How does the 370z perfom in the winter weather?
 

After almost having to drive my 370z this winter............
Just wondering how the 370z performs in our cold, winter weather???
Any who drives them through out, can you please inform the rest that never experience this kind of drive:driving:

I live in southern michigan. The first time it snowed the summer rubber turned into hockey pucks. There was less than a quarter inch of snow and i had to drive under 30mph just to hope that i wont go in a ditch while everyone else was driving 70-80mph. Once i put winter tires on the car is great. No trouble at all putting the car in motion even when theres 6 inches of snow.

+1 on some good winter tires. I drive mine year round in SMIB-land but we haven't seen snow in a couple of years and the light dusting we do get I take the Frontier out. The stock tires do turn into bricks in the cold weather so tires, tires, tires for winter conditions. Go easy on the skinny pedal and watch out for the 'tards and you'll be fine.

Drives like a rear wheel drive car.

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I drove my car in 2 light winters and it wasn't bad. Keep in mind that I only live 1 mile from work so I didn't exactly beat on it through the winter. I've since sold my winter rims and tires and bought a winter beater for 600 bucks that has 4 wheel drive. Winter tires will probably run you 1200 bucks. IMHO it's not worth driving the Z in the snow.

Not the best. But, I love mine and enjoy any chance I get to see and drive it. I drove today in -18 temperature and the clutch pedal would stick to the floor for a few milliseconds and snap back up. After 5min warm up and almost 30min drive it was back to normal.

Is that -18C or -18F? Dang... my G35C had no issue at -10F.

that is because you are not up to operating temps, you need to let it warm up a little more before you get going! :ugh2:

doesn't matter if it drives good or not I am sticking to a salt-free-diet

I look under my car and it is still not rusted to sh!t like the winter driven Z's :ugh2:

Mike, I'll need to see under your car. I'm sure you can find rust somewhere :)

It takes more than 20 min to warm up, I didn't have that kinda time this morning if you know what I mean

I will take a pic of it tonight as it is up on jack stands with the wheels off.

Installed my SPL camber arms last week, next is my oil cooler over this week or next :ugh2:

when mechanic buddies look under it or work on it even they all say how it is such a dream and like working on a new car nothing is siezed on rusting away to nothing!

Damn, I believe you man. Let's see the photos :tup:

:iagree: yep, i noticed salt adds about 3yrs worth of corrosion in one winter of dd'ing, even if washed frequently. :ugh:

worst mistake i ever made on my G. :facepalm:

I live in northern California. It doesn't get too cold here. But when it gets below 40 F the tires don't hold. In the morning right out of the gate it nearly stalls if I step on it hard to cross street. I've learned to take it easy.

I know one guy here who has driven in 20cm of fresh snow and said he could get around. I personally wouldn't try it.

In Quebec its law to have winter tires as of December 15th and then you can go back to non winters as of March 15th. I wouldn't even think about driving the Z without top notch winter tires.

I have been tempted to put it out on days like today, where it was so cold and streets are dry....but still salt everywhere...can't do it.

What part of Canada are you in?

I'm in Moncton New Brunswick - and the Z would not be possible here in winter... we have the distinction of being Canada's 'snowiest city'.

Here's this week.... another 18" coming in tomorrow.

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Nice amount of snow :D

You guys in Canada are on a whole different level with snow...

My chick has a 350Z and I tried driving it out my neighborhood after snowing because she doesn't know how to drive in the snow. Theres a little hill that my Honda went up and down so easily but with that Z, not too much. I had to reverse it all the way back to my apartment; she stayed the night that night. I wouldn't even put my 370 through something like that…

It's pretty good with winter tires. I just drove through the snow today and didn't have any major problems. Just gotta take it slow, use higher gears and drive cautiously. If I lived in Canada though I would definitely get a dedicated winter car though and just garage the Z, but it does fine in the New England winters with snow tires.

lol we are minus -33*F here right now... would love to have that hellish +45*F you speak of :vuvuzela:

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I'm kinda forced to DD my Z here in CT. This am I woke up with an inch of snow. Warmed her up and went to work a mile down a hill and a mile up an other. I have bf g all seasons and they are great. I only loose traction when I want to but I do have the 6 mt and it is pretty easy to control take off's. The hills going up I have two speed bumps that I loose momentum on but I blow over them going about 15-20 mph (stock suspension). I have complained about them many times but when there is no snow people still speed like f tards so they say never. But hopefully next year my wife will have a new car and I will DD her 01 Altima.

With the right tires the Z is great in the winter. Really any RWD vehicle is going to be totally fine in snow if you are running a decent winter tire. The only limitation will be ground clearance. The Z is solid up to about 4" (assuming stock ride height) of fresh snow but beyond that it starts to get too deep and you turn into a plow.

I am running 245/45/18 Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4 on a set of base 18" wheels. I drove in around 2" of fresh snow last night, no problem. This morning I drove through anywhere from 1-3" of packed snow on surface streets and some ice coverage in areas... no problem.

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If there is more snow than the Z can clear on the ground I will just work from home. Anything under 4" inches of snow and I'll go give it a whirl... either for fun or to get to the office. Regardless, a good set of winters on the Z will get you anywhere as long as you're smart about it.

Edit: Another thing I forgot to mention is that even if you don't drive your Z in snow, but want to drive it year-round, a good set of performance winter tires will ensure maximum performance on dry, cold pavement. My Alpins have tremendous grip on dry, cold pavement with good response and a comfortable ride. If I never drove in snow but temperatures were regularly below 40 degrees I'd want to run these tires in the winter. And if for whatever reason you are caught out in the snow you'll be able to get home safely.

So far so good with me. I have a Nismo with Pirelli Winter Sottozero, I have drove in a few inches of snow so far and I have not had any problems with grip.

This tire is also great in wet traction during highway speeds.

Great tire. That's what I had on my S2000 and what we currently use on our Focus ST. :tup:

It is pricey tire but I will pay for safety :driving:

Indeed. The Pirelli Sottozero, Dunlop Wintersport, and Michelin Alpin lines have all treated me very well. Worth the price for sure. :tup:

Here's my setup:

18x8.5 TR Motorsports MT1
225/50/18 Bridgestone Blizzak LM-60
25mm Spacer in the Rear
No TPMS

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Total wheel/tire weight: 48lbs

Lowered yet no problems.

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Having had this setup through 2 seasons now, I am very happy with the dry/wet/snow performance. I know the tires can handle up to 120+mph, and handle spirited runs in the curves as well. I'm more worried about the 225 width than the tires themselves when it comes to traction. Next set I will probably go for a 245/45/18 setup.

tried driving on summer times. no good.

Took this pic a few minutes ago. We're in the throes of a blizzard. Drive the Z in the winter you ask? Are you f'n nuts??? Get a beater for the winter unless you live in Toronto.:icon23:

LM60's can handle that no problem. :tup: (if on a truck :icon17:)

Mine have plowed through blizzard conditions and survived. (80% driver ability 20% tire though :p )

yah, i used LM60's on my G when i did drive her one winter. worked great. as long as it was less than 3-4" though... cause the car's lowered. didnt want her to becoming a shovel. :D

I used to live in Vermont. Found that I didn't much care for driving in snow, though drifting around in the high school parking lot after a snow storm was always fun. Until the cops showed up anyways :mad:. I always had to laugh at the people who would swear that 4WD was a must for winter driving, only to find them in a ditch on the side of the road while I drove past in my FWD Corolla. These were the same tools that would tell me that driving a RWD was this side of suicide on snow. We all love those people right? :rofl2:

Me personally, I wouldn't drive my Z in the snow unless I absolutely had to. Seen far too many vehicles suffer corrosion death for me to want to take chances with my toy. I would most likely pick up a beater and use that instead.

Of course, I live in Orlando, FL now. Not exactly an issue any more. (mid 70s right now, in case anyone is wondering)

Your car doesn't just omm nom nom the snow? :icon17:

Mine is flawless under too:tup:
When i got the exhaust installed, i was able to look for the first time and boy was i surprised. For a Canadian car, I was pleased!!

3 winters and just had service and it was clean and normal on the bottom. Washed once a week with under body wash at my local Aral station. These cars are not known to rust away. My dealer was impressed with how clean it is. I use Blizzaks and its getting driven rain, snow or shine 365.

They don't put salt on our roads, we get volcanic gravel. Sucks.

HOLY CRAP:icon14: I hope you're not driving your 370z in that mess:excited:

x2. While I store my Z over the winter, my 2008 Altima was still pretty clean underneath when I sold it last March. Obviously the exhaust flanges and bolts and other various bolts had surface rust, but nothing bad.

My 2003 Camry has been an outside car the majority of it's life and the undercarriage is fairly clean as well. Regular washes are key.