RealityGT

Hey, I'm in North York,
-I have an insulated garage at my home and my condo has a heated underground garage. For my home, I use old pieces of carpet under my tires and have never had any issues with cracking or flat spots. Keep in mind our cars really only sit for about 4 months (max) so its really not enough time to cause any damage. I know others who use plywood in their garages and have had similar results.

cash-man

Interesting. Thanks guys. Currently shopping for a new 3 car garage (& house ), so this is good to know.

IrishAndy

Did the same thing about 18 months ago with a double garage and a separate single garage that are joined by the shared space where the rear door to the house is.

Best upgrades I chose were:

Max extension to the width of the single garage (which was a 4 ft width increase). Room for a fridge and plenty of room to work around the car.

Insulation (as discussed)

A faucet in the shared space (where I attached a hose reel and 50 ft hose). The hose works for both in the garage and outside the garage where I typically wash my car.

Drain in the middle of the double garage.

soupy

My condo garage is above ground so it's exposed to the cold. Most I can do is keep it covered and plan on setting it on these to get it off the cold concrete: . Luckily DC area winters are only bad during January and February.

rickdm

My dealer said that one of the 918's arrived on a cold winter day. They unloaded it an it sat outside for maybe half an hour while they moved the truck and made space for it. As they drove it off pieces of rubber started chunking off of the tires. I have my last track day with the Dunlops this weekend and I have a set of Super Sports waiting at the dealer.

rraustin

Attached to Tirerack's description of Sport Cup 2 Tires is: "Storing Track & Competition DOT Tires in Cold Temperatures," which says:

mm1

I talked emailed Damon at TireRack and he said the tires "should" be OK in a garage that's not heated but not super cold (say 35F) as long as the car isn't driven and the tires are at max pressure for storage.

I'll be putting the car on 1 inch rigid foam that I have sitting around. I might install a garage heater or risk the tires.

Green_Hornet

These (or similar) are so inexpensive. If you work on your car or have R compound tires either on the car or off you may as well go ahead and get one. Cost is about the price of 1 tire. Never mind your personal comfort and piece of mind.

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...7749_200577749

Maverick1

For you Canadian gents, I do have a solution for your cracked tires....
get yourself a nice place in Florida, Arizona or California for the winter and your worries are over.
Plus, you can then drive your GT4 all year.

MMH78

I am changing my tires to Michelin super sport and will daily drive my GT4 even in winter days, excluding snow days. I have done that with my M3 with Michelin Super Sport tires for last 10 years without any problem.

mm1

Sorry, running summer tires in winter isn't a good idea. They're still hard as pucks and have hardly any grip in the dry, nevermind if you get caught in a bit of rain. All season could get away with it in the dry, but still a master of none tire.

RealityGT

Typical of a bmw driver, .. I swear I see the same m3's & z4's, spinning their tires at the bottom of my street every winter! lol

ajw45

FWIW, I think the mpss come with the same cold weather warning and the corvette guys have seen cracking from cold temperatures too...

seapar

MPSS is still a good tire driving above 35 degrees and in the wet. Below these temps best to have winter tires or drive a beater or other winter car. We drive the SUV

STLPCA

Really? Do you have a more authoritative basis than what you "think?" Although Michelin says MPSS don't provide optimal performance in cold weather, I don't recall any warnings similar to the MPSC2s.