02-08-2008, 06:24 AM
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For the folks who drive in the winter: what did you do for snows? Did you get another set of rims and mount them?
I drive my SUV in the winter.
How is the Boxster going up snow covered hills? On the flats just about anything can make do.
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02-08-2008, 08:27 AM
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yep - I ordered a knockoff set of Cup3s wheels with WinterConti tires from Tirerack. I don't remember how much it cost - only that it was pretty darned cheap (maybe $1,200?). Also, that set didn't appear on their website. If you are interested, you might try calling them.
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02-08-2008, 09:44 AM
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I got caught out in the snow several weeks ago unexpectedly and was surpised how well the car did. And that is with tires that certainly are not all-season. I got to thinking about it and its kind of like when front wheel drive cars came out and they were heralded as great winter drivers because the weight was over the drive axle. The 911 and boxster to some extent are the same just weight over the rear drive axle. They probably don't turn or brake quite as well in the snow but overall much better than front engine rear drive.
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02-08-2008, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by steve00s
They probably don't turn or brake quite as well in the snow but overall much better than front engine rear drive.
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I believe this is all a function of tires, not which wheels are providing the power.
My RWD Box with snow tires handles and stops much better in the snow than my wife's FWD Toyota with all seasons...
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02-08-2008, 10:42 AM
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I agree that tires make all the difference in the world but if all things (including tires) were equal than more weight on the turning wheels will provide for better handling. I believe that the same principles of weight transfer on cornering apply. Braking entering a corner will transer weight to the front end enhancing the steering. If there is static weight already there (front engine) the car should turn better as well (again all other things being equal).
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02-08-2008, 10:52 AM
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driving in the snow is a lot of fun, you just have to be careful as well.
i actually like driving in snow, couse u can get a lot of wheel spin, do drifting kinda slides, do donuts, all that with pretty much no wear on your tires.
and plus, on top of that, i never miss driving my car 
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02-08-2008, 11:23 AM
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I drive mine all yr long too, I dont know why you wouldn't. I've been around my dad whos owned Porsches since he was 20yrs old and currently has 4 and drives them all in the winter as he has his whole life so i dont see anything unusual when i see an expensive sports car out in the snow. After all a car is just a car, and if I bought it I better be able to enjoy it all yrs long, plus its really much more safe then people think... Ive been driving sports /performance cars every winter since I was 16 and I've never had an accident of any sort...its all in good quality tires
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02-08-2008, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by wild1poet2
For the folks who drive in the winter: what did you do for snows? Did you get another set of rims and mount them?
I drive my SUV in the winter.
How is the Boxster going up snow covered hills? On the flats just about anything can make do.
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I've had great success with Bridgestone Blizzaks. I bought a set of Cayman wheels for my snows. Downtown Omaha is quite hilly and I have no trouble starting up hills from a stop. My LE has traction control and it really works well. My 01S didn't have TC but it was also able to climb hills with a little initial wheel spin.
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02-08-2008, 01:19 PM
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I bought ContiWinterContacts, and mounted them on my current rims. I only plan on dealing with snow for another few years so $100 a year to mount and demount them is fine with me.
My car does fine up hills, there is a 12%+ grade hill in front of my house. My car does just fine even during snow storms when all the cheap SUV drivers that didn't get snow tires are trying to push there cars up the hill (I have actually seen a few idiots trying to do this.). It really suprised me when I moved to a snowy area how few people buy snow tires and how much higher the accident ration is compared to Southern California.
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02-08-2008, 01:34 PM
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What is snow?
- Mark (and probably Randall, too)
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02-08-2008, 02:37 PM
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I have all seasons but no traction control. Trick is to start in second gear if there is a lot of snow/ice and not be in high rpms
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02-08-2008, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Houston C4S
What is snow?
- Mark (and probably Randall, too)
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You know -- that guy from the mid ‘90s responsible for the highest-charting and biggest-selling reggae single in history, “Informer.” He also brought us many other hits like, uh, “Informer.”
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02-08-2008, 03:23 PM
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I saw a blue Boxster up in West Bend WI today, parked at the business I was at (work trip)... . It was half white with salt and looked really sad sitting there backed into its spot... I almost wanted to call the humane society... haha.
Getting back to the pot holes...
I was driving on Lake Shore Pothole the other day and hit a patch of road! Doh.
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02-08-2008, 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by bmx672
I saw a blue Boxster up in West Bend WI today, parked at the business I was at (work trip)... . It was half white with salt and looked really sad sitting there backed into its spot... I almost wanted to call the humane society... haha.
Getting back to the pot holes...
I was driving on Lake Shore Pothole the other day and hit a patch of road! Doh.
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Not my car, but next time you're up my way, yell....
BTW my favorite winter tires are Dunlop Winter Sport M3s. Handle like summer tires when the temps are below 40 degrees.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Dunlop&tireModel=Winter+Sport+M3+DSST
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02-08-2008, 03:56 PM
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I decided to drive my box down south to FL and lend it to me dad for the winter. (He isn't in to Pcars, so its not a thrill for him). You know where I stood on this matter of winter driving.
I figured the salt/corrosion and the higher risk of accident - both at fault and no fault warranted ditching the box for a season.
More I think about it, more I think I'll get rid of my beater civic and switch to only 1 car year round within 6-12 months. The Pcar tech I spoke with in upstate NY formly believed salt wasn't much of the threat and if I get into a wreck it wouldn't be the end of the world (unless somebody gets hurt) since an 01 box isn't worth much anymore....
Next winter baby, I'll prolly have her.
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