I understand the 20" Pirelli PZero's I have on my September '21 M3P aren't ideal once things are in the mid 40's and below. I bought new winter wheels/tires from Tirerack last month in anticipation of this being a seasonal swap for the coming years (18" Pirelli Sottozero tires and new appropriate wheels).
The question is when to make that change. We've flipped from abnormally warm here in Central Virginia to a cold front this week - but I suspect it will land somewhere in the middle again soon. How consistently should the temps be in a given range day and night to go ahead with swapping them out? I don't have a morning commute, so a lot of days I likely end up driving once things are above the 40s... so I don't know how strictly to abide by those temps. Don't want to have lousy stopping distance, nor do I want to prematurely wear out the winter tires if things get warmish again for weeks on end.
On a related note, the NWS making a Leeroy Jenkins reference brightened my morning a good bit:
Any advice from others who have to play the same seasonal tea leaves reading game?
The question is when to make that change. We've flipped from abnormally warm here in Central Virginia to a cold front this week - but I suspect it will land somewhere in the middle again soon. How consistently should the temps be in a given range day and night to go ahead with swapping them out? I don't have a morning commute, so a lot of days I likely end up driving once things are above the 40s... so I don't know how strictly to abide by those temps. Don't want to have lousy stopping distance, nor do I want to prematurely wear out the winter tires if things get warmish again for weeks on end.
On a related note, the NWS making a Leeroy Jenkins reference brightened my morning a good bit:
Any advice from others who have to play the same seasonal tea leaves reading game?