View Poll Results: What tires in the NJ winter
Ride with Stock Summer Tires
4
10.53%
Swap out for Winter Tires
34
89.47%
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G63 Winter Tires in NJ
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Nokian Hakkapeliitta R2 on stock 20" wheels. Third winter on my G63 in NJ. Have used Blizzaks and Winter Scorpions on other makes in the past but prefer the Nokians. Good in the snow and better than the summer Yokohamas on dry roads once the temperature falls below 45F.
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2015 G63
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Related but un - I have a set of replica amg wheels in black (20") with blizzaks sitting in Vermont if you want them. Ill sell them for any fair offer. Paid $2200, willing to take a fraction. Limited miles on them since I only owned my G for a single winter sadly. (but im in a GLE63 now!)
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I just had my first experience in snow with my week old G63 - what a machine! I learned Winter Tires are a MUST and now I am in the process of looking for the winter wheels. I hear Pirelli Ice and Snow or Blizzaks are great. If someone can confirm that would be awesome! or recommend different ones (all season or winter only and brand) and should I put them on separate rims or replace the current ones? Much appreciated.
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Festerester - I use my cars for trips to VT and while my drive is 95% snowless, when I get up to VT and there is snow, or worst ice, I am VERY happy to have winter tires on. On many occasions I dont think all seasons would have safely gotten me to my destination. I think in the G especially you will want the added stopping power of grippy winter wheels.
I am extra cautious but honest to go the winter wheels make a significant and surprising ability in snow and ice.
PS They call all-seaons "no-seasons" for a reason :-)
I am extra cautious but honest to go the winter wheels make a significant and surprising ability in snow and ice.
PS They call all-seaons "no-seasons" for a reason :-)
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From: Long Island, NY
2016 g63, 2009 porsche 911 cabriolet, 2012 bmw x5 diesel, 2014 ram 1500 crew, bmw 525
NICE Fleet of cars!! I just bought a cpo 2016 G63 and it came with summers yoko advan st and on Thursday had dealer install pirelli scopion ZERO All SEASON tires on 20 inch rims. Do you have Zero's on your G and if so are they good for L. I. NY winters and ski trip to Adirondacks & Vermont along with BEACH driving in the Hamptons??
THANKS for your EXPERTISE!!
Yukon
THANKS for your EXPERTISE!!
Yukon
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G63
winters are a must. given the weight of the G, descending any sort of hill or slope without appropriate tires, you’ll end up breaking grip and sliding hopelessly,
id argue you need it even more for the g than the sports cars which you won’t push nor expect winter performance.
id argue you need it even more for the g than the sports cars which you won’t push nor expect winter performance.
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NICE Fleet of cars!! I just bought a cpo 2016 G63 and it came with summers yoko advan st and on Thursday had dealer install pirelli scopion ZERO All SEASON tires on 20 inch rims. Do you have Zero's on your G and if so are they good for L. I. NY winters and ski trip to Adirondacks & Vermont along with BEACH driving in the Hamptons??
THANKS for your EXPERTISE!!
Yukon
THANKS for your EXPERTISE!!
Yukon
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20 G63, 19 720s
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Do you still have your winters?
Related but un - I have a set of replica amg wheels in black (20") with blizzaks sitting in Vermont if you want them. Ill sell them for any fair offer. Paid $2200, willing to take a fraction. Limited miles on them since I only owned my G for a single winter sadly. (but im in a GLE63 now!)
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From: Metro Detroit
2018 G63 Palladium Silver
OK
2018 G63 here in Michigan.
I have only had it 3 weeks, I have known I was getting winter tires from the start but decided to do new custom wheels as well so I am in a waiting phase right now.
Today we got out first snow in Metro Detroit, just maybe 2 in at most and I have to tell you driving on stock tires is NOT fun!!! I do not like the fact I have to wait 4 more weeks for my new wheels and tires.
I am just glad I have not listed my LX470 for sale yet, I will be waiting till the new wheels and tires arrive so I can drive it on days with snow on the roads.
2018 G63 here in Michigan.
I have only had it 3 weeks, I have known I was getting winter tires from the start but decided to do new custom wheels as well so I am in a waiting phase right now.
Today we got out first snow in Metro Detroit, just maybe 2 in at most and I have to tell you driving on stock tires is NOT fun!!! I do not like the fact I have to wait 4 more weeks for my new wheels and tires.
I am just glad I have not listed my LX470 for sale yet, I will be waiting till the new wheels and tires arrive so I can drive it on days with snow on the roads.
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From: Long Island, NY
2016 g63, 2009 porsche 911 cabriolet, 2012 bmw x5 diesel, 2014 ram 1500 crew, bmw 525
What kind of tires do you have on your 18 g63 now?? Are they summer or all seasons?? I just had dealer replace my wifes tires on 16 g63 from summer to pirelli zero all season and hoping they are sufficient for NY winters??
Thanks Yukon
Thanks Yukon
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Absolutely not. Get proper winters.
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P.S. I drove my M6 year round with summer tires. If it snowed, I took my wife’s car or I just worked from home.
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I’ve sampled summers, all-seasons, winters, and chains in Northeast winter driving over several decades. My personal preference is all seasons. If I lived in Buffalo, I would likely go with two sets of tires (summer & winter), but for NYC and south I found all season tires give the best overall performance for the most likely conditions. I know this is blasphemy to some, but in this region where the average high is 40-45 degrees, the degradation in dry and rain performance with winter tires isn’t worth the edge in snow performance. A couple of my wife’s Bimmers were set up with a set of summers (Easter through Halloween) and set of all seasons (for the rest of the year). Just drive a bit slower on the 2 days of snow and you’ll be safer the other 28 days of the month.
P.S. I drove my M6 year round with summer tires. If it snowed, I took my wife’s car or I just worked from home.
P.S. I drove my M6 year round with summer tires. If it snowed, I took my wife’s car or I just worked from home.
What type of tires do you have? Have you driven them in any type of snow or ice yet?
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This is what I was looking for. DC based here, we usually only get several inches of snow annually with the occasional dump of a foot or more every several years. I think all-seasons would work fine in these parts as well.
What type of tires do you have? Have you driven them in any type of snow or ice yet?
What type of tires do you have? Have you driven them in any type of snow or ice yet?
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It doesn’t look very green in this light.
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From: Long Island, NY
2016 g63, 2009 porsche 911 cabriolet, 2012 bmw x5 diesel, 2014 ram 1500 crew, bmw 525
Can you give me some suggestions on where would be the best place to buy new rims for my new winter tire I would like to buy a dedicated winter set and just swap out every fall . I see tire rack has 2 types and i'm sure MB dealer would be $$$.
Happy Holidays
Yukon
Happy Holidays
Yukon
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From: Long Island, NY
2016 g63, 2009 porsche 911 cabriolet, 2012 bmw x5 diesel, 2014 ram 1500 crew, bmw 525
Thanks for your help I know sometimes we may not need a dedicated winter & an AS tire may suffice I have only owned this g63 2 months and its my wifes car and we recently had an bmw x5 with michelin duelers and always had decent traction but this is a new/different animal and trying to make the best decision. We only had 2 inches of snow this year and we know snow is coming and I need to do a test run to see how current pirelli zero as tires are??
Secondly, trying to find out total cost of dedicated new winter set if go that route.
Happy Holidays
Yukon
Secondly, trying to find out total cost of dedicated new winter set if go that route.
Happy Holidays
Yukon
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2016 g63, 2009 porsche 911 cabriolet, 2012 bmw x5 diesel, 2014 ram 1500 crew, bmw 525
I just bought a set of the Grabbers for my ram 1500 and they have a very good ride and are super quiet. However I did notice that my mpg did go done because they are very heavy compared to the to wranglers sra passenger tire I originally had. They look great on the G and I was thinking about a AT tire on wifes g63 but dealer wanted a tire with a high speed rating with a MO designation so I bought the pirelli zero AS tire as part of my purchase agreement with them on the 16 cpo. They credited me 50% off tire choice updrade from summer yoko advan st.
Happy Holidays......
Yukon
Happy Holidays......
Yukon
