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Warm all year Tampabay Florida area Don't miss the snowy winters in NewHampshire. I left 8 years ago and I am never going back.

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View Poll Results: What do you drive in winter?
Summer tires. 16 19.75%
Allseason tires. 6 7.41%
Winter tires. 16 19.75%
Another car. I store the Z. 43 53.09%
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Old 08-21-2009, 03:37 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Warm all year Tampabay Florida area

Don't miss the snowy winters in NewHampshire. I left 8 years ago and I am never going back.
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Me, my winter vehicle, and a trailer full of supplies just in case of an emergency.
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Who drives during the winter?!
I fly.
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I drive my 2000 Civic Ex Coupe

And keep the Z in the Garage and start it every week to let it run and warm up to operating temp then back it up and pull it foward and park it.



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I notice that your car has the SPORT package and the 19" wheels. Are we sure the 18" will fit over the brakes? I don't know either and I sure wouldn't want to buy wheels and tires then find out they will not fit..............
Yes, because in Australia, Middle East (and some other continents) 14" AKEBONO brakes are offered with 18" OEM rims. They clear the bigger brake.

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Since it is always hot and steamy in South Florida I use the same tires/car all year round.
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Yes, because in Australia, Middle East (and some other continents) 14" AKEBONO brakes are offered with 18" OEM rims. They clear the bigger brake.

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I would like to drive the Z during winter. I'm looking for OEM 18" rims so that I can mount Bridgestone Blizzak Tires on them. We get about 1 or 2 days of snow. During those days, I either

a. Use my dads infiniti.

b. Use public transportation.

I tried driving the Z on snow and got totally stuck on snow









Time to start searching for 18"
Sorry about that AK, thought about moving to LA winter? what winter.....
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I'm in Houston, TX...we don't have a winter...and we only have year round cars and year round tires...hehehehe...well, on second thought, I guess summer would be the season that exotic cars can't be driven due to that fact that those high dollar pieces do not have a radiator to cool the car down...and when it hits 100 degrees in rush hour traffic---
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It's actually an awesome little "beater" for the varying Chicago-land weather...except people keep hitting it when it's parked and don't leave any notes
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