Should I do it?
#41
04-02-2016, 05:56 PM
I agree. It's not really the big deal that many of you are making it out to be. I daily drive my XF in the winter here in Wisconsin with a set of Blizzack LM-32's. It does absolutely fantastic. In fact, I feel better with it in snowy/icey conditions than my Land Rover with all seasons. It's not a f type but its got about the same ground clearance, 500hp, rear wheel drive and 20 inch wheels.
The power the F type makes doesn't really matter. Yeh it makes 550 hp.....at 6500 rpm though! Not where you'll be revving in the snow. With these tires, snow mode and a smart right foot it was a dream to drive this winter and fun too. Nicest part is that I still got to enjoy the car instead of stashing it away for most of the year like I do with my classics.
So I say go for it. Put those tires on it, set snow mode and have fun. Why drive something boring in the winter(the longest season of the year btw) if you don't have to?!
The power the F type makes doesn't really matter. Yeh it makes 550 hp.....at 6500 rpm though! Not where you'll be revving in the snow. With these tires, snow mode and a smart right foot it was a dream to drive this winter and fun too. Nicest part is that I still got to enjoy the car instead of stashing it away for most of the year like I do with my classics.
So I say go for it. Put those tires on it, set snow mode and have fun. Why drive something boring in the winter(the longest season of the year btw) if you don't have to?!
#42
04-02-2016, 06:08 PM
^ what this guy said.
There are the oddest threads here...a multi page thread about "OMG, what if there is 6oz of 87oct gas in the line" to justifying driving an awd R in the snow, not just the Winter, but snow.
Can you? Sure, wtf - throw some snow tires on, roll the dice and see how the ground clearance works in Upstate NY. You have a decent stable of cars, can afford 100k+ ride but you're *really* looking for advice here?
Literally use ANY of your other cars for the Winter or at least when it snows.
There are the oddest threads here...a multi page thread about "OMG, what if there is 6oz of 87oct gas in the line" to justifying driving an awd R in the snow, not just the Winter, but snow.
Can you? Sure, wtf - throw some snow tires on, roll the dice and see how the ground clearance works in Upstate NY. You have a decent stable of cars, can afford 100k+ ride but you're *really* looking for advice here?
Literally use ANY of your other cars for the Winter or at least when it snows.
#43
04-03-2016, 08:02 AM
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If you were out Easter weekend in your i8, I may have seen you driving (I was in the R). Given the number of vehicles you have at your disposal, you should just do what you like with car in winter. On heavy snow or ice days you drive one of the other vehicles. Last night the weather was predicting below 40 and snow, so I left the R at home. If it had winter tires I might have taken it. One of the problems with winter driving, particularly at night is on snow covered roads, you can't always spot the treaded pothole, as you likely already know. Life is too short to cut corners if you have the means and the hardware.
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#44
04-06-2016, 11:11 AM
If you were out Easter weekend in your i8, I may have seen you driving (I was in the R). Given the number of vehicles you have at your disposal, you should just do what you like with car in winter. On heavy snow or ice days you drive one of the other vehicles. Last night the weather was predicting below 40 and snow, so I left the R at home. If it had winter tires I might have taken it. One of the problems with winter driving, particularly at night is on snow covered roads, you can't always spot the treaded pothole, as you likely already know. Life is too short to cut corners if you have the means and the hardware.
#45
04-06-2016, 07:31 PM
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