Winter
 

Im thinking about would it be a good idea to take my Z out in the snow on Yokohama Advan just to get to in from work all highway? I say the ride is about 10-15mins.

Only if you have collision insurance with a low deductible....

Endless summer, down here; DD 365-days-a-year. Good luck, dude, and be careful!

yah, probably not a good idea..

Don't do it

if u get a good set of winter tires yes, stock tires...hell no. We got a few cm of snow last month and its only a 5-10min drive to the base...I could barely get out of my driveway, got stuck at the gym and almost went off the road 3 times...the 370z with stock tires suck for winter. Cost me $1500 for winter tires to be put on stock touring rims

Hmm, this makes me worried. I live in GA, so don't expect any snow, but I do plan on a trip or two to Va in dec and jan and expect at least a little snow (blue ridge mountain area).

You guys are saying the z is very bad in the snow or just not as good as a land rover? My only choices are my z and my beetle!

The Z doesn't have the most generous under coating on the market. I wondered about the salt issues on mine.

Get a DD.

get a rental if you need to go out of state, where it snows

It's almost scary how serious you all are.

I've driven a lot of crappy FWD cars in the snow (read: snowy weather, not like 4 inches of snow on the roads) and have had no issues. Although I was told growing up FWD cars actually handle better in snow, my 72 bug that doesn't have many issues with a little snow...and it doesn't have the VDC system the Z has.

What makes this car so bad in a little snow? Obviously driving around all winter in Maine, with feet of snow piling up around you and gallons of salt destroying your undercarriage, it's not the ideal situation, but a tiny bit of snow can't be as bad a little rain, can it?

Don't do it if you can avoid doing it. If the road isn't plowed and there 3 inches, don't even attempt it. I've driven my Mustang through an ice storm a couple years ago, and some of the roads weren't plowed yet and there was around an inch of stuff on the roads. I didn't get stuck, almost lost it a few times though. I wasn't praying that I wouldn't wreck the car I was praying I wouldn't die when I DID wreck it. It took me 2 hours to make a 20 minute trip. The stang had 'Ultra High Performance' summer tires, get a good set of wiinter tires if you think you're going to go through snow.

Oh, man! This reminds me of the time I was down in Savannah at my parent's place. Savanahh got hit with two inches of snow for like the first time in 100 yrs...it was chaos. It looked like a scene out of Mad Max lmao.......................

PS - your old beetle does well in snow cuz the engine is over the drive wheels, dig? And don't forget de skinny tires!

Yeah, Fort Gordon got 2 inches of snow and shut down for 3 days. Complete chaos!

Beetle with snow tires ftw! trust me, I is a Northerner and I is a skiah!

I fondly remember the time a buddy of mine decided his new '84 (I think) RX-7 was a good ride to VT as a ski car. Ya, he bought a ski rack that suctioned onto the passenger windows and everything. :icon14:

We still talk about how many times we had to push his *** out of drifts, up hills........and the very famous time he gunned the engine in a puddle of slush while being pushed by Big Jay Walsh. Big Jay was NOT happy.:shakes head:

i have a place near middletown, i wouldnt drive it in the snow. i know they're pretty decent with plowing upstate, but i wouldnt chance it. get a DD or a snow car.

I bought winter tires too, but have yet to put them on. I was planning on installing the winters this weekend, but it was too nice out. It must've been damn near 70 F yesterday and today. My plan is to wait until the daytime temps drop to 40 F or less. At this rate I might have an unused set of winter wheels by next spring.

As far as winter driving goes, I had a '76 Chevy Monte Carlo in high school. I'll bet that car with the 350cid, racing cam, straight pipes w/ glasspacks, and 275 B/F Goodrich's handled the snow much worse than the 370Z with winter tires will. If it's bad out, I simply won't go to work, and that holds true whether or not I would drive my 370Z or if I owned a snowmobile. Well, maybe not if I had a snowmobile, but you get my point. The worst thing you can do though is drive with the summer rubber on snow or wintery roads.

I put my winter tires on the Z this weekend. Let me say this...performance, bubye. Next year I'm waiting until the last minute to make the swap.

Snow is much worse than the rain! With the slick like tires on your Nismo it would be like trying to run with shoes on the ice rink; starting slow and increasing your speed slowly will be ok. Once you get going you won't have much control nor will you be able to stop suddenly. Rear wheel drive combined with a light rear end make for a nightmare on even an inch of snow. I myself would never take my Z on the snow.

I run ultra summer performance year round.........in South TEXAS!

...better yet, get an all-wheel drive GT-R, dude!!!

Just buy a set of winter tires and install them before you go. Check your owners manual to see if the car can take snow cables on the drive wheels. A worthwhile investment. You bought that Z to enjoy it. Might as well make the most of it. When your trip is over, you can put the summer tires back on again.:driving: