Do you winter drive your car?

[Misanors4]

This will be my first winter with the 911. I don't plan on driving her this winter because she won't have proper tires, but depending on how bad the weather is I may take her out once or twice.

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[cfos]

Yes. I drove my previous Boxster (with winter wheels and tires) and will drive my current 911 in the winter (with winter tires of course).

[RPRyan55]

Drove my cayman through the winter. Had a blast. Will not drive the C2S in the winter. I have a GTI for the snow.

[155mph]

Originally Posted by Fahrer

I do not drtive mine on wet roads, never in snow.....hmmmmm....on dry winter roads with no salt residue?.....maybe, but easily on summer tires.

Ditto...mostly

[Herr C2S]

You bet. Here in NH, the winters' snowfall can be all over the place. I drive my
C2S (without snow tires) only on those days where the roads are clear of slush and snow. I certainly don't drive aggressively or long distances, but I'll drive usually a couple of days a week around town and between highway exits -- car washes every week. I'd go crazy to sit and watch the Porsche sit all winter. It is a German car after all. If I'd wanted a "garage queen. then maybe a Ferrari or other real exotic. Porsche 365/12/30/24/7.

[PT Doc]

Does anyone have a general consensus what mag chloride will do to a vehicle? Here in the Denver metro area they apply this to the road quite liberally before freeze sets in. It has been speculated be dealers that the chrome on cars looks so awful because of the magnesium chloride.

[155mph]

Originally Posted by Herr C2S

..... Porsche 365/12/30/24/7.

30 days has September, April, June and November. So, in all the others (except Feb) you don't drive it on the 31st?

[drspeed]

Definitely will be piloting the Carrera in the snow!

My cars have always been terrible in snow. I just started using snow tires about 3 seasons ago. Before that I drove a 740i sport with summer tires through the winter - ouch!. I just got a 997.2 C2 and I plan to drive it all winter here in CT. I bought 18 inch porsche wheels with Conti T801S winter tires. The tread doesn't look very aggressive for snow? I'm not expecting it to be a subaru in the snow, but I'm guessing that it will be a better handling winter car than most would think. Small, manual, with the engine over the drive wheels and an oversteer tendency should make it easier to handle. In fresh deep snow I'll take our R350, but I really expect that will be less than 2 weeks in total over the season.

SUVs have a rep as ultimate snow cars but in truth they have high centers of gravity, non communicative suspension/steering and most suv drivers don't seem to think winter tires are necessary so they're on all seasons (as they slide through red lights and stop signs). My wife had a 335xi BMW with dunlop winter M3s that car could be driven faster on snow covered roads than most people drive on dry roads!

I'm going to get some floor liners as well.

Happy motoring.
David

[Scott AEPi]

Yes! It's a C4S though, and winters in Los Angeles... well, aren't really "winter." Rather, it's just a little colder and wetter out than normal

[yrralis1]

Don't know. I don't even like to drive the cars in the rain but with age I became so picky about preserving my cars .

I did not always live in Florida . I grew up in New York and lived there until I was 23 (51 now) . Although a heavy Florida rain storm might be as much as an obstacle course as some snow .

At the age of 19 when I lived in cold climate I did have a sports car (Alfa Romeo) and drove it year round .
1) I never put snow tires on it.
2) i never worried .. I was young and far too capricious .

[Targa Tim]

no winter driving of 911.

Cayenne Turbo does a much better job.

[P Diddy]

unless there is more than 4" of unplowed snow, there's nowhere I wouldn't take my C2S with snows

[stevepow]

Originally Posted by PT Doc

Does anyone have a general consensus what mag chloride will do to a vehicle? Here in the Denver metro area they apply this to the road quite liberally before freeze sets in. It has been speculated be dealers that the chrome on cars looks so awful because of the magnesium chloride.

put this "magnesium chloride and chrome" into Google - doesn't sound good. Wash often and maybe look into one of the specialty cleaning solutions...if they aren't just snake oil.

[topspd]

I'm in the GTA too and drive my C2S through the winter and I also get those comments of "you don't drive that in winter, do you?!?".

Always a car enthusiast, over a decade ago after spending more time detailing than driving a car that never saw winter or rain, I came to the realization once I sold it that I was only preserving the car for the next owner.

I've driven mine through the last two winters on the factory rims with 19" snows. I also use weathertech mats to keep the salt off the carpets but I don't have a clearbra and the majority of the few chips I have came in summer driving. In hindsight, I should have gone for 18's for better performance in deeper snow but didn't want to store another set of rims. However, I only had problems on the handful of worst days when everyone else is struggling and then I just don't go out. Over 90% of winter driving here is snow cleared roads or slush.

[CanuckC4S]

I have mine insured year round but no driving in the snow, no salt and rarely in the rain. The C4S is for fun my 4runner is my daily driver.