These cars were tested and designed to be driven in all sorts of weather from extreme cold and snow to extreme heat. I feel my car actually excels in the winter because of the excellent balance and steering feel you can always tell what the car is doing. The latest PSM will save you if you slightly overstep the laws of physics

The snow clearing trucks are great here. The snow is usually cleared from the streets after a heavy snow fall by the next morning. So far in 4 years of driving a Porsche year round , I have NOT been stuck in the snow yet


DrSpeed: I decided to use the same rims year round. Was going to get dedicated winter rims but wasn't worth the extra cost for me as I'd have to get new ones (the market for used Porsche rims here is very limited). The Carrera III's are actually quite nice. Are they 18s or 19s?

dinorocz and robfxlr: The snow is actually not that bad here compared to other places in Canada or even in North Eastern U.S. We are a few steps from Lake Ontario and the "lake effect" keeps the weather relatively moderate.

I drove my (now returned) Boxster S year round for 4 years with no drama. The 911 with the engine weight on the rear axle theoretically has better traction and should be even better in the winter.

rated_m and wootporsche: I know you can't control how others drive and that was initially one of my concerns. That is the BIG concern because it is one of the variables that you cannot control. But you also can't control how people drive in good weather either. Proper defensive driving techniques pay dividends in this case.

 

Good on ya!
Welcome to the club
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...now-storm.html

 

+1 rep to all of you guys who are fellow winter drivers! All weather - all season cars...drive'em.

- bob

 

Reflux: WOW !!

You guys have it much worse than we do here. A very good friend of mine from university lives and works in Edmonton and apparently it's like the arctic tundra there - a record low temperature was set back a few weeks ago.

Props to you if you drive you're 911 in Edmonton winter

Do you think you can drive year round in your area with a RWD Carrera?

 

Camp4S in Finland was around minus 35 degress celcius (-31F I think). no problems with the C4 cars, but the C2's had some issues getting up hills

 

cl997 - those are great pics!

 

great photos all...and kudos to those that take these cars out in all weather.

 

Love the pic of the white C2 with the sun roof up

 

There's a guy in Calgary who drives his C2 thru winter
"Ricardo Canada"
He says it does pretty decent!

Ironically, just before Christmas I came across a 996 C2 owner who was driving around town with SUMMER wheels/tires on. Managed to chat with him and to my own disbelief, he said it's actually not as bad as you'd think.

Whether it's RWD/FWD/AWD...winter tires are a must IMO.

 

Snows are definitely a must. I was out and about in the snow on Sunday night. No problems with traction on the street and when I found myself in a flat parking lot I had fun doing a little bit of drifting.

 

Yeah. You can't tell from the picture, but that driveway is at about a 30 degree incline and over a 100ft. long.

So many people have that look of amazement when I drive by in the 911 in the snow, but the real shocker is for the car guys who are amazed it's not a 4.

David

 

has anyone put chains on a 997? or do you just go with the winter wheel/tire setup?

after getting rid of my awd suv and picking up a JCW mini , i recently ventured to the local mountains (mammoth) for an extended trip. sure enough it snowed, and my rookie a$$ threw chains on the car not realizing that i only had less than 1/2" clearance between the wheel and the shock. after driving 25 ft and hearing the clacking sound of the chains against the strut tower did i realize my mistake. i promptly took off the chains and drove the mountain with no problems whatsoever.

i guess that's just proof some socal idiots (myself) have no idea what real winter weather really is. slightest bit of snow and we get freaked out. are p-cars even designed to take chains?

 

im jealous.....

 

Akim 47: No, 99.9% of the time you don't need snow chains. Just good winter tires and you're all set.