Who here parks their nismo outside?
 

I was wondering how many of you guys park your cars outside instead of the garage.

I was also wondering if any of you guys will be driving your nismo through snowy weather?

I tried backing mine out of the garage after 2-3 inches of snow and didn't make it to the street. Had to drive the Murano that night.

That would be a No on both of those questions for me. I wouldn't have bought the car if I had to drive it in the snow or park it outside.

Inside for me. If I ever saw snow it would be a no.

mine stays in a garage at home. but at work it has to stay outside. snow? whats that?


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Mine is semi outside being in a parking deck. I've driven my car in the ice and snow last time it snowed in Atlanta. Good times! :tup: Just gotta try it.

Parked outside 24/7 unless i park at a parking garage somewhere... dont have a garage to put it in. :'( and i dont like it!

Park in the garage, like with my last two Zs. At work, I use a custom car cover. No snow ever - that is what my wife's Honda is for.

I've been debating on whether it is worth it to buy a nismo or just stick the with regular 370z.

The thing is I live in Chicago and I also have my own parking spot. The spot I park in is still exposed to all the weather we get here in Chicago. On top of that our streets here in Chicago are the worst...

If you guys were in my situation would you buy a nismo or stick with a regular 370z?

i dont think it really makes a difference. i wouldn't get option A or option B based on how the car does in snow/location. both come with summer tires on wide wheels and both have the same paint quality. no matter what you get you're gonna need a dedicated set of snow tires and winter wheels if you plan to drive it. if its just gonna sit there, it doesn't really matter which you get.

The car will basically sit there and I will end up taking my mom's car which is a highlander.

She literally drive's her car twice a month. I've basically been driving it for 7 months. My other car has been sitting around and only driven once a week.

If I do get a 370z it will basically be driven once a week in the winters to get it washed/cleaned.

I also have to deal with speed bumps here in Chicago. We have a ton of them in all the small streets. I am 100% sure the regular 370z can make it but I am not sure about the nismo because of the extended nose and lowered ride height.

big speed bumps and steep driveways are an issue with both Z's. the nismo is only a tiny bit lower. What i'm saying is, if you want the nismo, get it. if you were to scrape in the nismo, you probably would scrape in the base/sport 370z as well.

The Nismo is only a little lower, but the front fascia is longer and has a worse approach angle. That said, just buy what you want and learn to be careful with a low car.

I park mine outside. It's a beautiful car in limited production, and I would if I had a garage, but that isn't going to keep me from buying...IT'S JUST A CAR!!!

When at home, my NISMO is in the garage. Unfortunately, I am in GA (TDY) and have to park outside most of the time. I do get some garage time at my friends house, but not that often.