Moving to Seattle
 

Going back to NJ to pick up my car during the holiday.
Going to drive my z from NJ to Seattle, WA.
lol...
Do you guys think I need snow tires?
And how's the scene here?!
Does anyone know a track I can hit up?
-Crown

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looks like clear sailing as of now lol

just remember you can always drive up California

The only State I've been to so far is NJ, NY, NH, VA, WA.
lol, I would love to but I need to think of time and $.
I would like to take a safe route though just incase I get stuck in snow...

Which route are you taking? I would not make the drive with summer tires for sure, especially if you are taking any of the northern passes through the Rockies.

Where in Seattle?

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Downtown!

Someone in my apartment has a BS, base, auto Z.
I should leave him a note to join our forums.

I agree!


And honestly, ship it. Now is the wrong time of year. If you get stuck somewhere, you can get fúcked.
Or drive straight south, over to NorCal, then up. Avoid 500-1000 miles of Canadia, Isamu will tell you ND is frozen over. BlackCherry will tell you it's frozen over in Ohio

Yeah I was thinking of going to cali route.
You folks know how long it would take?

If you're coming north from cali take the coast ie Hwy 101. If you take the 5 you're gonna end up going over the siskious which this time of year can be extremely hairy especially in. RWD 370Z.. its longer but much safer

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Well, in CA, don't take the 101, it's MUCH nicer, but good god damn it's so much longer.


Also, if you're suggesting the 101 because it won't have as much snow or ice, mayyyyybe, but I assume the 5 is much more likely to get snow plowed too

Thanks for the advice I welcome more advices! lol

It took me about 5 days to drive from Southern Oregon to Cape Cod, and that was over well over 3000 miles on the southern route in late October.

This time of year if you arent running Blizztecks, or another chainless snow tire, either way you still have some mountain passes to think about. It also might be a good idea to have those tires living in Seattle this time of year.

The idea of shipping might be a good one but depending on cost it might be an option.

You could always check out Alex Roy info on going across the country 31 hours 4 minutes, or Ed Bolian who did it at 28 hours 40 minutes.

Good Luck drive safe if you do.

If you live and work in downtown Seattle, you can likely get away without snow tires. Just don't drive on the days you get snow. And they do get snow, just not every year. And it's like Dallas when they do; people get stupid and there's never enough infrastructure or planning to handle it well like the rest of the interior states.

It's been clear and cold here but so far no rain/snow. It's supposed to warm up in the Puget Sound area the next few days which means rain down here and snow up in our passes, and yes, we have some of the most incompetent drivers up here when conditions are perfect, toss in a little inclement weather and I drive my truck or take the bus. If it were me, I'd either ship the Z or tow it here on a trailer/rental F150 if you have the means. I wouldn't cross the country this time of year without Blizzaks and if you get a set, how are you going to get your summer tires here?

On the scene, we've got a sizable group of Z/G owners and we spend most of our time socializing in a private Facebook group, so this forum section has been a little inactive. Hit me or Xplicit up once you get here for details. There's a couple road course tracks as well as several auto-x clubs out here so there's ample opportunities for your legalized racing itch too.