Might be buying a Nismo..winter?

guerillapres · 07-23-2012, 02:22 PM

Live in DC, fell in love with the nismo at first sight. By the time my brain caught up with me, it was in my garage with the factory tires. 2 months later, I got caught on the capital beltway in a snow storm without snow tires. With literally only 2" on the road, I almost didn't get it home. Out of the showroom w/ factory tires, it's got to be one of the worst snow handling cars in the history of death traps. Don't get me wrong, completely worth it for those sunny spring days, but you gotta come up with a plan for the snow. I just steal my wife's car.

quicksilverCC · 07-23-2012, 05:09 PM

I got caught in just a small dusting of snow on the roads here in PA this past winter. There were multiple hills I couldn't make it up and I had to park it in a parking lot and walk home. This car is definitely not good in snow. I ended up buying a cheap 99' Pathfinder to beat around when the snow comes and now I just DD that.

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07-23-2012, 02:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
guerillapres Base Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 2 Drives: 2010 Nismo Z34 Rep Power: 15	Live in DC, fell in love with the nismo at first sight. By the time my brain caught up with me, it was in my garage with the factory tires. 2 months later, I got caught on the capital beltway in a snow storm without snow tires. With literally only 2" on the road, I almost didn't get it home. Out of the showroom w/ factory tires, it's got to be one of the worst snow handling cars in the history of death traps. Don't get me wrong, completely worth it for those sunny spring days, but you gotta come up with a plan for the snow. I just steal my wife's car.

07-23-2012, 05:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
quicksilverCC Base Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 42 Drives: 370Z Nismo Rep Power: 15	I got caught in just a small dusting of snow on the roads here in PA this past winter. There were multiple hills I couldn't make it up and I had to park it in a parking lot and walk home. This car is definitely not good in snow. I ended up buying a cheap 99' Pathfinder to beat around when the snow comes and now I just DD that.