Anyone on winters yet?

Anyone on winters yet?

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George Smiley

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5,048 posts

81 months

Monday 22nd October 2018
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Just swapped over to nokians, figured do it whilst warm enough but in time for the coming cold snap

Anyone else or am I too early?

Monch

689 posts

203 months

Monday 22nd October 2018
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One of my 991's has been on winters all year... just wearing them out..


Cant wait for someone to tell me its dangerous or they will explode, or tear up the tarmac.... :-)


But the other ones will go on winters soon.
You really can't beat a 911 on proper rubber in the winter.

Cheib

23,245 posts

175 months

Tuesday 23rd October 2018
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Nope...I’ve got winter wheels for my Cayenne but putting a fresh set of summer tyres on it tomorrow. I generally leave it tip end of November.

Theone8181

482 posts

132 months

Tuesday 23rd October 2018
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Monch said:
One of my 991's has been on winters all year... just wearing them out..


Cant wait for someone to tell me its dangerous or they will explode, or tear up the tarmac.... :-)


But the other ones will go on winters soon.
You really can't beat a 911 on proper rubber in the winter.
I found when it's double digits the tyres feel like jelly, and there's alot less grip. So I guess more dangerous but it depends on how many miles you do and how you drive for it to be 'dangerous'. I used to daily my 996 turbo so for me I found it dangerous but YMMV.

Dr S

4,997 posts

226 months

Tuesday 23rd October 2018
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The 7.2 GT3 will get on Winters in two weeks - backlog at my OPC driving this though otherwise I'd have done it this week already

MDL111

6,932 posts

177 months

Tuesday 23rd October 2018
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dropping the car off today to get the tyres changed

m444ttb

3,160 posts

229 months

Tuesday 23rd October 2018
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I don't bother for my 996, although I do use it through the winter so long as the roads aren't really salty (or icy!). I do run winters on my old BMW e36 touring though and that's due a new set this year. Not really sure what to go for having only used Dunlop 4D (I think) previously.

gsewell

693 posts

283 months

Tuesday 23rd October 2018
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Put a new set of Continental TS810S's on this morning. Will treat them gently for the first couple of runs until the release agent is scrubbed off.

grumpynuts

956 posts

160 months

Friday 16th November 2018
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Mine will be going on in the next 2 weeks, on my 996 C4S, only down to having the time to get the trolley jack out and swap them over. I tend to give the calipers a good clean whilst the wheels are off, so it's a 2 to 3 hour job. Nothing better than a cross country dash on cold,slimy roads on winters. This year I intend to get my summer rims refurbed whilst they are off.

RSVP911

8,192 posts

133 months

Friday 16th November 2018
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Going on tomorrow : 997.2 GTS - Pirelli Sottozero’s I think - I can’t really remember. Lucked out timewise - getting cold next week :