mp3's SUCK in snow!!!!!!!!

[trobbins]

Remember that your rims cost about $250 each and salt/sand will pound them to death. I would atleast getting steel rims for about $40 each and get some cheap all season tires from pep boys or something for $40 each. They will probably be better in the snow and they will save your alloys. We must sacrafice the cars looks in the winter for a better looking car in the summer. Plus when people see you with a cool car with hub caps in the winter they know what you are doing.

Tim

 

[Kooldino]

Well, I checked out http://www.discounttiredirect.com/
and the cheapest 14" rims+tires that they have are $316 for all four...I'm seriously considering it...

 

[chitownmp3]

Im with Tim I'm running my black mad max look all winter {no pimp} but its better than wrecking my 17s or my ride!

 

[PaulMP3]

3pmadzam, i think im just gonna stick with all black steelies for now, hub caps look cheesy. i was thinkin if i could find some mazda ones it would be aight. but prob just leave them bare for now. im probally gonna put them on this weekend cause im goin up to pennstate this weekend and heard it might snow. where in philly are u from, i live right off rt 1 oxford valley exit. and go to school at Pennstate abington.

 

[70]

We had a pretty nice snow storm a few eeks ago. I'm still on the Dunlops. It was fun that night and the morning after. (smile so you know I'm joking)

But, that snow storm was a rare occurence here, so, is it really worth paying over $400+ for rims and snow tires??

I just don't know...We shall see how the rest of the winter goes. Most storms roll through and if anything is on the road, its gone by the next afternoon in most places. I just don't know.

 

[scott42]

I'm basically at the crossroads of 202 and Rt. 3...There is another MP3 that goes to West Chester Univ. that I see every once and a while...I graduated two years ago from school, so I bees workin'

 

[PaulMP3]

Put my black snow tires on just now. they look weird i will have to get use to them or get some hubs. it rides so much smoother and quieter without the low pros. but deffinitly lacks the handling it had with the dunlops. oh well it a godd trade off for the winter.

 

[donz]

Paulmp3 - where in hillsboro do you work???
I may have been one of the MP3's you saw. I have a blue one and I live in Kendall Park, NJ which is about 15 minutes away from Hillsboro, I have family that lives there and I drive through it all the time when I go to my old work.

 

[scott42]

Cool. thanks for the update. I think Mine will go on this weekend or next week...
did you just do it yourself or did you have someone else do it (just wondering if you can just switch them up like a spare or there is added steps that I don't know of...) also, did you get new lug nuts or did you use the ones on the the reg. wheels?