Whoa, that was dumb. Z-rated tires + snow/ice = Not fun

[Windogg]

My girlfriend took my truck out and the only car available was my brother's which he left with me while he want to Vancouver. I get a sudden hankering for gummi bears. I went outside and there was a coat of ice and snow on the ground. What the hell, the thing has tracton control. Let's just say that by the time I drove the 3 miles to the Store 24 I had lost my appetite for candy. It was white knuckle the entire way. I needed to peg the sucker two gears higher to keep it from swapping ends.

Windogg

 

[Viperoni]

Consider it another lesson in the Viperoni driving school, where we teach you to drive with other people's cars :Q

 

[osage]

aint winter great??

 

[toph99]

stupid question, but what are z-rated tires?

 

[Jmman]

high speed rated performance tires......

 

[NFS4]

Don't you just hate dumb rich guys???

J/K Windogg

 

[Windogg]

NFS4, you forgot "hungry" in your assesment.

 

[Viperoni]

At my driving school, we don't have traction control :Q

 

[Ladies Man]

i love z rated tires

work great in open parking lots

*and they don't blow up like firestone when i do 150 *

 

[Mister T]

windogg,

get chains

 

[Viperoni]

Do they make them that wide?

 

[Jmman]

I just had to get one of these Zrated tires for my car.....$200+ a tire....

 

[Windogg]

My brother tried to get a set of snowtires but he got his car in late December. He called checked all the local places, Tire Rack, Discount Tires, etc. and they were all sold out until April. :Q I don't think they make chains for those tires.

 

[Viperoni]

The day I pay more than $120 Canadian per tire.......that'll be the day :Q

 

[Soybomb]

<< $120 Canadian per tire.......that'll be the day >>


Isn't that like $5.15 us or something?

I'm considering ordering some p225/45/r16 tires for my car at about $100 us each.....but I'll have to use them in winter and that zrated thing worries me too

 

[Mister T]

Windogg,

I was joking about the chains

If your bro had got at S8 with AWD you wouldn't be having these problems

 

[Windogg]

Holy crap, $322 for each 275/35-ZR18 and $275 for each 245/40/ZR18. He'll be in for some fun when it's time for replacement rubbers.

 

[Viperoni]

he won't be smokin those meats anytime soon :Q

 

[Doggiedog]

How many miles do you get on Zs before they wear out Windogg?