First Winter for the 370z

130TC · 01-07-2010, 09:05 AM

So, its the first winter for the 370z in my part of the world. Its cold and its snowing and the roads are too frozen over for me to take mine out (no im not a wuss check this out;-

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Seriously though how is it for you? How does the 370z feel in the snow? Does the DSG gearbox make a difference?
Cheers

vipor · 01-07-2010, 09:08 AM

YouTube - Paignton Ice Skating for Cars

Zaggeron · 01-07-2010, 09:10 AM

nevermind .. vipor embedded link

vipor · 01-07-2010, 09:10 AM

i prefer this one

YouTube - Paignton Ice Skating for Cars

Zaggeron · 01-07-2010, 09:13 AM

Damn funny. The fools actually got out of their car. lol.

kannibul · 01-07-2010, 09:13 AM

I sold my POS truck (1997 Ranger I4 5M 2WD) and bought a new 2010 Frontier SE V6 4x4. I'll use that when it's below 40F

Above that, I might use the Z. Or I might use my truck. Or I might use my motorcycle.

Driving the Z in winter is insane. It's marginally better than driving a mustang, and significantly worse than driving a 10yr old vehicle that's better suited to snow (SUV, Truck mainly...AWD/FWD cars if they have decent ground clearance). For the cost of snoeshoes and wheels for the Z, you could have a cheap vehicle that you would be better off with in winter.

As for me, I opted to put my old truck to pasture, and get a new truck. New truck is of course way better than old truck, but, old truck was just fine in winters...and liability-only insurance made it cheap to own...

Red370 · 01-07-2010, 09:24 AM

Videos are hilarious. It snowed here pretty good a few months back, roads iced up. Had I not driven rwd cars in Ohio before, I woulda been SOL, I'd say put a good set of Blizzaks on it and stay in a high gear at all times. I remember when i was stationed in Germany, me and a few friends went to London to watch Arsenal play Everton at Highbury, the roads were stupid, do they even salt them?

vipor · 01-07-2010, 09:48 AM

driving my old dodge spirit when it was crappy was nice. didn't care about curb rash or driving in the dirt. too bad it was a crappy old dodge spirit.

Red370 · 01-07-2010, 10:05 AM

nothing crappy about that car buddy, its a classic.

vipor · 01-07-2010, 10:20 AM

lol make it burgundy and you've got the exact car i had. like 85 raw horsepowerZ omg!

put in a new trans right when i got it

later did a head, radiator, belt/tensioner, pump, mounts, alt. on my own. fun times.

Mhaddy · 01-07-2010, 10:55 AM

Aye, winter is in full swing here and I've got a TJ for the snow. I (briefly) debated getting snows for the Z but I just don't want to risk it. Save yourself some stress (or grief) and get a cheap beater.

130TC · 01-07-2010, 11:23 AM

Cheers Vipor for sorting out the video!

Yeah, thats half the problem here in the Uk (No not just the shocking drivers) we are hideously ill prepared for cold whether, let alone snow! The roads are all iced up and worse still, the kinda salt we use on the roads do very little to make it drivable. I just seems to rust our cars. At the moment the quickest way around is walking but when it all thaws out i think the 370z might be interesting!

spearfish25 · 01-07-2010, 03:18 PM

I'm driving my Z in the snow with some winter rims and Blizzaks. So far it handles great. Sure someone else may hit me, but at least I'm secure with front and side airbags. We're getting 10-13 inches today. Made it to work without any issues. Hoping for the same back home.

kannibul · 01-07-2010, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spearfish25

I'm driving my Z in the snow with some winter rims and Blizzaks. So far it handles great. Sure someone else may hit me, but at least I'm secure with front and side airbags. We're getting 10-13 inches today. Made it to work without any issues. Hoping for the same back home.

My truck laughs at your 10-13 inches, and requests 10-13 more.

That said, safe drive home man. I may disagree with you on some things, but the last thing I want is harm!

Island_370 · 01-07-2010, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 130TC

Seriously though how is it for you? How does the 370z feel in the snow? Does the DSG gearbox make a difference?
Cheers

Winter tires make a HUGE difference. Driving care and good tires will help a lot. The low ground clearance will cause some issues with deep snow, but covered streets can be tamed by good winter tires.

And for the record......you don't have a DSG/PDK transmission. You have a conventional planetary gear style tranny. The DSG/PDK are dual output shaft transmissions (simplified explanation)

01-07-2010, 09:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
130TC Base Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: LDN Posts: 32 Drives: 350z Rep Power: 16	First Winter for the 370z So, its the first winter for the 370z in my part of the world. Its cold and its snowing and the roads are too frozen over for me to take mine out (no im not a wuss check this out;- ) Seriously though how is it for you? How does the 370z feel in the snow? Does the DSG gearbox make a difference? Cheers

01-07-2010, 09:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
vipor A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Euless, TX [ DFW ] Age: 42 Posts: 13,531 Drives: Nismo 09-0183 QAB Rep Power: 49	YouTube - Paignton Ice Skating for Cars __________________ 2009 NISMO # 0193 \| QAB \| Albums! \| 05.04.10 (Dynojet) 291.94hp/248.28tq Oil Cooler (DIY) \| Custom Headlights \| GTSPEC Braces \| F.I. Long Tube Headers

01-07-2010, 09:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
vipor A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Euless, TX [ DFW ] Age: 42 Posts: 13,531 Drives: Nismo 09-0183 QAB Rep Power: 49	i prefer this one YouTube - Paignton Ice Skating for Cars __________________ 2009 NISMO # 0193 \| QAB \| Albums! \| 05.04.10 (Dynojet) 291.94hp/248.28tq Oil Cooler (DIY) \| Custom Headlights \| GTSPEC Braces \| F.I. Long Tube Headers

01-07-2010, 09:13 AM	#6 (permalink)
kannibul A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Jenks, OK Posts: 2,281 Drives: 370z Touring/Sport Rep Power: 267	I sold my POS truck (1997 Ranger I4 5M 2WD) and bought a new 2010 Frontier SE V6 4x4. I'll use that when it's below 40F Above that, I might use the Z. Or I might use my truck. Or I might use my motorcycle. Driving the Z in winter is insane. It's marginally better than driving a mustang, and significantly worse than driving a 10yr old vehicle that's better suited to snow (SUV, Truck mainly...AWD/FWD cars if they have decent ground clearance). For the cost of snoeshoes and wheels for the Z, you could have a cheap vehicle that you would be better off with in winter. As for me, I opted to put my old truck to pasture, and get a new truck. New truck is of course way better than old truck, but, old truck was just fine in winters...and liability-only insurance made it cheap to own... Last edited by kannibul; 01-07-2010 at 09:18 AM.

01-07-2010, 09:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
Red370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany Posts: 4,391 Drives: your mom to church Rep Power: 296	Videos are hilarious. It snowed here pretty good a few months back, roads iced up. Had I not driven rwd cars in Ohio before, I woulda been SOL, I'd say put a good set of Blizzaks on it and stay in a high gear at all times. I remember when i was stationed in Germany, me and a few friends went to London to watch Arsenal play Everton at Highbury, the roads were stupid, do they even salt them? __________________ 2011 Mustang 5.0 \| 3.55's \| Lethal Performance off road H-Pipe \| Magnaflow Muffler Delete \| JLT CAI/Bama tuned 417whp/ 404 ft/lbs Last edited by Red370; 01-07-2010 at 09:28 AM.

01-07-2010, 09:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
Zaggeron A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,951 Drives: '10 370ZR '13 BRZ Rep Power: 18	nevermind .. vipor embedded link

01-07-2010, 09:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
Zaggeron A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,951 Drives: '10 370ZR '13 BRZ Rep Power: 18	Damn funny. The fools actually got out of their car. lol.

01-07-2010, 09:48 AM	#8 (permalink)
vipor A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Euless, TX [ DFW ] Age: 42 Posts: 13,531 Drives: Nismo 09-0183 QAB Rep Power: 49	driving my old dodge spirit when it was crappy was nice. didn't care about curb rash or driving in the dirt. too bad it was a crappy old dodge spirit. __________________ 2009 NISMO # 0193 \| QAB \| Albums! \| 05.04.10 (Dynojet) 291.94hp/248.28tq Oil Cooler (DIY) \| Custom Headlights \| GTSPEC Braces \| F.I. Long Tube Headers

01-07-2010, 10:05 AM	#9 (permalink)
Red370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany Posts: 4,391 Drives: your mom to church Rep Power: 296	nothing crappy about that car buddy, its a classic. __________________ 2011 Mustang 5.0 \| 3.55's \| Lethal Performance off road H-Pipe \| Magnaflow Muffler Delete \| JLT CAI/Bama tuned 417whp/ 404 ft/lbs

01-07-2010, 10:20 AM	#10 (permalink)
vipor A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Euless, TX [ DFW ] Age: 42 Posts: 13,531 Drives: Nismo 09-0183 QAB Rep Power: 49	lol make it burgundy and you've got the exact car i had. like 85 raw horsepowerZ omg! put in a new trans right when i got it later did a head, radiator, belt/tensioner, pump, mounts, alt. on my own. fun times. __________________ 2009 NISMO # 0193 \| QAB \| Albums! \| 05.04.10 (Dynojet) 291.94hp/248.28tq Oil Cooler (DIY) \| Custom Headlights \| GTSPEC Braces \| F.I. Long Tube Headers

01-07-2010, 10:55 AM	#11 (permalink)
Mhaddy Base Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Etobicoke Posts: 186 Drives: 09 Z M6 Black Rep Power: 16	Aye, winter is in full swing here and I've got a TJ for the snow. I (briefly) debated getting snows for the Z but I just don't want to risk it. Save yourself some stress (or grief) and get a cheap beater.

01-07-2010, 11:23 AM	#12 (permalink)
130TC Base Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: LDN Posts: 32 Drives: 350z Rep Power: 16	Cheers Vipor for sorting out the video! Yeah, thats half the problem here in the Uk (No not just the shocking drivers) we are hideously ill prepared for cold whether, let alone snow! The roads are all iced up and worse still, the kinda salt we use on the roads do very little to make it drivable. I just seems to rust our cars. At the moment the quickest way around is walking but when it all thaws out i think the 370z might be interesting!

01-07-2010, 03:18 PM	#13 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	I'm driving my Z in the snow with some winter rims and Blizzaks. So far it handles great. Sure someone else may hit me, but at least I'm secure with front and side airbags. We're getting 10-13 inches today. Made it to work without any issues. Hoping for the same back home. __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z