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How does the 370z perfom in the winter weather?

I need a good set of winter tires, havent had any issues on clean roads lately (got my car two weeks ago), and have been driving around on stock tires

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Old 01-30-2014, 10:59 PM   #91 (permalink)
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I need a good set of winter tires, havent had any issues on clean roads lately (got my car two weeks ago), and have been driving around on stock tires too. But as soon as a little snow comes through, im grounded.
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Old 01-31-2014, 03:31 AM   #92 (permalink)
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I guess the biggest concern with RWD is hitting black ice.
Im not sure if the VDC would save you on that???
I hit an oil patch in the summer and I had zero traction what so ever. VDC did not help me at all..... or did I have it off
No diff than FWD. Ice yields zero traction no matter the drive system.
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"Not the 370! ah!" Three inches of snow and the whole city shuts down..LOL!
The city was totally unprepared for the event. Most were not on winter tires which didnt help a thing. If it snowed or iced in ATL when I lived there I didnt leave the house.
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The city was totally unprepared for the event. Most were not on winter tires which didnt help a thing. If it snowed or iced in ATL when I lived there I didnt leave the house.
Not only that you can tell people who lived there have never driven on snow before. Most of the videos i have seen people where tailgating and driving way to fast on completely unsalted roads.
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^^ i don't want to sound like a prick, but how stupid do you really have to be to not know what snow and ice is?????? After the first car slides without stopping, and the car behind him does the same while smashing into the first car......wouldn't that be enough to say" maybe i shouldn't drive my car right in the snow and ice
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Hahaha and nobody could call the cops to block off the road or grab some rock salt?!

I'm sure most people there had summer tires. I never had any issues up in Upstate NY and we've got hill much bigger than those, but we were smart enough to drive with snow tires.
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I got a set of LM 32 blizzack tires on a set of 18inch black a7sport rim square set up from tire rack(shout out to forum member KFULL for the recommendation and your response to my questions). These tires are great! I was scared as hell during the first real storm we got here in NY (6inches) but as soon as i pulled out of my parking spot these tires put my fears to rest! I was cutting through packed snow without a issue. I cant believe how well these tires perform, by far the best mod on my z!
I am running the same tire on 19" OEM Rays and having the same experience. What a great cold weather snow tire without giving up your ride or handling. They are much better than the Hancook Snow Bears I have ran recently, especially in the road noise and handling area.

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^^ i don't want to sound like a prick, but how stupid do you really have to be to not know what snow and ice is?????? After the first car slides without stopping, and the car behind him does the say while smashing into the first car......wouldn't that be enough to say" maybe i shouldn't drive my car right in the snow and ice
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Snowboarding was awesome ... we got 32" of snow on the weekend...



driving lol - no Z's out here...

Here's a New Brunswick pic from today...

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"Not the 370! ah!" Three inches of snow and the whole city shuts down..LOL!
Didn't your city shutdown after a storm that Florida gets at least 3-5 times a year? Our city simply isn't prepared for snow/ice. We get a bad storm once every 3 to 5 years.

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Hahaha and nobody could call the cops to block off the road or grab some rock salt?!.
Nah the Police just caused more problems honestly. I've heard many Police horror stories. At one point, they only responded to accidents of 3 or more cars. We also use sand mostly.
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Snowboarding was awesome ... we got 32" of snow on the weekend...



driving lol - no Z's out here...

Here's a New Brunswick pic from today...

Now that's what i call FN snow
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I am running the same tire on 19" OEM Rays and having the same experience. What a great cold weather snow tire without giving up your ride or handling. They are much better than the Hancook Snow Bears I have ran recently, especially in the road noise and handling area.

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I would have done the same but the potholes in NY are no joke during the winter time. Some streets have craters that are unavoidable, so i decided to play it safe and get my winter tires on cheaper rims to avoid rim repair in April. I would love to see pictures if you can.
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Snowboarding was awesome ... we got 32" of snow on the weekend...



driving lol - no Z's out here...

Here's a New Brunswick pic from today...

Thank god that is not Atlanta! Could turn in to Armageddon day! (Just joking!)
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