What did you do to your Sedan today?
03-19-2018, 02:08 PM
#4711
Chicago in mid-March... You'll probably be OK, but 2-3 more weeks might be more prudent. It's not just snow, you also have to pay attention to temperatures. Summer performance tires perform poorly once you get below 45°, regardless of snow. And it's not just a safety consideration, you can really damage summer tires if you drive them in cold temps. Good luck.
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiret...180319165911:s
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiret...180319165911:s
But seriously, I hate driving on summer tires the few mornings it's around freezing. At least my car is garaged, and I know to be extra cautious. There are a couple female driven cars at my work on OEM summer tires and I know they have no idea the performance degradation (I've asked
) Then you have all the soccer milf's rolling around on 3 season tires in their ML63s, X5Ms and Cayenne Turbos rushing the kids to school 
03-20-2018, 02:36 PM
#4713
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Might seem like a lifetime, considering the 1-2-3 punch in the gut you got in snowstorms over the last couple weeks. That must have really sucked.
03-20-2018, 02:38 PM
#4714
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03-20-2018, 04:53 PM
#4716
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If you're putting down over 300 bhp, and like hitting back roads, it makes a huge difference. True that most people will never use the full potential of their summer tires, but for those of us that do, it's worth it.
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03-20-2018, 05:48 PM
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03-20-2018, 10:21 PM
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03-21-2018, 07:50 AM
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Doesn't matter. The world is filled with sweeping on-ramps, twists & turns in roads, hard launches from a standing start, etc. Summer-only performance tires make those moments more controlled and precise, and simply more fun. More so if you've a car purposefully designed (or modified) to be driven, and not just to move you from Point A to Point B.
Honestly, the point here isn't to defend the use of performance tires. It's more reasonable to wonder why someone *doesn't* use performance tires on a car situated to take advantage of them.
Honestly, the point here isn't to defend the use of performance tires. It's more reasonable to wonder why someone *doesn't* use performance tires on a car situated to take advantage of them.
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03-21-2018, 07:57 AM
#4723
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Summer tires aren't the only performance tires.... my UHP A/S handle all that stuff fine, year round. And there is still the question of how hard one should push on the street. If you are regularly at the ragged edge of traction on oversized PS4s you are probably doing way too much. So of course it matters.
03-21-2018, 08:06 AM
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I'm sorry, Future, but UHP A/S is as much a contradiction as HP Snows. Just is.
In your defense, the better argument is location and climate. It's an awkward proposition for someone down South to be switching snows & summers twice a year. I get that. But try not to let that compromise influence you into thinking you're getting the best of both worlds. Because you're not.
In your defense, the better argument is location and climate. It's an awkward proposition for someone down South to be switching snows & summers twice a year. I get that. But try not to let that compromise influence you into thinking you're getting the best of both worlds. Because you're not.
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03-21-2018, 09:00 AM
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