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Originally Posted by JAM32
Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but its getting cold where I live so I started thinking about this issue. I could really use some feed back here guys. I always appreciate the input from this forum.
Backstory:
I live in New Mexico. It doesn't get NE or midwest cold, but in the winters it gets down to the 20, teens over night. Light Snow occasionally. I leave for work early enough for it to still be in the teens.
I had a '17 1ss, recently traded in for an SS 1LE with many less miles.
Both have been my one and only daily driving car. I got through 2 winters with the 1SS and can't remember any issues, certainly nothing like what OP experienced. I did swap out the original F1s for Firestone Indy 500s after about 12k miles. But certainly the goodyear runflats were fine the first winter. I bought the car in November '16.
So is the 1LE rubber that much different? If i leave the house at 530 one am, and its 13 degree outside, are my tires just going to disintegrate, or am I gonna spin out on the uphill on ramp i take?
BIG CAVEAT
I broke the bank with this purchase boys. we can talk about my unwise financial decisions later. But I DO NOT have the scratch to get extra tires a rims. So just leave it out. Hell for 1.5k i might as well just get a beater at an auction and drive that for a few months. idk.
I could potentially do extra tires, but I'm not finding many all season options that even fit 1LE rims. and its still around $1k. which for a lowly public defender, is a significant amount of money.
thanks for the feedback all. Wonder if anyone else from the mid southwest has driven an 1LE through a winter.
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If you can manage to not drive if it's <20 F or if there is any snow on the roads you should be ok.
It's not recommended to drive on the tires <40F as they lose a lot of traction but they won't be damaged until temps are <20F.
The tires will be ok <20F if you don't roll the car, if they are exposed to lower temps wait until they return to above freezing to roll them.
Or do what I did... look for deals and/or go to Discount Tire and get a 1-yr 0-interest payment plan. However, in Albuquerque, if you can just not drive or take an Uber it would probably work out fine. There aren't that many snow days there. My parents used to live in the area...
Above all, pay attention to the OP, the car will be a sled in the snow with very little ability to stop or change direction. You can slide sideways right off the road if the road has a decent crown. You can hurt other people and it'll be entirely your fault. It's a big deal imo, please be careful.