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Originally Posted by MPD47
This may be the funniest post I've seen on the internet. The 370z is more than capable in the snow. Get some decent snows, turn traction control off and go have fun guys. I daily my 2wd truck that has 20" wheels on it and we get arguably more snow than the rest of the country in Western NY (See: Lake effect). Hell, back when one of my friends owned my z33 (and it had twin turbos) we took it ice racing a few times out on frozen lakes.
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Where you live the state/counties/cities know how to manage snow. Here in the Seattle area, the idiots (county and city authorities) wait until enough snow has fallen (a full day generally) to turn to black ice. Most areas won't use salt. They are afraid of changing the salinity of the Pacific ocean. Most of our roads have raised dots in addtion to painted lines, so a plow leaves at least two inches of snow/ice. As a result, the roads are virtually undrivable until the snow melts. Fortunately, this happens after a few days and it doesn't snow all that often.
I'm from New York and am very used to driving in snow. But here it isn't snow, it's ice. Couple all of this with the fact that people here do not have a clue about winter driving. Oh yes, one more thing, the area is riddled with steep hills.
I have all-weather tires. They do just fine in wet and light snow. The OEM tires (which I replaced after 1,000 miles) are not very sticky on wet roads...and our roads are wet a lot.