Random thoughts thread

[Porsche]

Originally Posted by Giccin

Buddy of mine that recently got out [of med school].. she's 600k in debt.

Your friend has incurred six hundred thousand U.S. dollars in student loan debt?!

Dear Lord.

Unless she has a rich family to pay this off, I think she's in big trouble. Her life is not going to be quite what she'd hoped for. That's a catastrophe.

You don't want to go down that road, Giccin.

I like your revised plan.

When you look back, ten years down the road, I don't think you're going to want to return to med school. I predict that you'll realize, even more, what a good decision you made back in 2013.

[wrxgoose]

Originally Posted by IntotheOcean

@wrxgoose come back I'm bored

Soon! Ashe is at work, and I'm grabbing lunch

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[IntotheOcean]

@wrxgoose I'll still be here ...doing chemistry

Like my crazy Russian chemistry teacher says; practice, practice, practice.
I still cant believe I have him for another semester

[wrxgoose]

okay, home. gonna eat lunch, then start streaming again.

give me something to do, too

[IntotheOcean]

trying to think of witty things to say while the goose plays,
someone chime in lol
http://www.twitch.tv/wrxgoose

[Nevermore]

Would H-rated tires be safe on this car? I mean, I don't plan on going 130...

[wrxgoose]

Originally Posted by Nevermore

Would H-rated tires be safe on this car? I mean, I don't plan on going 130...

they'd probably be fine, but at Pep Boys we're not permitted to put lower speed rated tires on a car, even if the person is never gonna go that fast

Originally Posted by Marchy

so you can watch him game?

yup. taking a quick smoke break right now, but yes.

[Nevermore]

Originally Posted by Marchy

which tire?

Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3. The H-rated ones are pretty cheap on tirerack. It's those or the Y's which are more expensive. Wish they had one in the middle of the two.

Originally Posted by wrxgoose

they'd probably be fine, but at Pep Boys we're not permitted to put lower speed rated tires on a car, even if the person is never gonna go that fast

What's their limit on lower rated?

[wrxgoose]

Originally Posted by Nevermore

Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3. The H-rated ones are pretty cheap on tirerack. It's those or the Y's which are more expensive. Wish they had one in the middle of the two.

What's their limit on lower rated?

can't put anything lower than what stock is. but that's us, i don't know bout other places

[Porsche]

Originally Posted by Nevermore

Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3. The H-rated ones are pretty cheap on tirerack. It's those or the Y's which are more expensive. Wish they had one in the middle of the two.

What's their limit on lower rated?

Are you talking about running these on separate rims from your winter tires? You'll have a set of winter wheels and a set of summer wheels?

If so, why would you compromise performance with all season (aka "No-season") tires? Wouldn't that be all cost, no benefit?

[Porsche]

Originally Posted by Nevermore

Would H-rated tires be safe on this car? I mean, I don't plan on going 130...

Sure, they'd be fine.

My only concern would be re-selling the car with H-rated tires. I'd either swap them to a "spec" tire, or require the buyer to sign a release.

But, I assume you're planning on using these tires up during your ownership.

[Nevermore]

Originally Posted by Porsche

Are you talking about running these on separate rims from your winter tires? You'll have a set of winter wheels and a set of summer wheels?

If so, why would you compromise performance with all season (aka "No-season") tires? Wouldn't that be all cost, no benefit?

Yes, stock wheels are my winter wheels with snow tires. I would be getting all-seasons for a couple of reasons. Longer life, slower tread wear being the most important parts. They also cost a bit less than summer tires, so being cheaper and lasting longer is appealing to me. Plus the weather here is pretty unpredictable, so when it starts to cool down towards winter there will be days below 45* and random chances of snow one day, 60* the next. It's happened before.

[Porsche]

Originally Posted by Marchy

personally i'd opt for the higher speed rated tires, but i'd be curious to know if the sidewall is softer on the lower rated tires.

Exactly.

The higher speed-rated tire might offer benefits despite you never exceeding even 100 mph; a (very likely) stiffer sidewall would offer a number of handling benefits.

So, it isn't just about the top speed attainable, @Nevermore.

Just another thing to consider as you decide.

[Porsche]

Originally Posted by Nevermore

Yes, stock wheels are my winter wheels with snow tires. I would be getting all-seasons for a couple of reasons. Longer life, slower tread wear being the most important parts. They also cost a bit less than summer tires, so being cheaper and lasting longer is appealing to me.

Gotcha.

Still...

I hate to see you compromise this superb-handling machine with "sedan tires," you know? In reality it's not going to be a night and day difference, but despite your relative inexperience, I'll bet you could tell the difference and appreciate it as well. Your choice, of course.

Michelin Pilot Super Sports, a superb tire, are amazingly "cheap."

What sizes are you considering?

Plus the weather here is pretty unpredictable, so when it starts to cool down towards winter there will be days below 45* and random chances of snow one day, 60* the next. It's happened before.

Oh, sure. Just do what the rest of us do up north: In the fall we mount our cold weather tires, and in the spring we swap to our summer high performance tires. That's the benefit of separate winter wheels; we can go with dedicated summer rubber.

We don't wait for the snow to put on our winter wheels. They're for cold weather, not just snow.