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Old 10-06-2017, 07:38 PM
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Default Those in the NE with a Z51, how long did you wait?

For those of you who live in the North East, How long did you wait until you switched to all season tires. All though the Vette is just a toy for me, I would like to drive it until the salt is on the ground.
Unfortunately it gets cool quick up here in North West NJ. I only have about 2,500 miles on the car.

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Never switched drive until early December then Vette is put in storage when its chilly out take it easy on them until they get warmed up never had a problem running (Michelin run flats) summer tires until early December here in Massachusetts
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When I lived in Maryland the summer tires stayed on till the first road salt hit the street.
You just got to drive with a little good sense. Now I live in Florida, it's not a problem.
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I drive mine up to early December, I’m just really careful until the temps and the tires warm up, no issues to date. If we get a nice day in February/ March I’ll take it out for a cruise for fun.
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I live in northern NY and do not even consider swapping tires.

Car goes away for the bad months, up here in the mountains can be 6 or 7 months Now on my 2ed Vette with "warm weather tires"
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I live in Southern NJ and drive all year depending on weather, just put Michelien AS tires replacing GY runflats no comparison stick like on rails and quieter. JAY
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Long Island NY, '05 A4 Z51, I run Michelin A/S's all year long. No racing, just a tourer...
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Originally Posted by kaufmansm
For those of you who live in the North East, How long did you wait until you switched to all season tires. All though the Vette is just a toy for me, I would like to drive it until the salt is on the ground.
Unfortunately it gets cool quick up here in North West NJ. I only have about 2,500 miles on the car.
I stay with the Summer tires, both here in Jackson & when I lived up in Wayne. When it gets cold enough to cause a traction problem (or when there's first salt on the road), I'm buttoned up in the garage for the Winter.
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Tires is tires....there is no need to change tires IMHO.

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