How to take care of your 370Z during winter.
 

I figure with the price now out, us Canadians might grab our Zs before all the snow is gone.

I know one good investment would be a softcloth snow brush. Or by the time it's summer you'll have scrach marks everywhere.

I dont think winter tires are a must for this winter since it's almost over. But room for speculation.

The car being so low, it might be a good idea to have a portable shovel for those days you can't pull into your street because of snowplow mountains.

Floor Mats!

Dude what snow - its 12 deg C here...

aw.
Toronto Ontario. -20 to -30. NOT INCLUDING WIND CHILL!!!

ha you got the cold snap we had here in Alberta. but it was 10 here today. But way worse for the car. the roads are all wet and dirty. (I will be posting before and after pics of my G tomorrow if I get time.

Many people get in trouble because of this logic. Winter tires have different compound than summer performance tires.
Driving on summer tires in dry freezing winter gives you false sense of security. The summer tires get hard and feel like you're driving on hockey pucks. Not advisable.

If you plan to drive your Z through next winter as well, you might as well get winter tires. Although I understand it's tempting to jus get through those couple of months.

But dude, with the price out now us Canadians are looking at March. March dude. Can you even buy winter tires in March?

I was originally planning on driving my Z next winter, just getting some snow tires and rims for it. After having it almost two weeks though and babying it already (Here in Edmonton, even though there has been no snow on the roads since I got her, with the amount of sand and other sh!t they leave on the road until like may, it seems like im off-roading everytime i go out!) I'm now thinking i'm gonna store it next winter and just get some beater. Granted, WRT paint/potential glass damage, this is probably the worst time of year for it.. I sure miss Toronto now that I have the Z! :|

Also, is it just me or are these potenza's really wanting hot streets.. seems like i'm getting a fair bit of tire slippage, not even driving really fast. Should check that the dealer put the right pressure in.. hmm..

getting a beater and storing the Z :)

Live in a warmer climate

WTF it's June?!? Way to revive a dead thread lol

Park it!

...how 'bout during a PERMANENT summer??!! Greetings, dudes!

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This is best bet^^

or even buy something decent for all year times when you need a bigger car, like an Altima, Maxima or G35/37!!

my plan is to move to Cali in a few years... Dang Canadian winters are killing me

And for the mean time you have half a tank with f-250 pick up, so I would be hoping the Z is in the garage asap come November.

Also moving to cali in coming years might be worse isn't it sinking??? you but hey maybe the ex VP(Gore) of the USA is wrong maybe this whole global warming thing is a hoaks and money grab like ever other government BS they feed the public!

I don't know about you guys but, Ontario has been relatively weather safe my whole life, I think I can deal with the snow...... down in the US southern states you have every natural disaster possible! and that is just another reason why I LOVE CANADA so much!!!

Damn talk about resurrecting an ancient thread

steve don't u have anything better to do then browse through the Canada threads and the 40th anniversary threads??? both are things nothing related to you. your american, and you don't own a 40th!

If you're gonna drive it. Do a full detail in late fall before the first snow. Get a nice couple layers of selant or synthetic polymer wax on the paint and your winter wheels(if you care about the wheels) that will last a while . even if you like carnuba, it just wont last through the winter if you try and wash your car enough to keep it clean. Washing your car in winter isn't going to be the funnest thing ever, but you definitely aren't going to want to wax it.

When you wash the car, make sure you wash the undercarriage well. Use the high pressure setting on the hose and make sure to wash all the salt and stuff away to the best of your ability. Get a big brush and clean the wheel wheels well each time you wash and get rid of all the salt. The whole problem with any car in winter is the salt and grime getting all over and under the car and corroding the metal. Wash your car often and have it sealed up well and i think you should be ok.

yeah your right :tup: but id love to skip winter time and drive my z instead of siting in the garage :icon14:

i wouldnt drive it in the salt id rather take the bus or buy a winter beater :tup: