YES! PLACED MY ORDER TODAY!!!!
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YES! PLACED MY ORDER TODAY!!!!
OK SO I am so stoked that today I placed my order for my v6 Yellow blaze with the performance package, security package, glass roof, and hood and side stripes!!!!!! 
The best thing is I got it for $279 bucks above a-plan and I am not an employee!
sad thing is I will need all season tires instead of the summer tires that come with the PP............... well that aint too sad! lol
No the wait begins........as soon as the sucker gets here I will add the blackout panel, side louvers and a pedastool spoiler and she will be ready!!!!!
Soon we will have "Homestyle Mac and Cheese" hahahahh Ima chef so I had to name it something corny dealing with food! lol all ready got the license plate saying macnchz hahahahahahahh! Pics in T minus 6 weeks or so!
The best thing is I got it for $279 bucks above a-plan and I am not an employee!
sad thing is I will need all season tires instead of the summer tires that come with the PP............... well that aint too sad! lol
No the wait begins........as soon as the sucker gets here I will add the blackout panel, side louvers and a pedastool spoiler and she will be ready!!!!!
Soon we will have "Homestyle Mac and Cheese" hahahahh Ima chef so I had to name it something corny dealing with food! lol all ready got the license plate saying macnchz hahahahahahahh! Pics in T minus 6 weeks or so!
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For what you'd pay for a set of all-seasons (or very little more) in the stock size, you can get yourself a set of performance winter tires (on whatever rims - new steel or used alloy) in a slightly narrower size, which will yield MUCH better traction in the cold than all-season tires ever could. Then in Feb/March (depends on where you live) get some jackstands and replace your winter wheels/tires with your stock perf pkg summer tires/wheels.
If nothing else, it's a safety issue - you have greatly reduced stopping distances on Summer tires in warmer weather than all-seasons and better stopping distance in the cold/ice/snow on winter tires than with all-seasons. Will all apologies to Hannah Montana, you'd have the "Best of Both Worlds."
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^^^Do this^^^.
For what you'd pay for a set of all-seasons (or very little more) in the stock size, you can get yourself a set of performance winter tires (on whatever rims - new steel or used alloy) in a slightly narrower size, which will yield MUCH better traction in the cold than all-season tires ever could. Then in Feb/March (depends on where you live) get some jackstands and replace your winter wheels/tires with your stock perf pkg summer tires/wheels.
If nothing else, it's a safety issue - you have greatly reduced stopping distances on Summer tires in warmer weather than all-seasons and better stopping distance in the cold/ice/snow on winter tires than with all-seasons. Will all apologies to Hannah Montana, you'd have the "Best of Both Worlds."
For what you'd pay for a set of all-seasons (or very little more) in the stock size, you can get yourself a set of performance winter tires (on whatever rims - new steel or used alloy) in a slightly narrower size, which will yield MUCH better traction in the cold than all-season tires ever could. Then in Feb/March (depends on where you live) get some jackstands and replace your winter wheels/tires with your stock perf pkg summer tires/wheels.
If nothing else, it's a safety issue - you have greatly reduced stopping distances on Summer tires in warmer weather than all-seasons and better stopping distance in the cold/ice/snow on winter tires than with all-seasons. Will all apologies to Hannah Montana, you'd have the "Best of Both Worlds."
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Virginia Beach isn't going to have extended cold periods and that is where you might run into problems with summer only tires.
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well this will be my daily driver...........IDK....how are sumer tires in the rain?!?!?!? I just don't wanna look like a fool and slide into a wall lol one dealership told me I would be ok through the winter........I think that dealership just wanted to sell me the car............I really wanted the 19' wheels more then anything but I guess you make since if I can get winter tires for the same price..............but see I was going to sell the summer tires because IDK if I will have the extra money
The one drawback is storing a set of tires/wheels while the other set is on the car. One other thing - while the winter tires are on your car, the summer tires aren't getting any miles put on them, so the winter tires sort of pay for themselves! (they do in general wear out more quickly tho)
PS - I live just up the road from you, on the Peninsula. I might risk using Summer tires year-round if I lived in VB, but around here I would definitely want a set of winter tires (it isn't just snow, but cold temps hurt summer tire traction too because the compound gets too hard). I personally went with non-Brembo 19's (and thus A/S) and not having storage for 4 tires was one reason, but if I had to do it again, I'd have to go Brembo pkg - I didn' realize there was a lot more to it than brakes, and that the Brembo wheels are 9" wide whereas the other optional 19" wheels are all 8.5" wide. If nothing else, wear out your 1st set of summer tires, then replace them with A/S after that.
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I live in northern-central NC and the winters here are fairly mild. I had summer tires on my RX-8 and I drove it year round (except in snow). You just need to take it easy and let heat and pressure build up in the tire while driving. I would really recommend a good set of winter tires and some cheap wheels (make sure they will clear the brakes), as soon as it's feasible.
As far as summer tires in the rain: they aren't slicks, so you don't have to worry about the car spinning out because you hit a puddle. But you should always drive as to what the conditions dictate and slow down in inclement weather.
As far as summer tires in the rain: they aren't slicks, so you don't have to worry about the car spinning out because you hit a puddle. But you should always drive as to what the conditions dictate and slow down in inclement weather.
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If you have tread depth, summer tires are in general superior to A/S in wet & dry. Car & Driver did a test of all 3 kinds of tires a few years ago (within the same brand to minimize variables) and the A/S was clearly a compromise tire - the summer tire was better in warmer weather, and the winter tire was better in the cold.
The one drawback is storing a set of tires/wheels while the other set is on the car. One other thing - while the winter tires are on your car, the summer tires aren't getting any miles put on them, so the winter tires sort of pay for themselves! (they do in general wear out more quickly tho)
PS - I live just up the road from you, on the Peninsula. I might risk using Summer tires year-round if I lived in VB, but around here I would definitely want a set of winter tires (it isn't just snow, but cold temps hurt summer tire traction too because the compound gets too hard). I personally went with non-Brembo 19's (and thus A/S) and not having storage for 4 tires was one reason, but if I had to do it again, I'd have to go Brembo pkg - I didn' realize there was a lot more to it than brakes, and that the Brembo wheels are 9" wide whereas the other optional 19" wheels are all 8.5" wide. If nothing else, wear out your 1st set of summer tires, then replace them with A/S after that.
The one drawback is storing a set of tires/wheels while the other set is on the car. One other thing - while the winter tires are on your car, the summer tires aren't getting any miles put on them, so the winter tires sort of pay for themselves! (they do in general wear out more quickly tho)
PS - I live just up the road from you, on the Peninsula. I might risk using Summer tires year-round if I lived in VB, but around here I would definitely want a set of winter tires (it isn't just snow, but cold temps hurt summer tire traction too because the compound gets too hard). I personally went with non-Brembo 19's (and thus A/S) and not having storage for 4 tires was one reason, but if I had to do it again, I'd have to go Brembo pkg - I didn' realize there was a lot more to it than brakes, and that the Brembo wheels are 9" wide whereas the other optional 19" wheels are all 8.5" wide. If nothing else, wear out your 1st set of summer tires, then replace them with A/S after that.
aaaw man decisions decisions ): thats cool you are around the corner lol.................... but would I really need to get wheels to like some others are saying?!!?!?!?!
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I live in northern-central NC and the winters here are fairly mild. I had summer tires on my RX-8 and I drove it year round (except in snow). You just need to take it easy and let heat and pressure build up in the tire while driving. I would really recommend a good set of winter tires and some cheap wheels (make sure they will clear the brakes), as soon as it's feasible.
As far as summer tires in the rain: they aren't slicks, so you don't have to worry about the car spinning out because you hit a puddle. But you should always drive as to what the conditions dictate and slow down in inclement weather.
As far as summer tires in the rain: they aren't slicks, so you don't have to worry about the car spinning out because you hit a puddle. But you should always drive as to what the conditions dictate and slow down in inclement weather.
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Is that what you were asking?
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U don't HAVE to get wheels too - you can pay someone to swap your tires off your one set of rims twice per year. But since wheels can get damaged when removing/installing tires and it's expensive getting tires mounted & balanced, it's a lot better to just get a second set of rims (can be smaller/narrower, as long as tire you put on results in same overall outside diameter as stock). This way you simply unbolt one set and bolt on the other set.
Is that what you were asking?
Is that what you were asking?
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oh wow I just thought of this.......would I still have to get 19's if I got a another set of wheels and tires to switch to in the winter?!?!?!? Because if I were to go down in size would the breaks clear on the PP because I was almost thinking of getting a set of take offs that were 17's /:
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The PP brakes are exactly the same as the standard V6 brakes, minus the pads. 17" takeoffs will fit. And you should probably lay off the sugar coated cereal at breakfast time...just sayin 