19" tires on Plaid and LR

[omarsultan]

I'm in San Jose with family in Los Angeles. Because of COVID and elder parents, I've been driving down once a month. Pre-COVID, I just flew down once a month. While I'm not driving through snow, it concerns me that the Grapevine is regularly <40F around midnight and I'm somewhat hauling ass (i.e. 75-80 mph). I usually go late night so it's gets really cold on the Grapevine. It's probably not the best idea to drive summer tires under those conditions.

Yeah, I use to drive a heavily modified (borderline track car) Acura RSX with like 200-Treadwear Falken RT-615/615Ks for all seasons and rain. It was a little scary in rain. It wasn't cold enough in SoCal for me to notice any summer tire problems in winter. But when I was in my 20s, I didn't mind. Now that I'm in my late 30s, I don't want that stress on my mind anymore.

What makes this challenging is that I want the same 19" OEM wheels (with hubcaps) so that I can get the maximum range when I drive to Los Angeles. That means it's $750/wheel (or find it used for a deal), haha. I have a storage unit so I can throw my tires/wheels in storage. Cost isn't an issue but I'm just debating whether an extra set of wheels are "worth it" for winter driving over Grapevine and the occasional Tahoe trip.

I do, but I am biased as that is what I do, for the same reasons you are considering.

 

[wornout]

Ok, good to know I'm not the only one insane to consider buying another set of OEM wheels/tires, lol.

 

[omarsultan]

Ok, good to know I'm not the only one insane to consider buying another set of OEM wheels/tires, lol.

Really, all it takes is one trip through the Grapevine or up through Shasta/Grant's Pass on sketchy tires to recalibrate your thinking

 

[wornout]

Pulled the trigger on it. Thanks for all the good info in this thread!

FYI, there's a $70 Conti promo right now: https://www.tirerack.com/specialoffers/details.jsp?promoID=C177

 

[Airforcebj]

Pulled the trigger on it. Thanks for all the good info in this thread!

FYI, there's a $70 Conti promo right now: https://www.tirerack.com/specialoffers/details.jsp?promoID=C177

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I had my service appointment today where I brought them some OEM 19in wheels to get All Seasons placed on them. It seem Tesla ordered the same ones you have listed here. It cost me 1260 total, and I bought them in Delaware to avoid sales tax. Here are pics of them on.

 

[wornout]

I had my service appointment today where I brought them some OEM 19in wheels to get All Seasons placed on them. It seem Tesla ordered the same ones you have listed here. It cost me 1260 total, and I bought them in Delaware to avoid sales tax. Here are pics of them on.

Damn, $1260 is like $60 cheaper than what I paid. And I have to pay for dismount/mount. I am getting $70 gift card and free hazard hazard protection. I guess that’s a wash.

I tried reaching out to Tesla parts and they were just clueless. I felt like I knew more about their tire options and OEM wheels than they did. I think they were quoting me on 2020 MS LR tire/wheel options instead of 2021 refreshed model. And they didn’t follow up on my questions.

 

[wornout]

I just swapped my P Zero's out to the Conti's. Pleasantly surprised how well these all season Conti's have been gripping on my MS LR. When flooring it down a slightly bumpy street, there's very slight slippage. For comparison, the P-Zeros would have gripped 100% of the way on the same street. You can feel the very slight traction loss but there isn't any angry tire noise. I'm not sure if that's just EV traction control at work. In previous cars, traction loss resulted in angry tire noises.

Unless I see a deal on another set of 19" takeoffs, I likely will just run these Conti's all year around. They're "good enough" at least for MS LR. I'll throw my P-Zero's on like 2023 Spring and run them down.

 

[jebinc]

I just swapped my P Zero's out to the Conti's. Pleasantly surprised how well these all season Conti's have been gripping on my MS LR. When flooring it down a slightly bumpy street, there's very slight slippage. For comparison, the P-Zeros would have gripped 100% of the way on the same street. You can feel the very slight traction loss but there isn't any angry tire noise. I'm not sure if that's just EV traction control at work. In previous cars, traction loss resulted in angry tire noises.

Unless I see a deal on another set of 19" takeoffs, I likely will just run these Conti's all year around. They're "good enough" at least for MS LR. I'll throw my P-Zero's on like 2023 Spring and run them down.

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Same experience here! Rains and is cool here in Seattle at least 6 months out of the year. No reason to suffer/risk it/lose enjoyment with summer’s all year round.
@WilliamG

 

[wornout]

Same experience here! Rains and is cool here in Seattle at least 6 months out of the year. No reason to suffer/risk it/lose enjoyment with summer’s all year round.
@WilliamG

10 years ago, I used to risk it all year, LOL. Ran on 200 treadwear Falken RT-615K/615Ks until they were basically bald, lol.

*shakes cane* #adulting

 

[Leeclanual]

I’m picking up my Plaid w/ 19s… how are the summer tires working for those living in Maryland , DC and Virginia during the winter and rainy seasons? I won’t drive it with snow/ice on the ground… just wondering how they grip in the rain when temps are in the 50s. I’ll drive my RRS during inclement/winter.

 

[WilliamG]

I’m picking up my Plaid w/ 19s… how are the summer tires working for those living in Maryland , DC and Virginia during the winter and rainy seasons? I won’t drive it with snow/ice on the ground… just wondering how they grip in the rain when temps are in the 50s. I’ll drive my RRS during inclement/winter.

You'll have zero issues in the 50s.

 

[Carlos Danger]

You'll have zero issues in the 50s.

And zero traction in temps below that

 

[WilliamG]

And zero traction in temps below that

Well that’s not true.