P Zero;s In the winter in North Carolina

[NFERGY 2011 RJT]

im in Virginia and drive mine all year.well i do have a Jeep if calling for snow

[MEDISIN]

Sorry to hear about the job situation - hopefully you find something even better than before. I drove through the winter last year on my Pirelli's without incident (I live in Cary). But I promised myself I wouldn't do it again and purchased General AS-03's for this winter. It's not so much the ice and snow days that worry me, it's anytime the temperature drops below about 40F, the Pirelli's driving characteristics change for the worse. You really have to watch it. Drive like you're driving on ice (no sudden movements) and you'll be fine.

[liquidsmoke]

Originally Posted by Hollywood2010

If you are on the pzeros you are going to have a really really hard time. search the threats on winter tires here and you will find countless stories of no traction with just a little snow on the p zeros. I wish you luck but while you still have it should try and get a set of scorpions ice and snow then you'd be just fine.

Can't stress this enough. Don't listen to anyone saying you will be ok with pzero's in the winter. IT IS NOT WORTH WRECKING YOUR CAR.
I literally could not get out of my driveway with pzero's with a very light layer of snow that is equal to dust.
I understand being unemployed and not wanting to drop close to a grand on tires, but it's a lot better than the alternative. No car at all. And if you do crash, you will have to pay 500-1000 insurance deductible plus get new tires, and sit at home while your car is getting fixed when you could be looking for a job.

Some say just drive careful and you will be ok. When has that ever been the case.
Sometimes you need to stop, and stop right now without warning. Try to make a sudden stop or sudden turn on pzero's in the winter and I bet everything I own you will crash.

[GnyaTek]

NC is much warmer than up north during the winter, so the negative impact of keeping the P Zero is much less (but there still are negatives as has been discussed here and in tire section of forums).

[Trevorw24]

You'll be fine in Charlotte. Rarely ice and never snow.

[Transfusion]

Originally Posted by smokingcamaro

I live in Charlotte, North Carolina, I just found out that I will be getting laid off from my job and will not have the money to put winter tires on my Camaro. Has anyone in the Camaro family driven with the summer tires in Charlotte NC. It will be my DD and I am going to have to start looking for jobs and can not risk being stuck at home. I know that it does not snow very often in NC but I am getting really worried that this year is going to be a bad year and I am going to be stuck at home not being able to get out of the drive way.

What type of work do you do or are you looking for, possibly someone on the board has seen something or talked to someone who is looking for your skill set. We have all been there and I know that it may not always get me employment, sharing the experience can relieve the stress at times and it is something we are all pretty worried about in this economic period.

[steverc]

My 19" PZero All-Season tires do just fine on snow as long as I have a little weight in the trunk. It is probably good to distinguish between PZero All-Seasons and the PZeros that come on the Rally Sports. The ones that are wider on the rear wheels and can't be rotated. These PZeros are designed primarily for the best possible handling on dry roads not traction in wet or snowy conditions. In my opinion, I think the 19" All-Seasons are the most suitable for people who drive in a wide variety of weather conditions. My 19" tires are rated for 155mph also.

[Blitz]

Originally Posted by smokingcamaro

I live in Charlotte, North Carolina, I just found out that I will be getting laid off from my job and will not have the money to put winter tires on my Camaro. Has anyone in the Camaro family driven with the summer tires in Charlotte NC. It will be my DD and I am going to have to start looking for jobs and can not risk being stuck at home. I know that it does not snow very often in NC but I am getting really worried that this year is going to be a bad year and I am going to be stuck at home not being able to get out of the drive way.

Luckily we don't get a whole lot of days with snow here... rain, and possible ice is a concern, but you may be able to get by with some common sense.

Shoot me a PM if you are in the IT / MIS field at all... I may be able to help out with the job hunt depending on experience and what you are looking for. My team has a couple openings at one of the Banks in town.

[TJ91]

Originally Posted by liquidsmoke

Can't stress this enough. Don't listen to anyone saying you will be ok with pzero's in the winter. IT IS NOT WORTH WRECKING YOUR CAR.
I literally could not get out of my driveway with pzero's with a very light layer of snow that is equal to dust.
I understand being unemployed and not wanting to drop close to a grand on tires, but it's a lot better than the alternative. No car at all. And if you do crash, you will have to pay 500-1000 insurance deductible plus get new tires, and sit at home while your car is getting fixed when you could be looking for a job.

Some say just drive careful and you will be ok. When has that ever been the case.
Sometimes you need to stop, and stop right now without warning. Try to make a sudden stop or sudden turn on pzero's in the winter and I bet everything I own you will crash.

:w ord:

[smokingcamaro]

Thank you all so much for the kind words, as to my experience I am really looking for a entry level job in retail or whatever I can get my hands on. I am young and have worked only held small jobs like restaurants and retail my main goal is to go into IT maybe computer programming since I know it is in high demand. I am about to go to school for it starting in December and if anyone knows of anything around Charlotte please let me know. I am trying to trade my OEM 20's for something that has a cheaper tire on it as I thinking of the future. Thank you for everyone's input if I have to drive with the summer tires I will but very carefully!!!

[TJ91]

Originally Posted by smokingcamaro

Thank you all so much for the kind words, as to my experience I am really looking for a entry level job in retail or whatever I can get my hands on. I am young and have worked only held small jobs like restaurants and retail my main goal is to go into IT maybe computer programming since I know it is in high demand. I am about to go to school for it starting in December and if anyone knows of anything around Charlotte please let me know. I am trying to trade my OEM 20's for something that has a cheaper tire on it as I thinking of the future. Thank you for everyone's input if I have to drive with the summer tires I will but very carefully!!!

if your on a tight budget, instead of selling the 20s because youll end up regeretting doing it later, you could always buy a set of wheels from a member here and buy some used winter tires or use the stock all seasons on the 18" or 19" wheels

It should be good enough if you dont drive in serious snow conditions

[Transfusion]

Originally Posted by smokingcamaro

Thank you all so much for the kind words, as to my experience I am really looking for a entry level job in retail or whatever I can get my hands on. I am young and have worked only held small jobs like restaurants and retail my main goal is to go into IT maybe computer programming since I know it is in high demand. I am about to go to school for it starting in December and if anyone knows of anything around Charlotte please let me know. I am trying to trade my OEM 20's for something that has a cheaper tire on it as I thinking of the future. Thank you for everyone's input if I have to drive with the summer tires I will but very carefully!!!

the only company I know personally in the charlotte area is BOFA, you could possibly do intern work or part time while you attend college. You should drop BLITZ a pm and let him know of your intentions, trust me none of us started on top, and it's always the small steps for us all that can turn our lives around.

[nycoupe11]

dont chance it..we had snow in ny yesterda and my tires only have 7k and i could barely even drive... Plus i also consider myself a great driver and def plan on getting winter tires ASAP now

[IBM]

Originally Posted by liquidsmoke

Can't stress this enough. Don't listen to anyone saying you will be ok with pzero's in the winter. IT IS NOT WORTH WRECKING YOUR CAR.
I literally could not get out of my driveway with pzero's with a very light layer of snow that is equal to dust.
I understand being unemployed and not wanting to drop close to a grand on tires, but it's a lot better than the alternative. No car at all. And if you do crash, you will have to pay 500-1000 insurance deductible plus get new tires, and sit at home while your car is getting fixed when you could be looking for a job.

Some say just drive careful and you will be ok. When has that ever been the case.
Sometimes you need to stop, and stop right now without warning. Try to make a sudden stop or sudden turn on pzero's in the winter and I bet everything I own you will crash.

You live in Chicago. He lives is NC. Theres a biiiiig difference in winter weather between the two. What you consider "a small layer" is probably a lot to NCers. As long as he goes slow, is very cautious, and only drives when he really needs to, he should be fine. Like I said, my brother did it through an Ohio winter and he's a horrible driver.