Just joined the forums to help me make my decision on whether or not to buy a new Z

[370zKEV]

Originally Posted by ZCarMan

Kev, there are alot of folks who own Zs here in the Northern VA and Maryland area so I suspect you'll get some feedback once they see your post. My Z isn't a daily driver so in the winter its out only when the roads are clear and dry. That said, as AK370 has posted above there are folks who live even farther north who do drive in the winter with the right set of tires. Also, stop by on any Saturday morning at the Starbucks in Fairfax by Kohls starting at 10AM and meet up with us 370Z owners who get together each weekend. You can get answers there as well to your questions.

NOVA: Zs & Coffee - Starbucks every Saturday @ 10AM

ZcarMan, thanks for the link, I will definitely stop by one of these weekends & meet up with you guys. Hope you don't mind a Neon to be invading your get together.

[m4a1mustang]

Originally Posted by 370zKEV

ZcarMan, thanks for the link, I will definitely stop by one of these weekends & meet up with you guys. Hope you don't mind a Neon to be invading your get together.

Definitely come on by! As long as you're not one of the types that insists it's an SRT-4, not a Neon, we won't have an issue.

As far as winter driving is concerned... the car is worthless in the snow. Whether there's a light dusting or a full on blizzard it doesn't matter. Without proper snow tires (check out AK370Z's winter wheel/tire setup) you don't want this car to see snow at all.

Even in cold weather it can be a bit dangerous. The stock Bridgestone RE050As (Sport package) lose a lot of grip below 50*F and can be dangerous if you aren't mindful of the absolute lack of grip.

That said, with a proper winter tire setup you will be perfectly fine with this car in a few inches of snow... you'll just have to worry about all of the NOVA SUV drivers who have no clue WTF is going on!

Welcome to the forums... hope to see you out at Starbucks soon!

[370Zsteve]

^ what he said

[370zKEV]

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Definitely come on by! As long as you're not one of the types that insists it's an SRT-4, not a Neon, we won't have an issue.

As far as winter driving is concerned... the car is worthless in the snow. Whether there's a light dusting or a full on blizzard it doesn't matter. Without proper snow tires (check out AK370Z's winter wheel/tire setup) you don't want this car to see snow at all.

Even in cold weather it can be a bit dangerous. The stock Bridgestone RE050As (Sport package) lose a lot of grip below 50*F and can be dangerous if you aren't mindful of the absolute lack of grip.

That said, with a proper winter tire setup you will be perfectly fine with this car in a few inches of snow... you'll just have to worry about all of the NOVA SUV drivers who have no clue WTF is going on!

Welcome to the forums... hope to see you out at Starbucks soon!

it's an SRT4 dammit!

thanks for the info dude... the winter driving thing is really the only thing holding me back from picking one of these cars up right now... my mustang 5.0 was no fun at all driving in the snow, not looking forward to ever going through that again... too bad the G37's are not nearly as appealing as the Z's.

[m4a1mustang]

Originally Posted by 370zKEV

it's an SRT4 dammit!

thanks for the info dude... the winter driving thing is really the only thing holding me back from picking one of these cars up right now... my mustang 5.0 was no fun at all driving in the snow, not looking forward to ever going through that again... too bad the G37's are not nearly as appealing as the Z's.

As long as you pick up a set of snow wheels/tires I think you'll find out the car will be fine in the winter... but ideally you'd snap up a beater for winter use.

Originally Posted by 370zKEV

it's an SRT4 dammit!

I prefer to refer to it as a turbo Neon