fizzman

Anyone tried the Michelin PA4 winter tires?

DALE#3

I wanna see...CHAINS ON THEM TIRES!!

Vetteman Jack

Mine hasn't been out of the garage since late November. But good to see you enjoying your car Jerry despite whatever Mother Nature throws at it.

C7Joy

I think the warranty includes 7 year rust through protection.

LIStingray

I may be the only one on here that feels this way but: what is the joy of driving a high performance car at a very low performance level in the snow? Is it just to say you did?

Cattch

I love posts like this!

I plan to drive my C7 in all weather conditions. Its a car... a beautiful car at that, but still a car! They are made to be driven. Some will argue, kick and scream saying the car is a sports car and only for nice weather. To them I am jealous in the spring when they have that "new car feeling" pulling their car out for the first time, but Id rather have that fun sports car feeling all year long

Daekwan06

Or even easier.

Find a touchless car wash that also sprays underneath.

Daekwan06

Because its fun.

Because its a car. And cars were meant to be driven.

Because with the right tires. The Vette can be a true daily driver and driven all year round.

Because you might only own one car.

Steve_R

It's a car. Saving it for the next owner is dumb IMO. I doubt anyone on their deathbed ever uttered the words "I wish I'd driven my Corvette less."

RickMN

I don't advocate driving a Corvette in the snow, but it has plenty of enjoyable performance driving on cold (dry) pavement when equipped with the proper tires.

Oh, and as mentioned, the cold air going into the intake yields even more power out of the engine.

$$$frumnuttin'

couple guys have them on the forum, but the price killed the deal for me ($1600 just for the tires)....main reason I went with the Pirellis (equal performance)...$1000 out the door including sensors, and the tires will sell well if I ever unload the vette....will be lucky if I put even 500 miles on them per winter.

$$$frumnuttin'

That's good thinking...let me add, what a lot of folks don't realize is in the winter on snowy roads you can get the same thrill of throwing the rear end out with true snow tires, and do it at a much safer speed....this feature is an absolute blast and you will feel safer than doing it at high speed on a road coarse in the warmer months....it's a bonus that comes with winter driving.

MikeyTX

It's a car first and fore most. It is my daily driver. I grew up in the metro Chicago area and I drove the '62 year round. Snow or not. Same with every other Corvette I've owned. I for one can't justify buying a car that can't be driven year round.

LIStingray

Neither answer my question of - what is the joy of driving it in the snow? I am not criticizing people who do, or for whom it is their only car - I am just trying to understand why it would enjoyable (as in is it really enjoyable in any car?)
No issue with using it in the cold - I understand that - mine was out for its last time on Saturday in 36 degree weather (today we got our first snow and plenty of road salt)
You live in Texas - it snows how often?

Jp23rockstar

Because race car, I don't know.

MikeyTX

Actually, it snows quite often in TX. As for being enjoyable, did you never pull a saucer behind a car or cut donuts in a vacant parking lot after it snowed ? We used to pull people on skis too. Then there's ice racing.

LIStingray

I guess the whole snow and snow driving experience in urban areas (like in and around NYC) is very different from where you live?

$$$frumnuttin'

I guess you missed this above....

what a lot of folks don't realize is in the winter on snowy roads you can get the same thrill of throwing the rear end out with true snow tires, and do it at a much safer speed....this feature is an absolute blast and you will feel safer than doing it at high speed on a road coarse in the warmer months....it's a bonus that comes with winter driving.

MikeyTX

If you live in snow country and haven't done fun things in a car on snow, then you aren't driving. Your responses even are starting to make me wonder if you are old enough to drive let alone own a Corvette.

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