Cold Start Concerns

srbrubak · 01-08-2014, 01:07 PM

Here in Iowa I follow a simple plan. I store my Z for the winter in my garage. The main reason is to keep all the salt and sand off of it. I knew that I would not be driving it in winter when I bought the car. By not driving it in the winter, it keeps the car nice and clean and I don't have to buy winter tires.

Elan · 01-08-2014, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ayrton88

I agree... the clutch freaked me out when it first got cold here. I thought something was wrong, but after a few minutes driving it became normal. Funny, my BMW's clutch never seemed to be affected by temperature. It felt the same whether it was 20 or 90 degrees.

For real! At first I thought NO NO NO CSC is going. Then I realized it's fine again once the car gets warm.

JWillis72 · 01-08-2014, 06:28 PM

Maybe it all the coolers or the supercharger but my car always acts crazy until it warms up and I live in south Florida. It was in the upper 30s yesterday morning and it had me convinced the transmission was messed up until it got warm.

USMCASA · 01-08-2014, 06:40 PM

my Z is my dd, i live 20 min from you and no issues here. just let it warm up, its not a ferrari

ZeeBabar · 01-08-2014, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by srbrubak

Here in Iowa I follow a simple plan. I store my Z for the winter in my garage. The main reason is to keep all the salt and sand off of it. I knew that I would not be driving it in winter when I bought the car. By not driving it in the winter, it keeps the car nice and clean and I don't have to buy winter tires.

By never driving it, it will look better forever and you can grow old getting pleasure looking at it. I would figure that, in winter, I have about 15 days when it actually snows. I leave the car garaged those days and a day later, when the roads are clear, I drive it. I bought the car to enjoy driving in it and I'd be damned if I will park it for an entire winter.

I don't buy winter tires but may do so because I hate driving some beater car.

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01-08-2014, 01:07 PM	#16 (permalink)
srbrubak Base Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Posts: 144 Drives: 2010 370Z Blue 6MT Rep Power: 15	Here in Iowa I follow a simple plan. I store my Z for the winter in my garage. The main reason is to keep all the salt and sand off of it. I knew that I would not be driving it in winter when I bought the car. By not driving it in the winter, it keeps the car nice and clean and I don't have to buy winter tires.

01-08-2014, 06:28 PM	#18 (permalink)
JWillis72 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fort Myers FL Posts: 2,002 Drives: 2009 370Z yellow 7AT Rep Power: 45	Maybe it all the coolers or the supercharger but my car always acts crazy until it warms up and I live in south Florida. It was in the upper 30s yesterday morning and it had me convinced the transmission was messed up until it got warm.

01-08-2014, 06:40 PM	#19 (permalink)
USMCASA A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NC Posts: 1,152 Drives: 09 370z CY M6 Rep Power: 18	my Z is my dd, i live 20 min from you and no issues here. just let it warm up, its not a ferrari