is it ok to drive in cold weather...

[actionjack99]

hi gang,

i'm picking up my car tomorrow from the dealer but it's going to be cold. around 30 degrees when i bring it home.

it will be a two hour drive from mass to ct. as long as the road has no precipitation, are the tires going to hold up or am i asking for trouble?

tech pac non r.

thanks for the input.

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[actionjack99]

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[krt22]

You will be fine, just be easy on the all the inputs since traction goes down with temp

 

[Rick R]

Congratulations!

Where in CT are you?

30 degrees not ideal but if it's dry on the ground you should be fine if you drive conservatively and avoid potholes and the such. I've driven it at the same temperatures when I was bringing it up from FL.

 

[actionjack99]

thanks for the input. i'm in fairfield county.

it's been tropical in ct this winter and the day i need it be warm it's the coldest day of the winter lol.

the dealer was freaking out wanting me to get it trailed and had me freaking out lol.

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[FusionGT]

No. For your safety you should just give me the car. ;p
Nice gt350 btw and nice color choice.

 

[bretlasalle]

I drove it up Mt. Diablo in the Bay Area, CA in mid 30's temps (no rain or weather of course)... the car felt great!

 

[GT_Dave]

Make sure you have the dealer check the tire pressure before you leave!!
When I picked mine up last Friday, it had 42PSI in all tires and slid around like crazy on the cold pavement. Dropped them down to 32 PSI and it drove much better.

Don't try to drive through any snow of any kind . . . I pulled mine out of the garage last night, about 50 feet in 3 inches of snow.
It took me 20 minutes to get it back in the garage, that's with my wife pushing.
No traction at all in the snow.

 

[Rick R]

Make sure you have the dealer check the tire pressure before you leave!!
When I picked mine up last Friday, it had 42PSI in all tires

Mine too

 

[Armen]

You will be fine, just be easy on the all the inputs since traction goes down with temp

^^^ This. Soft tire compounds get very hard in cold temps and traction will be greatly decreased. Be careful. Beauty car, btw.

 

[actionjack99]

thanks again for all the input. will definitely nanny it home. if there is any precip, i will have it trailered. tire pressure is a good one.

i got the matte black gt350 side stripes and matte black racing stripes i'm going to install as soon as i get it home.

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[Rogue]

Michelin PSS are not meant to be driven below 45F. They will be hockey pucks. I've driven in 30F with these tires on my 911 - just take it easy and treat the dry roads as if you were on ice.

Action - how long did the PDI take? I'm about to participate with my dealer in one....

 

[actionjack99]

i wasn't present for the pdi. the car was delivered and a couple of days later i did the paperwork and they kept the car over the weekend because they had to do paperwork for two separate dmv's and the ct dmv was not open on mondays. so i told them i would pick it up once they sorted out all the government paperwork. i did test drive it 8 miles on the odometer and dropped if off with 10 miles on it. they said they will just store it and not display it as it was not worth the hassle of something happening to the car.

i have driven my m3's in cold weather with pilot sport 2's. don't know if it's the same tire.

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[nastang87xx]

No.

Of course it is. It's 2016, not 1931.

EDIT: I read that wrong, my apologies. Just be careful. The tires will get very hard at those temps so just be mindful and take it easy.

 

[Wblv17]

use snow wet mode till you get use to her

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