you may be perfectly capable of getting around there are plenty of people that are out there without good tires, good vehicles or good judgement. I'm usually far more concerned about someone hitting me in those conditions.
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Option 1:
Install winter tires on both cars.
Option 2:
trade ISF for SUV.
park GT3 for winter
Option 3:
trade ISF for SUV
install winter tires on GT3
Notes:
ISF on winter tires is not a great car in full-on snow during sea 2 sky winter trips....
GT3 has no protection for salt and snow.
GT3 with winter tires would suffice for Vancouver city driving.
Install winter tires on both cars.
Option 2:
trade ISF for SUV.
park GT3 for winter
Option 3:
trade ISF for SUV
install winter tires on GT3
Notes:
ISF on winter tires is not a great car in full-on snow during sea 2 sky winter trips....
GT3 has no protection for salt and snow.
GT3 with winter tires would suffice for Vancouver city driving.
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Agreed, I drive (or did) my C2S on most days during the winter on the PS2's as long as the weather was correct. Traction is one thing, ground clearance is another. Our Wet Coast Snow is heavy, and tough to move. Clearance is the only way to beat it.
