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Picking up P3D+ in two weeks and it's suppose to snow, what should I do?
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That is one option, but I don't wanna have to pay in advance as I've heard it happened to many people before that once Tesla has your money they'll usually delay it, that's not all cases but if I know If I can pickup my precious, I'm going to lol. I saw on bestwheelsonline that they have A/S 3+ ready to ship within a couple days so I think I might do that..
The warning is for 20F or below. Those temps in the forecast are all above that (if they go below 20, they need to be warmed up to 40F).
So biggest issue (assuming temps hold) looks like performance (of tires) in snow...
If you are a Costco member, you can order Michelin PS A/S 3+ from your tire center. They don't show up online, but are available (I just ordered last week, getting installed this week). Ask them to look up Item #1258230.
That's good to know. A month ago A/S 3+ was available but not in 235 35 20. The Model 3 was not in their computer.
You are correct. The Model 3 is still not in their system, but if you ask them to look up by size (or just use the item number I provided) they will be able to pull them up. Due to the fact it's not in their system, I'm taking my own jackpads just in case and have all the relevant information (torque specs, etc.).
The nice thing about Costco is now I'll have free rotations, which is the bulk of the maintenance on this car.
I'll hold on to the PS4S until I get a second set of rims or when these wear out.
Dmagyar
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Lived much of my early life with Michigan’s winters, never had all wheel drive, hardly ever had snow tires. You’ll make out fine, slow and steady, watch out for the idiots (heard there’s more now on the roads), don’t stress, good luck.
Yah, the OP is from MI and doesn’t know how to drive in the snow?????? Plllllllluuuuuuueeeeeeessssseeeessssssss..............Ok, just pick up the car and drive to San Diego and stay there.
voip-ninja
Give me some sugar baby
I have been driving in winter weather for 30 years. First five years in northern New England and last 25 years in Colorado.
I still had major pucker factor when I foolishly thought it would be no big deal to drive an Audi I bought 14 years ago with the stock performance Z rated rubber.
At 20 mph on a very slight downhill grade with a very light dusting of snow the car ended up sideways and I almost took out a fire hydrant. It's a miracle I didn't hit anything.
Don't screw with this stuff.
Tesla is under no obligation to eat the cost of doing a home delivery but if they will do it for you, that's great... I would do it even if I had to pay for it rather than risking your 'precious' winding up in a ditch with body damage... which would be a sucky way to start your new car relationship.
BMW/Merc/Audi dealers deliver AWD cars with performance tires in the dead of winter all the time and usually they will have a plan to do this for the customer whether it is a complimentary home delivery of the car, loan of a set of all season wheels/tires.... etc.
Whatever you do DON'T drive it in the snow, especially for four hours.
Someone commented on increasing your following distance. I invite that person to drive on an icy road with performance rubber and discover that they have literally zero traction below 20-30F and become ice skates. You can give yourself all the room in the world to stop and still not stop.
I still had major pucker factor when I foolishly thought it would be no big deal to drive an Audi I bought 14 years ago with the stock performance Z rated rubber.
At 20 mph on a very slight downhill grade with a very light dusting of snow the car ended up sideways and I almost took out a fire hydrant. It's a miracle I didn't hit anything.
Don't screw with this stuff.
Tesla is under no obligation to eat the cost of doing a home delivery but if they will do it for you, that's great... I would do it even if I had to pay for it rather than risking your 'precious' winding up in a ditch with body damage... which would be a sucky way to start your new car relationship.
BMW/Merc/Audi dealers deliver AWD cars with performance tires in the dead of winter all the time and usually they will have a plan to do this for the customer whether it is a complimentary home delivery of the car, loan of a set of all season wheels/tires.... etc.
Whatever you do DON'T drive it in the snow, especially for four hours.
Someone commented on increasing your following distance. I invite that person to drive on an icy road with performance rubber and discover that they have literally zero traction below 20-30F and become ice skates. You can give yourself all the room in the world to stop and still not stop.
mspohr
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Most people are think that California is all sun and beach and are ignorant of the fact that there is a significant mountain range which runs the length of the state (including Mt. Whitney, the tallest peak in the lower 48 states at 14,505 feet). To get to the Gigafactory from Fremont, you have to drive over Donner Summit (7,026 ft.) and many Tesla employees routinely drive into the Sierras to ski. We regularly get 20+ feet of snow during the winter.Designed in California.
So, yes, the cars are designed for and regularly driven in cold and snow.
My S85D is absolutely the best snow car I have ever owned (better than the Audis, Land Rover, Subarus, Jeeps). It's like driving on rails. I've found it difficult to get the car to slip even by intentionally flooring it or slamming on the brakes on ice and snow.
Sure, but I'm not most people so I assume you weren't calling me ignorant.
Wife grew up there. We were there 2 weeks ago. Drove from LAX to pismo. I get that there are beaches and snow in CA. It's an amazing state.
Doesn't change the fact that year round you could pick up a P3D in CA and most likely not be FORCED to drive through conditions that your tires weren't fit for. Whereas say in MI like the OP, it would be difficult to pickup a car from late Nov-Mar and NOT be forced into that situation.
California doesn't get extremely cold for the most part (yes there are crazy extremes outside the population centers). The HVAC in my model S was crap for defrost and foot heat. It drove fine in the snow, but it wasn't some insane revelation over the AWD systems from subaru, audi and acuras that we've had.
EDIT: I noticed your comment about getting the car to slip. I could easily get my P90D to slip in the snow and ice on michelin xice3 tires. Haven't had the snow yet to try in the model 3.
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Except I live in Reno and was "forced" to pick up the car in Rocklin CA so I had to drive over the Sierra to get the car home.
So many knee jerk replies without reading the post. It’s mentioned in the OP and many follow ups the issue isn’t driving in the snow.
It’s the dedicated summer tires that come on the model 3 20” wheels risk of being destroyed by operating in cold temperatures per the manufacturer warnings that the tread compound can permanently crack in low temps.
Note: Tires exposed to temperatures of 20 degrees F (-7 degrees C) or lower must be permitted to gradually return to temperatures of at least 40 degrees F (5 degrees C) for at least 24 hours before they are flexed in any manner, such as by adjusting inflation pressures, mounting them on wheels or using them to support, roll or drive a vehicle.
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