Winter beater
 

So by popular demand I started this thread....here is my mistress in the snow
http://www.the370z.com/members/hek-a...ther-story.jpg

Enjoy your rust, if you don't end up in a ditch or under a truck first.:tup:

What's snow?

a page for iggylisters...

c'mom kids is just a car if it starts to rust I'll get another Z, but I will enjoy it all year around, where else can you drift n front of a cop and have him stare at you thinking you're just sliding around :driving:

Lmao. I share the same way of thinking.

Informer??

Here's mine
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That brings memories my man Snow and Informer, weren't they denied a visa because of a crime they committed ? :happydance:

Haha I know right.. Not sure just thought I'd throw that out to see if anyone remembered:roflpuke2:

Ares here I come, thanks man I will be listening to Snow tomorrow at my gym while I pump some iron...:tiphat:

uhmm let's say that the circumference around the Equator is 25k miles or so. I've been driving since 1973 illegally and legally since 1975. Driven rear wheel drive cars most f my youth since only trucks where 4 wheel drive and front wheel was not in the picture, lived all my life in NE and they didn't cancel school like now when a snow flake comes down, I drove a tractor trailer professionally for about 8 years and driven cross country numerous times from N to S and E to W and have not gotten in an accident caused by me do the math in miles driven.. I'll take my chances ..:icon18:

Sure, you can probably get away with driving a Z in snow, but why would you? According to your profile you're 56 years old, so you have plenty of experience and know damn well that a Z is one of the worst winter-performing cars you can possibly buy. Why not have a winter beater and stop endangering yourself and everyone else on the road? They're out there; I got a 2004 Grand Cherokee for $1500.

Here's why I don't drive lightweight RWD cars in the winter if I have an alternative. It's just common sense. The first one is me last year, the 2nd is my wife 2 weeks ago.

We don't get much snow in Atlanta, but the ice storms will shut down the entire city. Last year was a catastrophe, but I was smart enough to keep my azz in the house where it was nice and warm. This is winter in Atlanta at a local meet this week :)

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...CA844B774C.jpg

Heres my winter "beater"

http://s29.postimg.org/bo2cddulj/IMG_1758.jpg

I have wifey's 2014 Rogue to my disposal since she works from home. Clearly if we get a blizzard I will choose the Rogue but my point here is that I bought the Z as my daily driver and will drive it during the Winter because I control the vehicle not just aim it as most people do. I don't text, drink or eat in the car I drive because is not the car that causes accidents but most times is driver error. I went to both tractor trailer school and Top Gun driving classes back in the day (not sure if even exists now) so I'm confident not cocky that I can maneuver the vehicle under most driving conditions and well I'm going off topic but thank's for the advise :driving:

I bought a Pathfinder to replace my old Volvo this winter. VQ love!

While I understand where you're coming from, and agree that a winter beater would be the best option, I'll argue that the Z really isn't that awful in the snow.

The Z has 3 issues in the snow: 1. Clearance, 2. Stock tires. 3. Other drivers who think their SUVs & FWD/AWD cars with all season tires are tanks.

Everything else (RWD for example) is not that big of a deal.

With winter tires, the Z is completely reasonable in the snow, provided it isn't so much that you're plowing it and assuming you drive reasonably with respect to the conditions. My Z with winter tires handles better than my Altima with all seasons ever did in the snow.

Anyway, this topic has been beaten to death on these forums. Youtube can provide at least 5-6 videos of Zs getting around just fine in the snow.

Here's my wifes winter 'beater', it was her DD before she got her Z. Her car doesn't leave the driveway if there's salt on the roads, much less snow. People in St.Louis can't drve in the snow, so it's better to drive the tank and leave the Z in the driveway where it's safe.

First off a Z isn't lightweight haha. Fuel and drivers 3500 lbs. A Miatas light weight. Second Id take a Corvette with snow tires vs anything else with with summers or all seasons. Stoping and turning has NOTHING to do with power or RWD!

If you crashed those cars like that it was because of poor equipment, poor skills or both. Pretty sure this is why it's illegal to have a car in Germany during winter without and ice/snow tire.

Exactly what Scott just said. I don't daily drive the Z, but I do take it out once or twice a week. I live in Montreal and the winters are pretty harsh here, with lots of ice, slush and snow.

I never had any problems controlling any of the RWD vehicules I owned. (1987 chevette, 1989 mustang gt) And back then winter tires weren't even mandatory, now they are from Dec 15th to March 15th, and they make a HUGE difference.

What is this snow you talk of? I am outside in shorts and a t-shirt today. Never seen the stuff.

No wonder you guys lost the war...........:roflpuke2:

Yes Sir, it's beautiful here in Georgia today, 67 degrees, sunny and not a cloud in site.

I considered a set of winter rims and tires, but decided it was only marginally more expensive to get a cheap 4WD and throw a lift on it.

Now I'm having a blast crawling over rocks and splashing through mud. Best of all, I don't care if something happens to it.:driving:

Before my Z I drove a Beetle Turbo and before that a FJ and I got around in all the same way, each one had it plusses and minuses but right now I have the vehicle I'm planning on retiring with

yah, just proof you're not really a car guy. :icon17:

Hey it's like I tell those who marry their High School sweetheart, you have steak now and one day you will want a greasy hamburg, better off trying different flavors before you commit yourself to the one you will try to spend the rest of your life with......:tiphat:

daily driven means daily driven, even in the Iowa snow.

Well my beaters insurance is $32 a month just for liability. You have to add that into account. Wheels and tires get paid off, a beater never stops.

War? I don't know nothing about no stinking war.

lol, it's a joke my friend the Civil War ( North vs South) :hello:

These so called flavors you tried, are like the useless colors in candy, lemon orange well you get the idea.

I Just hate that this year has been bad for the north east. I have driven my Z a total of 100 ish miles since mid December. My beater is my wife's old '01 Altima and that thing is a champ in the snow and costs $25 to fill up.

Good winter rims and tires costs the same as a winter beater.

Those useless colors have provided pleasure and some fond memories :yum:

+1. And my winter beater will crawl over rocks and wade through mud holes. Try that in a Z with winter tires.:icon18:

Every time I wash my Z, I would swear those were exactly the driving conditions it was subjected to :P Price you pay for driving a white swirl-resistant color, I guess?:ugh2:

true, but what kind of owner/enthusiast would expose their baby to all that road salt? :thumbsdown:

I think that was his point... why pay for rims and tires when you can get a car/truck/SUV that actually works in snow?