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Wild Thing · 10-25-2012, 09:52 AM

Starting my 4th winter with Bridgestone Blizzaks, have had no problems whatsoever drives and handles great in snow, ice whatever mother nature wants to throw at it.

2010 SSRS · 10-25-2012, 09:58 AM

SS girls

Meltdownaverted · 10-25-2012, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by stlrammer

The PZero Summer only tires on your car cannot be driven in winter. They turn to stone below 20 degrees. You will damage the PZeros if you don't swap them out. I've mounted Generals G-Max All Season tires on mine and these make a HUGE difference.

The Generals don't stand a chance in this weather. I run them in the summer but when it gets cold with as much power as there is in an SS even they will spin. Pretty sure everyone up here is either running either Blizzaks or the Snow and Ice tires made by Pirelli. Even with the winters some conditions are still no fun (for the first time in 3 winters driving a Camaro I needed a push last night

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Outlaw77 · 10-25-2012, 12:31 PM

looks like that was on the deerfoot by any chance? I work in the NE and SE Calgary and sometimes downtown. But I bought a winter car and decided not to drive the camaro in the winter any more. Even with winter tires its all over the place.

Oh and where's our chinook dammit!!!

mjrracing97 · 10-25-2012, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Meltdownaverted

The Generals don't stand a chance in this weather. I run them in the summer but when it gets cold with as much power as there is in an SS even they will spin. Pretty sure everyone up here is either running either Blizzaks or the Snow and Ice tires made by Pirelli. Even with the winters some conditions are still no fun (for the first time in 3 winters driving a Camaro I needed a push last night

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Nothing beats ground clearance!

smarbrit · 10-25-2012, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Outlaw77

looks like that was on the deerfoot by any chance? I work in the NE and SE Calgary and sometimes downtown. But I bought a winter car and decided not to drive the camaro in the winter any more. Even with winter tires its all over the place.

Oh and where's our chinook dammit!!!

Stoney trail heading west towards COP, I work downtown. I hate deerfoot and avoid it. I've got the blizzaks, they've been good so far. If there's a really bad day, the hubby bought a minivan....bwahaha....I'll take that and leave the car at home. We live in a cul de sac and the snow can get pretty deep, worried about pulling the front end off plowing through it.

Chinooks seem to be farther and farther apart...

smarbrit · 10-25-2012, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Meltdownaverted

The Generals don't stand a chance in this weather. I run them in the summer but when it gets cold with as much power as there is in an SS even they will spin. Pretty sure everyone up here is either running either Blizzaks or the Snow and Ice tires made by Pirelli. Even with the winters some conditions are still no fun (for the first time in 3 winters driving a Camaro I needed a push last night

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The push sucks! Glad you got er out! First winter with this car, but I've turned around and gone home in other cars when the roads are bad, or left my car in a parking lot, sometimes it just doesn't matter what you drive, it's not worth being out.

gramps_green_rs · 10-25-2012, 06:36 PM

drive carefully out there. it is supposed to go to +20 here tomoroow. probably wait another couple of weeks for the snows. I have Toyo Proxi 4 right now. will go with Pirelli winters for the winter though.

gramps

CDN SS · 10-26-2012, 03:18 PM

This winter I'm running my wifes car while my baby is tucked away.

JoansDriver · 10-28-2012, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by stlrammer

The PZero Summer only tires on your car cannot be driven in winter. They turn to stone below 20 degrees. You will damage the PZeros if you don't swap them out. I've mounted Generals G-Max All Season tires on mine and these make a HUGE difference.

It's often below 20 degrees here in the summer, let alone winter. I guess Pzeros aren't a very good tire for my car, period.

smarbrit · 10-28-2012, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by JoansDriver

It's often below 20 degrees here in the summer, let alone winter. I guess Pzeros aren't a very good tire for my car, period.

I think that's 20f, not 20c which would be -6 to -7 celcius. My tires were fine at at 1-2c, then it snowed and dropped below 0. I think in Victoria you should be ok with your pzeros! Have you taken your car out to Tofino? That would be a fun drive in the summer with the camaro!

gramps_green_rs · 10-28-2012, 07:55 PM

anything below 5c and the Pzero starts to loose grip. be very carefull

gramps

JoansDriver · 10-29-2012, 01:18 PM

I haven't gone that far. The furthest I've taken her is nanaimo.

TiggersHere · 11-14-2012, 11:10 AM

Just bought my 2012 45th anniversary edition! Another girl driving a camaro, here in Ottawa. The Pirelli Scorpions go on next week-end.

Wish I was driving up to Tofino, and all the way up to to the top end of the island. I love that part of the world.

10-25-2012, 09:58 AM	#16
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10-25-2012, 06:36 PM	#22
gramps_green_rs ex-RCAF Drives: 11 SGM1LTRS SV1000S Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Hammond, ont, canada Posts: 1,118 View My Garage	drive carefully out there. it is supposed to go to +20 here tomoroow. probably wait another couple of weeks for the snows. I have Toyo Proxi 4 right now. will go with Pirelli winters for the winter though. gramps __________________

10-26-2012, 03:18 PM	#23
CDN SS Steve from Canada. Drives: 2010 SW SS/RS with Inferno package. Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Niagara Ontario Canada Posts: 1,969 View My Garage	This winter I'm running my wifes car while my baby is tucked away. __________________

10-28-2012, 07:55 PM	#26
gramps_green_rs ex-RCAF Drives: 11 SGM1LTRS SV1000S Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Hammond, ont, canada Posts: 1,118 View My Garage	anything below 5c and the Pzero starts to loose grip. be very carefull gramps __________________

10-25-2012, 09:52 AM	#15
Wild Thing Royal Cdn. Navy (Retired) Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SSRS Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lasalle Qc Posts: 389	Starting my 4th winter with Bridgestone Blizzaks, have had no problems whatsoever drives and handles great in snow, ice whatever mother nature wants to throw at it.

10-25-2012, 12:31 PM	#18
Outlaw77 Drives: 2018 Charger SRT 392 F8 Green Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Oakville Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,910	looks like that was on the deerfoot by any chance? I work in the NE and SE Calgary and sometimes downtown. But I bought a winter car and decided not to drive the camaro in the winter any more. Even with winter tires its all over the place. Oh and where's our chinook dammit!!!

10-29-2012, 01:18 PM	#27
JoansDriver Hoser Orange Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Victoria BC Posts: 501	I haven't gone that far. The furthest I've taken her is nanaimo.

11-14-2012, 11:10 AM	#28
TiggersHere Drives: 2012 2LT 45th Anniversary Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Ottawa, On Posts: 3	Just bought my 2012 45th anniversary edition! Another girl driving a camaro, here in Ottawa. The Pirelli Scorpions go on next week-end. Wish I was driving up to Tofino, and all the way up to to the top end of the island. I love that part of the world.