winter tires

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Michael

Discussion Starter · Jan 13, 2012

I got the price 12500 dollars for the wintertires kit from my dealer.
Live in europe.

For me this is alot for wintertires.
Anyone who knows if there is an alternative for the wintertires?

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Fabulist

· #2 · Jan 13, 2012

Michael said:
I got the price 12500 dollars for the wintertires kit from my dealer.
Live in europe.

For me this is alot for wintertires.
Anyone who knows if there is an alternative for the wintertires?

Michael: I don't think anyone makes a 22'' winter tire, so the winter package includes both wheels and tires. In the US, the winter package costs around $6000, still pretty expensive but much less than what you are quoted. Since it is the same car, the US winter package should fit your car.

-- Fab.

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karma1

· #3 · Jan 13, 2012

Fabulist said:
Michael said:

I got the price 12500 dollars for the wintertires kit from my dealer.
Live in europe.

For me this is alot for wintertires.
Anyone who knows if there is an alternative for the wintertires?

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Michael: I don't think anyone makes a 22'' winter tire, so the winter package includes both wheels and tires. In the US, the winter package costs around $6000, still pretty expensive but much less than what you are quoted. Since it is the same car, the US winter package should fit your car.

-- Fab.

I have snow tires for my Karma. They make it look suspiciously like a Ford F350.

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Mycroft

· #4 · Jan 13, 2012

Good one Scott. I had to think about that for a bit.

I'm sure you can find 3rd party wheels that'll fit for a lot less than $6,000.

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Richard Carnes

· #5 · Jan 13, 2012

The only alternative I can think of is to not drive the Karma during the winter. That's my plan, and also why I bought a big ol' pickup to haul the kids and their ski gear around all winter long...

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Don A

· #6 · Jan 13, 2012

Mycroft said:
Good one Scott. I had to think about that for a bit.

I'm sure you can find 3rd party wheels that'll fit for a lot less than $6,000.

One thing to remember is that you will probably need appropriate tire pressure sensors. I paid about $3,000 for winter tires for my Tesla Roadster. With the larger wheels and tires I would expect somewhat more but 6K does seem a bit high.

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kabalah70

· #7 · Jan 13, 2012

Hey, Don A:

I have a deposit on a Tesla Model S from when they first began and there where only options of Signature or not and there was the added production positioning based on being a Roadster owner, designated a S, P, or R respectively. Have you made your deposit since the new updates? If not what did you do to add the Performance package as I am thinking about doing this for my P #95 reservation.

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Don A

· #8 · Jan 13, 2012

kabalah70 said:
Hey, Don A:

I have a deposit on a Tesla Model S from when they first began and there where only options of Signature or not and there was the added production positioning based on being a Roadster owner, designated a S, P, or R respectively. Have you made your deposit since the new updates? If not what did you do to add the Performance package as I am thinking about doing this for my P #95 reservation.

There is no selection needed at this time. My reservation is for a Signature, options will be selected at a later time. That is just the configuration I will select when that time comes.

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Fabulist

· #9 · Jan 13, 2012

Mycroft said:
Good one Scott. I had to think about that for a bit.

I'm sure you can find 3rd party wheels that'll fit for a lot less than $6,000.

Or for the $12K cost of the tires @Michael is looking at, you can use @Scott's F350 solution: buy four F350 tires, and they throw in the rest of the truck for that price.

-- Fab.

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kabalah70

· #10 · Jan 14, 2012

Don A, thanks for clearing that up. Thought I missed a message from Tesla or something.

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kabalah70

· #11 · Jan 14, 2012

Don A, thanks for clearing that up. Thought I missed a message from Tesla or something.

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Michael

Discussion Starter · #12 · Jan 15, 2012

what i can se the original is running on 21" tires for the winter

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Dutch

· #13 · Jan 15, 2012

These are the 21" winter rims and tires

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Michael

Discussion Starter · #14 · Jan 15, 2012

how much did you pay for yours dutch in euros?

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Dutch

· #15 · Jan 15, 2012

I didn't get the winter set, Michael. I'm not sure exactly how much they cost in Europe, but based on the price in the US I think they are probably around € 5000 ex VAT.

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