What do Porsche Owners drive in the winter?
07-23-2006, 05:33 AM
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I moved to Germany this year and in the middle of one of their worse winters. It was a terrifying experience for Brit who's not used to snow. I live in the hilly forrests which made it worse. I was driving a late 1970s E21 BMW 3 series on extra wide winter tyres through ignorance!
I switched to 165 winter tyres but up some hills the little bimmer would still struggle.
I'm using my 993 Turbo4 a bit in the summer time but am wondering what to do for the winter. I may get a Golf or something cheap- although the 993s 4 WD and rear engine is ideal- I wonder what the narrowest winter tyres I can fit to the 993 Turbo4? I'd also be worried about rust, as they tend to salt the roads ALOT here in Germany.....
I switched to 165 winter tyres but up some hills the little bimmer would still struggle.
I'm using my 993 Turbo4 a bit in the summer time but am wondering what to do for the winter. I may get a Golf or something cheap- although the 993s 4 WD and rear engine is ideal- I wonder what the narrowest winter tyres I can fit to the 993 Turbo4? I'd also be worried about rust, as they tend to salt the roads ALOT here in Germany.....
07-25-2006, 03:40 PM
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winter rides
Was:
1994 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4. All wheel drive, twin turbo, 6 speed, active exhaust, suspension and aerodynamics.
Now:
2000 Grand Cherokee 4.7L with magnaflow exhaust, Bilsteins and shift kit.
1994 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4. All wheel drive, twin turbo, 6 speed, active exhaust, suspension and aerodynamics.
Now:
2000 Grand Cherokee 4.7L with magnaflow exhaust, Bilsteins and shift kit.
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07-26-2006, 09:06 AM
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Either our Jeep Wrangler beater or (if the wife wants to zip around in the Jeep) the BMW X5. However, as long as there is no snow/salt on the ground, I'll be in the Cayman S.
07-27-2006, 02:26 PM
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As has already been pointed out no real winter in the People’s Republic of Kalifornia. But my daily driver is my F-150 Supercrew. Mainly because I need to haul around my tools & test equipment and it won't all fit in my Shark.
08-02-2006, 01:02 AM
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Actually, I like it. It has rack and pinion steering and is quit tractable on the highway. It gets almost 20mpg with it's I-5 engine, the only problem it's not very fast. It excels off road, one of the last true SUV's that do that.
