NOVA/DC/MD - Z's & Coffee Saturday's at 10AM in Fairfax, VA & Columbia, MD

shadoquad · 03-09-2012, 06:53 PM

I just ordered some new shoes for Chiana

Gonna get here in a week or two, then gotta get TPMS installed and throw some fat rubber on it.

DougChoe715 · 03-09-2012, 07:14 PM

Do anyone want go to meet&greet car meet at Trader's Joe at Rockville tonight? Start at 9pm to midnight. I would love to see 370Z. It open to all everyone to come and I heard the meet is created by a female.

Address to the meet is:

Trader's Joe
12268 Rockville Pike
Rockville MD 20852

I be there, if anyone plan going there, let me know via text
703-785-7371 to meet up

Doug

eastwest2300 · 03-09-2012, 07:22 PM

Damn, I know exactly where that is, and I use to live over there... now Im on the other side of the beltway. Have fun Doug.

birdmanx1 · 03-09-2012, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

I just ordered some new shoes for Chiana

Gonna get here in a week or two, then gotta get TPMS installed and throw some fat rubber on it.

High five!! Chiana's got some sweet blink on!!

m4a1mustang · 03-09-2012, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by 4r3s

absolutely, I feel like I drive like a grandma with the winter tires on. They just don't have any real grip on the dry asphalt they're made for digging into snow. but yeah there's definitely a big difference between all seasons (no seasons) and summer tires as well. They don't call them performance tires for the hell of it.

What are you running?

Thankfully I went with WinterSport M3s which have decent grip in the 60-70 degree weather we've been having. I don't push the car in those temps, but when it's in the 50s or lower I can push like hell through any corner and they grip pretty well and have a very predictable breaking point. I would imagine Blizzaks or similar would absolutely suck in this weather.

The car will be on Pilot Super Sports tomorrow, though. Time to get back to some real fun.

XwChriswX · 03-09-2012, 09:19 PM

I'm debating on getting a set of ther Bridgestone RE760's or the Michelin Pilot Sport AS'. Does anyone have any experience with these two 'high performance' all season tires? Since moving to PA can't really justify getting a set of PSS' even though I loooooooove them.

m4a1mustang · 03-09-2012, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by XwChriswX

I'm debating on getting a set of ther Bridgestone RE760's or the Michelin Pilot Sport AS'. Does anyone have any experience with these two 'high performance' all season tires? Since moving to PA can't really justify getting a set of PSS' even though I loooooooove them.

If you plan on tires that will work in snow those are both poor choices. You need a true snow tire, especially in PA, to make it through winter.

XwChriswX · 03-09-2012, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

If you plan on tires that will work in snow those are both poor choices. You need a true snow tire, especially in PA, to make it through winter.

Not looking at a snow tire.

m4a1mustang · 03-09-2012, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by XwChriswX

Not looking at a snow tire.

Well what is the point of the all season then? It's going to get you just as dead as a summer tire in the snow.

The only AS tire worth a damn in snow is the Continental DWS.

XwChriswX · 03-09-2012, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Well what is the point of the all season then? It's going to get you just as dead as a summer tire in the snow.

The only AS tire worth a damn in snow is the Continental DWS.

All season is equally as comparable in all seasons more-so than an UHP Summer only tire. Atleast, thats what they want you to believe. Honestly I want to run PSS' all the time and say eff you rain/snow. Buuuut, well can't do that apparently.

Snow tire, not interested. I would discuss the Conti DW's but with the way they are, if I were going to get them, I'd just get the PSS' cause they're practically the same thing.

m4a1mustang · 03-09-2012, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by XwChriswX

All season is equally as comparable in all seasons more-so than an UHP Summer only tire. Atleast, thats what they want you to believe. Honestly I want to run PSS' all the time and say eff you rain/snow. Buuuut, well can't do that apparently.

Snow tire, not interested. I would discuss the Conti DW's but with the way they are, if I were going to get them, I'd just get the PSS' cause they're practically the same thing.

DWS not DW. DWS is the all-season. DW is the summer version.

Why aren't you interested in snows? Get a cheap set of wheels from Tire Rack and put winter tires on them. Run those wheels from December to March and run your pretty wheels with your PSS for the better part of the year. That's what most of us that DD our cars do.

It's really the best option. All-season you are just giving up dry weather grip so you can have crappy performance in snow/cold weather. Why not have GREAT dry grip and GREAT snow/cold performance?

XwChriswX · 03-09-2012, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

DWS not DW. DWS is the all-season. DW is the summer version.

Why aren't you interested in snows? Get a cheap set of wheels from Tire Rack and put winter tires on them. Run those wheels from December to March and run your pretty wheels with your PSS for the better part of the year. That's what most of us that DD our cars do.

It's really the best option. All-season you are just giving up dry weather grip so you can have crappy performance in snow/cold weather. Why not have GREAT dry grip and GREAT snow/cold performance?

Then why do I see Conti DW's and DWS' listed on tirerack?

Conti confuses me... which is why I stay Michelin.

Because I don't have the $$ to buy wheels, I have to buy what I need and tires come before wheels, even if they are a set of cheap winter wheels...

If it were up to me I'd run PSS' year round because they are amazing. But I have to be realistic...

And if it's snowing, I'm not taking a rear wheel drive car with anything other than cleats.

m4a1mustang · 03-09-2012, 10:57 PM

If you are not going to drive in/on snow then just keep the PSS.

MightyBobo · 03-09-2012, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by XwChriswX

Then why do I see Conti DW's and DWS' listed on tirerack?

Conti confuses me... which is why I stay Michelin.

Because I don't have the $$ to buy wheels, I have to buy what I need and tires come before wheels, even if they are a set of cheap winter wheels...

If it were up to me I'd run PSS' year round because they are amazing. But I have to be realistic...

And if it's snowing, I'm not taking a rear wheel drive car with anything other than cleats.

People did just fine w/ RWD cars years ago :-p. Also, chains aren't legal in all locations...

XwChriswX · 03-09-2012, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by MightyBobo

People did just fine w/ RWD cars years ago :-p. Also, chains aren't legal in all locations...

I know, I was being facetious Mr BoBo...

Why so serious...

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shadoquad A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: . Posts: 42,608 Drives: . Rep Power: 3886	I just ordered some new shoes for Chiana Gonna get here in a week or two, then gotta get TPMS installed and throw some fat rubber on it.