Winter is Coming!!

TongMan · 09-08-2010, 06:05 AM

Rain and snow is closely approaching. Will you put your 370z away or will you continue to drive it? No snow where I live, only rain, so I will continue to drive my Z. Discuss.

Sodapopopopop · 09-08-2010, 08:13 AM

course, living in Socal lets me drive all the time

fullmonty · 09-08-2010, 09:09 AM

My little brother went back to college, so I managed to get use of his car for the nasty weather. Only thing is its a 2001 Purple Subaru station wagon

Kcuba370z · 09-08-2010, 09:15 AM

My Z will never see snow,she's barely in the rain

m4a1mustang · 09-08-2010, 09:16 AM

Drove my Z last winter (though not in the snow) and I will drive my new 5.0Z this winter as well (again, not in the snow).

spearfish25 · 09-08-2010, 09:23 AM

This annual topic has been discussed before ad nauseum.

Answer 1: My Z doesn't even go outside unless it's over 70F, cloudless skies, and all the streets along the route have previously been street-cleaned in the last 2 days. On any day that doesn't meet these criteria, I ride a bicycle or stay home.

Answer 2: On days with any wintery precipitation, I instead drive a junkyard-salvaged SUV with bald tires that I've somehow rationalized is safer than driving the Z with snow tires.

Answer 3: I equip my Z with tank treads and routinely drive it into the Himalayas as I've found it handles better in snow than an M1A1 tank.

Jeffblue · 09-08-2010, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Drove my Z last winter (though not in the snow) and I will drive my new 5.0Z this winter as well (again, not in the snow).

m4a1, when did you sell your Z?

m4a1mustang · 09-08-2010, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeffblue

m4a1, when did you sell your Z?

Labor Day. Traded it in and bought the Mustang from Lou Fusz.

roplusbee · 09-08-2010, 09:50 AM

My Z is my only car that is drivable in the inclimate weather, so it will be the one until I can pick up a Titan or Frontier.

red6spd · 09-08-2010, 09:56 AM

Never gonna see snow, and has never seen rain. Thats why I got my Forester.

antman22 · 09-08-2010, 10:03 AM

my Z sees all weather. just went through a monsoon today....ok not a monsoon, but a really heavy rain...it'll probably see a little snow/ice this winter.

Red__Zed · 09-08-2010, 10:46 AM

It'll see winter driving, probably not snow though...

kenchan · 09-08-2010, 03:25 PM

if they didnt use salt and this new icemelt crap here i would drive the G and Z but it's too corrosive for my hobby cars... so no, they will hibernate during the winter.

ClemsonWill · 09-08-2010, 03:26 PM

I rarely see snow in my area. I will continue to drive on dry days.

fuct · 09-08-2010, 03:29 PM

my nismo hasnt seen many clear days. (hurricane season)

snow???? que????

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09-08-2010, 06:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
TongMan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NorCal Posts: 1,297 Drives: 2013 Nissan GTR Rep Power: 716	Winter is Coming!! Rain and snow is closely approaching. Will you put your 370z away or will you continue to drive it? No snow where I live, only rain, so I will continue to drive my Z. Discuss.

09-08-2010, 09:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
fullmonty A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Dirty Jersey Posts: 7,762 Drives: 370 Touring/Sport Rep Power: 34	My little brother went back to college, so I managed to get use of his car for the nasty weather. Only thing is its a 2001 Purple Subaru station wagon __________________

09-08-2010, 09:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6963	Drove my Z last winter (though not in the snow) and I will drive my new 5.0Z this winter as well (again, not in the snow). __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

09-08-2010, 09:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	This annual topic has been discussed before ad nauseum. Answer 1: My Z doesn't even go outside unless it's over 70F, cloudless skies, and all the streets along the route have previously been street-cleaned in the last 2 days. On any day that doesn't meet these criteria, I ride a bicycle or stay home. Answer 2: On days with any wintery precipitation, I instead drive a junkyard-salvaged SUV with bald tires that I've somehow rationalized is safer than driving the Z with snow tires. Answer 3: I equip my Z with tank treads and routinely drive it into the Himalayas as I've found it handles better in snow than an M1A1 tank. __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z Last edited by spearfish25; 09-08-2010 at 09:27 AM.

09-08-2010, 08:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
Sodapopopopop Base Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Walnut, CA Posts: 188 Drives: PW 370z - Manual Rep Power: 15	course, living in Socal lets me drive all the time

09-08-2010, 09:15 AM	#4 (permalink)
Kcuba370z Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: New York Posts: 340 Drives: Z34 Rep Power: 15	My Z will never see snow,she's barely in the rain

09-08-2010, 09:50 AM	#9 (permalink)
roplusbee A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Killeen, TX Posts: 2,360 Drives: 2007 350Z NISMO Rep Power: 23	My Z is my only car that is drivable in the inclimate weather, so it will be the one until I can pick up a Titan or Frontier. __________________ 2007 350Z NISMO #0618: Zerolift \| UPREV \| F.I. \| Greddy \| Competition Clutch \| Injector Dynamics \| Aeromotive \| Pioneer \| JL

09-08-2010, 09:56 AM	#10 (permalink)
red6spd A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 3,277 Drives: 2010 Z Coupe M6 SPT Rep Power: 21	Never gonna see snow, and has never seen rain. Thats why I got my Forester. __________________ 2010 Base+Sport 6spd: Stillen G3, FI Non-Resonated CBE, FI Non-Resonated Test Pipes, UpRev Tuned, Custom 24R Oil Cooler, JDM Rear Fog-OEM Harness. ???Whp ???WTQ (Will find out come spring time)

09-08-2010, 10:03 AM	#11 (permalink)
antman22 Track Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Dallas TX Posts: 597 Drives: 09 PG 370z 7AT Rep Power: 17	my Z sees all weather. just went through a monsoon today....ok not a monsoon, but a really heavy rain...it'll probably see a little snow/ice this winter.

09-08-2010, 10:46 AM	#12 (permalink)
Red__Zed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: window seat Posts: 28,940 Drives: Mostly on two wheels Rep Power: 120	It'll see winter driving, probably not snow though...

09-08-2010, 03:25 PM	#13 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	if they didnt use salt and this new icemelt crap here i would drive the G and Z but it's too corrosive for my hobby cars... so no, they will hibernate during the winter.

09-08-2010, 03:26 PM	#14 (permalink)
ClemsonWill A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 12,045 Drives: a Civic VP! Rep Power: 445	I rarely see snow in my area. I will continue to drive on dry days. __________________ Slightly modded

09-08-2010, 03:29 PM	#15 (permalink)
fuct A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sugar Land Posts: 3,692 Drives: 97' Ranger :) Rep Power: 24	my nismo hasnt seen many clear days. (hurricane season) snow???? que????

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