Damn... I'm a whole 10k behind you! (But I can see yours isn't a 2016. I'll work on catching you. That May Lobster Run will add a few thousand quite quickly!)

It's good to know people drive these cars and they aren't all garage queens!

 

You're just being mean

 

I've had mine for 5 months and put 5K miles on it so far........not enough for my tastes but we did have some rainy days!

 

was 12 degrees yesterday and the p zeros really really don't like that. Got quite squirrely when not expected - luckily I didn't spill my coffee, could easily have gone quite bad.

 

If you are driving on summer tires when it's 12 degrees out I don't think you should be surprised if unexpected things happen.

Drive your F-Type in the winter, but do it safely!

 

Mostly rain in Oregon...the kitty is very at home thinking she's on her wet/rainy birth island. No problem driving this winter.

 

Perhaps it's a V6 thing versus a V8 thing but I drove all last winter on the OEM P-Zeros and while I never got overly aggressive - spirited is a better word - I also never had any drama (which I couldn't control). And I had encountered my share of cold (lots of cold), rain, snow (lots of snow) and, yes, ice. Granted, I am fully aware that those P-Zeros are a summer/warm weather tire - and it's not like I ever planned or wanted to drive during a snowstorm - and why I bought a new winter (All-Season) set this year so I could push the [winter] envelope more. That is when not on holiday. .

 

Currently in the hate phase of my love/hate relationship with this car...

 

What did I miss???? Please don't tell me it's because of "the ticket"!

 

Mine has been in the garage for a month now, but finally the roads were cleared and dry, and it seemed a good time to get her out for a winter run. Temperature was 24 F here at 8,000 in Colorado. Mine is a Base with Continental SC2 tires. My driveway is still snowpacked, but I figured it'd be OK. Mistake. As I crept down my driveway, 250 ft long with a 10 degree slope, there was no traction at all. It was like I was on ice skates. As I crept down, the car was sliding down and sideways towards the ditch. Oh my! I managed to get it to the road, but realized there was no way I could drive it back up. Still we had a nice drive out to lunch, a shopping stop, and groceries. Now, how do I get her home? I called for a flat-bed tow truck. The guy was good and very careful and we got her home without damage. I'll get it out again in winter, but not unless my driveway is melted down to the gravel. And, after driving it again, we realized how much we missed it. It was a blast. Come on sun.

 

Even the Conti's on the base are ultra high performance summer tires. I would never trust any UHP summer tire on snow. They are bad enough on cold, dry pavement, but I do carefully drive mine all winter when the roads are dry.

 

Last week the temp dropped during the day. When I left work, I gave it the normal amount of go pedal turning left out of the office. It was really squirrely. Since then I use snow mode when it's cold until the tires warm up.

 

The go-pedal is still analog, not binary.Throttle input modulation is every bit as effective as the snow mode nanny. Full DSC, however, is quite useful in slippery conditions, and love the TVB.

 

+1. I still occasionally use Dynamic mode on cold pavement, and I'm almost always in Sport mode, but I also know how and when to control my right foot.

 

Hey f-typers, I have been contemplating moving from my XF to an f-type. I think my preference is for a 2016 due to awd as I am thinking to drive it year round as I do my XF, so i hope tagging on to this thread is ok. I wanted to know what offsets are required for f-type, hoping I could use my winter setup with Nokia Hakka R's on the f-type. My oem 20''s are 49 front, 66 rear, if I remember correctly, but my Savinis are 35 and 49 if I recall. Savini''s are 20''s too. Nokia are 8 inch wide at all corners.

 

Here are the specs on the 20" OEM F-Type wheels.

Number of Bolts: 5
Rim Material:Alloy
Bolt Pattern:5x108
Rim Width: 9 FRONT / 10.5 REAR
Hub Bore:63.4
Rim Diameter:20
Rim Structure:One Piece
Offset:55 FRONT / 38 REAR

To advise regarding your winter setup, we will need more specifics:
Rim width
Actual Tire size (not the measurement)

You'll need to confirm whether the bolt pattern and hub bore are compatible.

 

Mine is still tucked away in the garage with summer tires on, and has been so for a while.

Before new year the roads were wet and full of dirt and salt. Now it has been between -10 and -15 celsius since new year, and we have gotten a bit too much snow. The same cold weather is expected to last at least through January, so it will be some time before I get to drive it.

Looking very much forward to spring though

 

Um, snow tires are for snow.

 

Um, snow tires are for snow.

 

Yes they are, and that's what's on our everyday use car - so no problems there. I don't mind all the salt getting on that car either