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CanadianBacon · 02-26-2011, 05:09 PM

So my lease is up and I bought a Camaro and I'm supposed to pick it up from the stealership on Monday. I'm concerned with the stock summer tires and how they will hold up with the Edmonton weather for the next week or 2. The dealer says it'll be fine with the traction control and such, but I want some owner's opinions... I don't want to die 5 seconds after I drive it off the lot. What do you guys think?

djsnoflake · 02-26-2011, 05:15 PM

I wouldn't drive it if I was you. They are SUMMER ONLY tires. But hey, it's your $50,000 LOL

CanadianBacon · 02-26-2011, 05:33 PM

Can I get it from the dealership to my house is what I'm wondering

Kitty · 02-26-2011, 05:47 PM

if this kind of weather keeps up unless you live next door to the dealership i would NOT recommend driving it on the roads

he's right those are summer only tires

summer tires in snow and ice = death within 5 seconds of leaving lot lol

CanadianBacon · 02-26-2011, 07:01 PM

That's shitty

wbdinger · 02-26-2011, 07:12 PM

Yea don't try it unless the roads home are snow and ice free. I had my dealership hold the car last march until a day when the roads cleared up.

BTW let your permagrin begin

CamChick · 02-26-2011, 07:25 PM

I had mine taken on a flat bed from Nicholson by AMA about this time last year

No way i would drive my brand new Camaro on these roads....the small tow fee was worth it IMO.
Congrats btw!

Bond · 02-26-2011, 07:57 PM

Don't bother... Better to wait and not need to over driving when ya shoulda waited! Don't find out the hard way!

CanadianBacon · 02-26-2011, 07:58 PM

Thanks CamChick, crappy thing is it's my daily driver :S I expected it to warm up in March not get colder

djsnoflake · 02-26-2011, 07:59 PM

Get em to trailer it to your house?

Or wait. It will stay nice and warm in the dealership.

Orange Krate · 02-26-2011, 08:00 PM

If you must get it home have it flatbedded! A number of folks have done that in the snow weather. Much safer. Besides, salt, sand and chemicals are going to permeate the underbelly! No sense doing that to a nice ride.

bluch · 02-27-2011, 12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CanadianBacon

Can I get it from the dealership to my house is what I'm wondering

if you're really careful i think you would be able to get home, except it just snowed 2 inches today, so maybe not :(

dragon22 · 02-27-2011, 01:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CanadianBacon

Can I get it from the dealership to my house is what I'm wondering

I was going to drive mine home the other night. The truck that I was driving was all over the road the colder the weather got and there was a skiff of snow as well.

This is how mine was brought home. He dropped it off at the mouth of the alley and I took it from there, 1 house down to put it in the garage. The flatbed driver said he didn't think I was going to make it because the back end slid out every time I came off the clutch even a tiny bit.

I'm going to be getting some Pirelli Scorpion Ice and Snows for mine.

BTW...the tow truck driver was AMAzing! He took the utmost care in loading and offloading my baby!

CanadianBacon · 02-27-2011, 10:37 AM

Well... I rolled the last month of my lease into my new loan so I could get the color scheme I wanted, so maybe on Monday when I go and sign the papers maybe they'll let me leave the camaro at the dealership and let me drive my leased car until the snow clears up in a couple of weeks... Anyone think my dealership would let me do that?

02-26-2011, 05:09 PM	#1
CanadianBacon Panty-dropper Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS GFX Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada Posts: 44 View My Garage	Picking mine up on Monday in Edmonton... So my lease is up and I bought a Camaro and I'm supposed to pick it up from the stealership on Monday. I'm concerned with the stock summer tires and how they will hold up with the Edmonton weather for the next week or 2. The dealer says it'll be fine with the traction control and such, but I want some owner's opinions... I don't want to die 5 seconds after I drive it off the lot. What do you guys think? __________________ 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Black with metallic orange racing stripes, Inferno Orange Interior and Ground Effects

02-26-2011, 05:33 PM	#3
CanadianBacon Panty-dropper Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS GFX Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada Posts: 44 View My Garage	Can I get it from the dealership to my house is what I'm wondering __________________ 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Black with metallic orange racing stripes, Inferno Orange Interior and Ground Effects

02-26-2011, 05:47 PM	#4
Kitty Drives: Black on Black M6 RS Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Northern Alberta Posts: 367	if this kind of weather keeps up unless you live next door to the dealership i would NOT recommend driving it on the roads he's right those are summer only tires summer tires in snow and ice = death within 5 seconds of leaving lot lol __________________ welcome to alberta we eat cow, drill oil and rope calves wants to push you down a flight of stairs to see if you are like a slinky or if you bounce like a ball... either way, I am quite sure I will be amused

02-26-2011, 07:01 PM	#5
CanadianBacon Panty-dropper Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS GFX Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada Posts: 44 View My Garage	That's shitty __________________ 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Black with metallic orange racing stripes, Inferno Orange Interior and Ground Effects

02-26-2011, 07:12 PM	#6
wbdinger Drives: NSMNJW=2010 CGM 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Exshaw Alberta Canada Posts: 1,214	Yea don't try it unless the roads home are snow and ice free. I had my dealership hold the car last march until a day when the roads cleared up. BTW let your permagrin begin __________________ DYI Oil Catch Can, DYI dash ABL, DyI fender "V"emblems, ACC Plasma DRL, DYI Painted red SS on steering wheel, DYI CGM painted bowties on wheels, DYI Clearcoated Brake Calipers, Eibach pro 1" lowering springs, GM Heratige grill, GM skipshift eliminator, GMPP 92206992 Exhaust, 2-10" Kenwood subs w/350watt pioneer amp, RiderGraphics hood spears/gill outlines, 9x20 wheels-custom silver,weather tech mats, ARH 17/8 headers and cats. Tuned by Davenport Motorsports.

02-26-2011, 07:25 PM	#7
CamChick Drives: Black SS, IOM interior. Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Edmonton Posts: 157	I had mine taken on a flat bed from Nicholson by AMA about this time last year No way i would drive my brand new Camaro on these roads....the small tow fee was worth it IMO. Congrats btw!

02-26-2011, 07:57 PM	#8
Bond Heritage Hanger Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS, Black. Join Date: May 2009 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 1,152	Don't bother... Better to wait and not need to over driving when ya shoulda waited! Don't find out the hard way! __________________ Keeping The Spirit Alive!

02-26-2011, 07:58 PM	#9
CanadianBacon Panty-dropper Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS GFX Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada Posts: 44 View My Garage	Thanks CamChick, crappy thing is it's my daily driver :S I expected it to warm up in March not get colder __________________ 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Black with metallic orange racing stripes, Inferno Orange Interior and Ground Effects

02-26-2011, 08:00 PM	#11
Orange Krate Not just any car! Drives: Orange Krate DOB - 11/22/2010 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 1,848	If you must get it home have it flatbedded! A number of folks have done that in the snow weather. Much safer. Besides, salt, sand and chemicals are going to permeate the underbelly! No sense doing that to a nice ride. __________________ Simi Valley, CA email: orangekrate2011@yahoo.com

02-27-2011, 10:37 AM	#14
CanadianBacon Panty-dropper Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS GFX Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada Posts: 44 View My Garage	Well... I rolled the last month of my lease into my new loan so I could get the color scheme I wanted, so maybe on Monday when I go and sign the papers maybe they'll let me leave the camaro at the dealership and let me drive my leased car until the snow clears up in a couple of weeks... Anyone think my dealership would let me do that? __________________ 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Black with metallic orange racing stripes, Inferno Orange Interior and Ground Effects Last edited by CanadianBacon; 02-27-2011 at 12:27 PM.

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