Winter Setup For Roadster Touring Sport

mayday813 · 07-24-2011, 08:37 PM

I've got dedicated snow tires and rims and plan to drive the car daily during the winter. The Z has nearly 50/50 weight distribution, limited slip differential and a manual transmission. I suspect it will handle quite well in winter.
I've driven rear wheel drive vehicles for years with snow tires and have had no problems whatsoever in snow or ice. My wife got stuck once two years ago on glaze ice in a parking lot in her G37. Otherwise, rear wheel drive vehicles equipped with snow tires preform every bit as well as a front wheel drive vehicle.
Now, if the snow gets over five or six inches deep I could have a problem. Funny, the highway patrol in Iowa drives rear wheel drive cruisers during the winter......!

fmusignac · 07-25-2011, 10:26 AM

So long my Z. I ended up trading my Z for a new Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland Summit edition. THis thing is sharp! And more appropriate for Iowa I guess.
I ended up getting 40,500 for my Z which I though would be impossible but since I was buying a sticker 49k Jeep and I have learned to negociate with a bunch of purchases in the last years, we got it done. Now I am out of inequity.

Will definitely miss my Z but when I buy something like that again will probably go to the GT-R!

Thanks to everyone who was helpful here!

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07-24-2011, 08:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
mayday813 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Iowa Posts: 143 Drives: 11 370Z spt tour 6mt Rep Power: 15	I've got dedicated snow tires and rims and plan to drive the car daily during the winter. The Z has nearly 50/50 weight distribution, limited slip differential and a manual transmission. I suspect it will handle quite well in winter. I've driven rear wheel drive vehicles for years with snow tires and have had no problems whatsoever in snow or ice. My wife got stuck once two years ago on glaze ice in a parking lot in her G37. Otherwise, rear wheel drive vehicles equipped with snow tires preform every bit as well as a front wheel drive vehicle. Now, if the snow gets over five or six inches deep I could have a problem. Funny, the highway patrol in Iowa drives rear wheel drive cruisers during the winter......!

07-25-2011, 10:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
fmusignac Base Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Des Moines Posts: 9 Drives: 370zRoadsterTouring Rep Power: 15	So long my Z. I ended up trading my Z for a new Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland Summit edition. THis thing is sharp! And more appropriate for Iowa I guess. I ended up getting 40,500 for my Z which I though would be impossible but since I was buying a sticker 49k Jeep and I have learned to negociate with a bunch of purchases in the last years, we got it done. Now I am out of inequity. Will definitely miss my Z but when I buy something like that again will probably go to the GT-R! Thanks to everyone who was helpful here!