What do you do in the winter time w/ your z?

njustidokite

Hey guys, just wondering what everone does for the winter with their z?

Most people I talk to get another car, but I really can't afford something like that. I bought the z cause it was my affordable dream car (so that means no money for me).


Thanks in advance....

m4a1mustang

If it snows where you live it would be a good idea to invest in a set of wheels and snow tires for winter use. A lot of guys do that here if it's their only car.

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My Z will be spending most of her time in the Garage. She will only come out for a drive if the roads are clear of salt sand and snow, other then that I will start her at least once a week to keep the engine happy. I got a second car 01 Forester.

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IDZRVIT

Store the Z and drive the Sportrac or the Spectra.

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njustidokite

m4a1mustang:


What kind of tires and wheels do you suggest?

kenchan

not just winter, i have a dd (honda Fit Sport) i use for daily tasks. it's a cool little car for wat it is. keeps me on my toes for MT driving cause it's so slow.

if you're driving RWD in snow, definitely get snow tires.

antman22

i drive mine during the winter. in dallas, we only get one or two weeks of bad/icy weather...during those periods, i drive. real slow. and avoid getting close to anyone.

i may invest in getting nerf pads for the z....

spearfish25

This thread will go on for way too long.

You will get two common answers. This will be interjected with occasional posts of anecdotal evidence suggesting that one or the other is inferior.

1) Drive it in the winter with snow tires
2) Get a different car for the winter and garage the Z

Any true snow tire will be fine on a cheap set of rims. If you use the 'search' function, you'll find threads by both myself and AK with our winter tire setups. I can't find mine but I've included AK's for your browsing ease.
My Winter Rims/Tires Setup: TRMotorsport C2 + Blizzak LM-25 w/TPMS w/pics (AK370Z)


End thread.

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90 ST

I'll be driving mine in winter, tires, i'm going with HAnkook IPikes, wheels are '07 350Z track 18" Rays.

njustidokite

Ok, thanks everybody.

Sibze

I cry a lot while I drive my winter beater

ClemsonWill

You can find a beater for the price of a set of winter wheels and tires. My brother-in-law bought a green Ford aspire for $600. He drove it for 2 years and sold it for $450. It looked awful. But it got him from point A to point B. His mustang mach 1 just sat in the garage.

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spearfish25

Winter 'beaters' have to be insured, maintained and stored which all add to the cost (in the city, parking ain't cheap). Then you can start the discussion about what's safer....a beater on bald 15yo tires or a Z on snow tires. Or you can buy snow tires for the beater, but you probably should have bought them for the Z in that case.

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kenchan

i like snow tires on my Honda Fit. drives like a AWD car.

not that anyone cares.

professordave- pls chime in on what you do for winter.

phelan

yeah...you do


i like my DDer. AWD ftw! but i'm in cali, so if i wanted to, the Z can come out to play whenever.

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