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10-25-2019, 03:35 PM
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 Drives: Honda Civic Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Crown Point, IN
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Midwest Daily Driver
Anybody else drive year round in the midwest (or anywhere with winter climate)? What winter set up do you all have? Weigh down the trunk? Looking to buy 2020 LT V6, but was curious to thoughts on using it as a daily.
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10-25-2019, 03:45 PM
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Drives: 2018 Camaro V6/RS Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: MI
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I drive my 2018 LT V6 year round here in Michigan. The dealer threw in a set of of 18" wheels with Blizzaks in the deal. No weight in the trunk or anything like that. With a dedicated snow tire you'll be more than fine
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10-25-2019, 03:49 PM
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Drives: Honda Civic Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Crown Point, IN
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Awesome, thanks for the quick response! You have 20" tires on in the summer or those 18s too?
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10-25-2019, 03:53 PM
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Drives: 2018 Camaro V6/RS Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: MI
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Yep the 20's for about 8 or 9 months then the 18's for 3 or 4 months. It's all in the tires. A Camaro with good snow tires will do better than an all wheel drive vehicle with performance tires
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10-25-2019, 03:58 PM
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Drives: Honda Civic Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Crown Point, IN
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Excellent thanks!
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10-25-2019, 05:01 PM
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Drives: 2024 Riverside Blue 2SS 1LE Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Fort Wayne, IN
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The snow nanny makes driving it drive pretty well even with the 20" OEM run flats. Even with a M6. It really throttles the power.
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10-25-2019, 06:34 PM
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Drives: 1ss Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Detroit
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No problem
I've been through a couple winters now with Michelin x ice on 18 inch rims. They saved my butt on a very frozen highway one morning. Snow mode, traction and stability control keep the back end in check, but turn those off for some cul de sac drifting!
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10-25-2019, 07:17 PM
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 Drives: 2022 Vivid Orange LT1 M6 Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Canada
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2018 RS V6 Camaro. Winter setup includes 18in Michelin Xice 3's never had an issue with traction. No weight in back trunk. I daily it on on a 60km one way drive to work. I live in Toronto Canada.
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10-25-2019, 08:27 PM
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Drives: 20 1LE 2SS M6 Rally Green Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Franklin WI
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I drive year round including Wisconsin winters. I picked up a second set of OEM rims and put stock sized Sottozero snows on. 245 front, 285 rear. The car looks stock that way.
GM puts Sottozeros on their test cars. This will be my fourth gen6 Camaro winter. I daily drove a 2004 GTO for 11 years before that. This picture compares a stock rear tire to the Sottozero
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10-25-2019, 08:28 PM
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Drives: 50th Anni.. coming home 11/01 Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Toronto. Ontario
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10-25-2019, 08:29 PM
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Drives: 50th Anni.. coming home 11/01 Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Toronto. Ontario
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10-26-2019, 11:33 AM
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Drives: 2018 Camaro 2SS (Red Hot) Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Clinton Township, MI
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The Tire Valet service is great because it allows you to easily manage multiple sets of tires if you don't want to have to deal with storing them yourself. But I drive all year round as we haven't had significantly horrible Winters here in Michigan over the last couple of years. But I just use common judgment though, where if the snow is "too high" I try to avoid driving until the Trucks have plowed. |
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10-26-2019, 12:51 PM
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Drives: 2018 1LT Camaro Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: PA
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I got 18in Michelin x-ice 3 , I did 2 winters and got 2 - 35 lbs cat litter containers 1 over each wheel. I put on snow/ice mode when it snows no problems yet. I just watch the weather about 7-10 days before I see it’s gonna snow I get them put on.
March maybe a bit soon to take them off you can still get a snowstorm you just gotta watch the weather , it’s a judgement call. Late March early April
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10-27-2019, 07:05 AM
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 Drives: '18 Hotwheels 2SS Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: NJ
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Honestly the run flats are done about Nov 1st and you can feel them loose traction. Worse yet, is when it is cooler and your in a lot of rain your sliding all over the place.
My winter tires go on next weekend. I actually don't drive in the snow as I will take my truck but the run flats loose tons of grip when it is cold and are a total nightmare in cold rain. |
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