You might see updates this coming week.Hi all. I have a white M3P on order as of 1/13. I think I refresh the Tesla app every 10 minutes hoping to see a delivery date or vin….anything!so anxious. Moving from a 17’ corvette grand sport.
100%. I drove my corvette all winter with summer only tires, no problems. Yeah , there’s less traction but you still have to put your foot in it to get it sideways.
My eta has been holding from between now and Feb 3 so the fact that it’s not slipping is a good sign I hope.
Did you actually have snow/ice, or just cold weather?
yeah, that’s a good point. The vette being a rear wheel drive high hp car with 335 summer only tires did not ever see snow or ice, only very cold temps and road surfaces. The lack of grip was very noticeable but was manageable with the right foot.
Summer tires are fine in the cold/dry, unless we're talking trackday tires, or like 0F weather.
That’s really good to know. I’m picking one up tomorrow and it’ll be just over 30 degrees. Luckily avoiding snow today and Wednesday.
20" wheels are a pretty bad choice for winter tires though. When driving in the dark on an evening commute on deteriorating US roads full of potholes, you want at least some sidewall to absorb the potential impact. I rock 18" wheels, plenty of 19" options as well.
My STi was not able to drive up my driveway in CT it was about 100 yards but not too steep with less than an inch of snow. The car ended up 60 degrees across the driveway spinning all 4 tires in a dusting of snow.. Next time (a month ) I got me some Nokian Hakkapeliittas (non studded) and the car just yawned up the drivaway with 3 inches of snow. I was a believer from that point on. Please don't drive your car with summer tires in inclement conditions. Summer tires have the tendency to give up randomly when colder temp. You can drive anywhere and after a while they will warm up to act ok but they are hard as hockey pucks and similar performance. I lived in CA (Bay area) and never put anything but summer tires on my cars (WRX and STi) but after I moved back east I never had anything less than summers and winters. I religiously switched them Thanksgiving and Easter.
I promise I will not drive in the snow in MA down the Cape is that Portland ME? or OR? I thinking it will be a bit of a trek to ship cars from CA to the east coast if you are in ME. I am on the same boat but ordered the 17th so the waiting game is on. let us know when you get any updates. Do you know which Tesla service center you are picking the car from?because i check the app for updates constantly now, all days, all hours
Yeah, agreed. I actually don’t even really want 20” in the summer because I’ve always got potholes to deal with. I’m really happy with Crossclimate 2 on my current car. I think I’m going to get 19” wheels with the Crossclimate 2’s but I’m also considering maybe getting narrower 18” with real winter tires. I wish it was easier to figure out what’ll fit.20" wheels are a pretty bad choice for winter tires though. When driving in the dark on an evening commute on deteriorating US roads full of potholes, you want at least some sidewall to absorb the potential impact. I rock 18" wheels, plenty of 19" options as well.
And personally, I'd rather buy something decent like Michelin Crossclimate2 all-seasons rather than get the Pirelli Sottozero 3 that Tesla is selling. The latter are "performance winter" tires, not good for serious snow/ice to begin with, probably not better than the CC2 in mild snow, and pretty subpar in the other three seasons. Don't know who's buying those off Tesla.
At least the OEM wheels/summer tires are good to mount later on, when you sell the car
Mine were during business hours but also they send a text with every update so it’s probably not necessary to check in otherwise.because i check the app for updates constantly now, all days, all hours
Oregon..no idea about the service center though i know there is one within 15miles of me.
Not sure there's much benefit from slightly narrower tires, unless you go WRC-style super narrow studded tires
I have a set of CC2s in OEM 18" and a set of proper winter tires in 235/50/18, both on FastEV EV01's
