"schwartz" (schwartzki)
03/03/2015 at 15:17 • Filed to: None
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"schwartz" (schwartzki)
03/03/2015 at 15:17 • Filed to: None | 0
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Ok Oppo, hopefully you have good advice.
I am leaving Thursday morning from bitter cold NE Indiana to sunny warm southern Florida for almost 2 week honeymoon and I am quite torn about what tires to have on my Focus ST for the trip.
Currently I have dedicated snow tires which we all know will not do well at all when the going gets warm but I am scheduled to leave on Thursday and travel through Winter Storm Thor.
Here is Wednesday's Forecast:
Here is Thursday's Travel Day Forecast:
Snowfall forecast:
Thursday's Travel agenda has us going down 75 and stopping over in Atlanta before proceeding to southern Florida on Friday.
The hotel we got in Atlanta is non-refundable, because discounted friends and family rates apparently only come that way and now I regret such a decision.
Here is the interstate forecast
While in Florida we are going to be driving around quite a bit and on the return leg we are scheduled for a detour through Asheville and the Dragon so I would like to have my Eagle F1's on for that. Plus the forecast for the rest of the return trip stays in the 50's
So Oppo what tire should I travel almost 3k miles on?
Goodyear Eagle F1's or Falken Eurowinter HS443's?
Thanks for your input.
DrJohannVegas
> schwartz
03/03/2015 at 15:29 |
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I have done a few cold-to-warm trips, and the snow tires, while a bit softer and squishier, did just fine in the moderate (up to 80) temperatures.
Do not use the F1s in the snow. Ask all the R32 owners who wrecked their cars on OEM tires about how that goes.
jariten1781
> schwartz
03/03/2015 at 15:30 |
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Any chance of snow or ice and I'd be on winters.
They'll handle the warmer stuff fine with no major degradation if you're just driving like a normal person (I've had multiple sets on year round...the 'wisdom' about them falling apart if you drive in 60+ degree temps is vastly over reaching). If you do haul ass in the tail or whereever you might wear them out, but killing a set of tires is better than replacing a bumper cause you slid into a guard rail in light sleet.
You can make it either way though. Since you're smart enough to be thinking about tire choice you'll be better off than 80% of the folks out there on whatever tire you pick.
horspowr1001
> schwartz
03/03/2015 at 15:45 |
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I was thinking you miiiight be okay with your 3-seasons at first, but then I read they were Eagle F1's and totally polarized my suggestion towards the snow tires. After reading the comments, I agree even more. Extra wear/squishy snow tires on the Dragon >>> guardrail/ditch/idiot driver.
Besides you won't know how fast you can go on the Dragon until you see the road conditions there.
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schwartz
> schwartz
03/03/2015 at 15:50 |
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My scheduled appt at Discount is noon tomorrow so I am really just watching how the weather develops. My other option is to drive Thursday till I reach bad weather and then just call it for the night since Friday is going to be clear and warmer.
BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
> schwartz
03/03/2015 at 15:51 |
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As others have said, a new set of tires is much cheaper than body work and increased insurance premiums. Stick with the snows.
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schwartz
> BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
03/03/2015 at 15:54 |
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You all are confirming my own thoughts of staying on snow tires.
mXxxxXm24 /O/ /O/
> schwartz
03/03/2015 at 16:15 |
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all I can say is; you'll have a lot more fun on the return trip through Asheville and the Appalachian mountains! Soooo many great roads around there!
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schwartz
> schwartz
03/06/2015 at 01:13 |
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My solution was to keep the snows on(which was good as I75 was a horrid mess) but I also took the F1's with me. Getting them swapped in ATL. Best of both worlds.