the p5 tires are FINE for winter. at least here they are. i spent 300 shipped for p5 rims AND tires last year and they took me through last chicago winter just fine. Whoever is having troubles with them either needs to stop driving like a retard or buy some real winter tires.
winter tires F*CK!!!!!!
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flat_black
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I like my winter wheels and tires. 
Gunmetal 929 15" rims with Toyo Observe G-02's. I actually look foreward to putting them on in the winter!
Gunmetal 929 15" rims with Toyo Observe G-02's. I actually look foreward to putting them on in the winter!
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hey, you stole my idea for winter rims...idea stealer..lol. Yeah, I've had my "winter mags" on for a few weeks...right after I put them on, it snowed...didn't stick, but it did snow, so I felt ok for having the one so early. I also leave them on a and don't jump the gun too quickly, as these potenza's have the tendancy to suck in the snow, cause as 1000 threads a while back will state(and I'm sure more will come up this year), these are not winter tires...lolsnooky said:
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That looks pretty badass....I may at some point decide to get 'winter rims', I mean, hell, they are on almost as long, if not longer than my summer rims, so why not. I'll prolly get them when my winter tires go bald, and then I'll get a slightly smaller wall, so I can get a slightly bigger rim, like a 16, instead of my 15inch steelies. so small, my car is actually lower in the winter..lolflat_black said:I like my winter wheels and tires.
flat_black said:I like my winter wheels and tires.
dude ur winter mags are sick, id get those a size bigger, and add sum low profile tires to them, very slick!
hehe you try to drive through a quebec winter with those dunlops lol when it's -40 and 12" of snow ... lol i kept my dunlops on for a while when i had my P5 and was able to go through november/december with no problems, but as soon as the serious snow falls started in january ... forget it man
its not just knowing how to drive in snow, i couldnt even go over the small bump to get into my driveway. thats how bad snow/ice is here during winter
its not just knowing how to drive in snow, i couldnt even go over the small bump to get into my driveway. thats how bad snow/ice is here during winter
Dexter said:
flat_black
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Thanks, guys. =) I really do want to get a set like that, in 16 or 17's, but finding them has been a b****! Once I do get a nice set of summer rims, I think they'll look pretty nice. I'm planning on the Team Dynamics Racing Pro-Race 1's, in 17". But we'll see.
most likely in my driveway or backyard yes. i dont have a garage
spent too much money this year on the car to risk ruining something because of a stupid winter accident, + i save over 100$ / month on insurance even by adding my winter car to my insurance, save a s*** load of money on gas, save about 5 months worth of KMs (i do about 500km a week)
right now, with a full tank, i do approx 350km if i'm lucky. so i spend at least 60$ on gas / week. the winter car does 300km with its ~25L gas tank (regular 87 compared to 94 octane for the mazda)
it'll give me a chacne to bring my car to the garage and get the work done during the winter ... new turbo, internals, injectors .. etc
so all that made me decide to put it away
spent too much money this year on the car to risk ruining something because of a stupid winter accident, + i save over 100$ / month on insurance even by adding my winter car to my insurance, save a s*** load of money on gas, save about 5 months worth of KMs (i do about 500km a week)
right now, with a full tank, i do approx 350km if i'm lucky. so i spend at least 60$ on gas / week. the winter car does 300km with its ~25L gas tank (regular 87 compared to 94 octane for the mazda)
it'll give me a chacne to bring my car to the garage and get the work done during the winter ... new turbo, internals, injectors .. etc
so all that made me decide to put it away
