Winter beater

HEK · 02-08-2015, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Duc_Z09

I considered a set of winter rims and tires, but decided it was only marginally more expensive to get a cheap 4WD and throw a lift on it.

Now I'm having a blast crawling over rocks and splashing through mud. Best of all, I don't care if something happens to it.

Before my Z I drove a Beetle Turbo and before that a FJ and I got around in all the same way, each one had it plusses and minuses but right now I have the vehicle I'm planning on retiring with

kenchan · 02-08-2015, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by HEK

Before my Z I drove a Beetle Turbo and before that a FJ and I got around in all the same way, each one had it plusses and minuses but right now I have the vehicle I'm planning on retiring with

yah, just proof you're not really a car guy.

HEK · 02-08-2015, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

yah, just proof you're not really a car guy.

Hey it's like I tell those who marry their High School sweetheart, you have steak now and one day you will want a greasy hamburg, better off trying different flavors before you commit yourself to the one you will try to spend the rest of your life with......

DavidZ370 · 02-09-2015, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by HEK

Hey it's like I tell those who marry their High School sweetheart, you have steak now and one day you will want a greasy hamburg, better off trying different flavors before you commit yourself to the one you will try to spend the rest of your life with......

These so called flavors you tried, are like the useless colors in candy, lemon orange well you get the idea.

synolimit · 02-08-2015, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by HEK

Before my Z I drove a Beetle Turbo and before that a FJ and I got around in all the same way, each one had it plusses and minuses but right now I have the vehicle I'm planning on retiring with

Well my beaters insurance is $32 a month just for liability. You have to add that into account. Wheels and tires get paid off, a beater never stops.

mhill0425 · 02-08-2015, 10:42 PM

daily driven means daily driven, even in the Iowa snow.

Masterbeatty · 02-09-2015, 07:01 AM

I Just hate that this year has been bad for the north east. I have driven my Z a total of 100 ish miles since mid December. My beater is my wife's old '01 Altima and that thing is a champ in the snow and costs $25 to fill up.

gbrettin · 02-09-2015, 02:33 PM

Good winter rims and tires costs the same as a winter beater.

Duc_Z09 · 02-09-2015, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by gbrettin

Good winter rims and tires costs the same as a winter beater.

+1. And my winter beater will crawl over rocks and wade through mud holes. Try that in a Z with winter tires.

Kaldaien · 02-09-2015, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Duc_Z09

+1. And my winter beater will crawl over rocks and wade through mud holes. Try that in a Z with winter tires.

Every time I wash my Z, I would swear those were exactly the driving conditions it was subjected to :P Price you pay for driving a white swirl-resistant color, I guess?

LAVA · 02-09-2015, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by gbrettin

Good winter rims and tires costs the same as a winter beater.

true, but what kind of owner/enthusiast would expose their baby to all that road salt?

Duc_Z09 · 02-09-2015, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by LAVA

true, but what kind of owner/enthusiast would expose their baby to all that road salt?

I think that was his point... why pay for rims and tires when you can get a car/truck/SUV that actually works in snow?

BC416 · 02-26-2015, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by gbrettin

Good winter rims and tires costs the same as a winter beater.

Why would I want to drive $1000 car for almost a 3rd of the year? I'd rather just throw some snow tires on the Z and continue enjoying the car year 'round.

kenchan · 02-26-2015, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by BC416

Why would I want to drive $1000 car for almost a 3rd of the year? I'd rather just throw some snow tires on the Z and continue enjoying the car year 'round.

my beater was $19K cash otd... and put about 2k or so in mods.

why would i want to drive my Z in the shittt?

BC416 · 02-26-2015, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

my beater was $19K cash otd... and put about 2k or so in mods.

why would i want to drive my Z in the shittt?

If I had 19k in cash - sure.

02-09-2015, 07:01 AM	#7 (permalink)
Masterbeatty A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2012 Location: Whales Vagina Posts: 4,586 Drives: the speed limit... Rep Power: 122867	I Just hate that this year has been bad for the north east. I have driven my Z a total of 100 ish miles since mid December. My beater is my wife's old '01 Altima and that thing is a champ in the snow and costs $25 to fill up. __________________ 2011 MB 6MT Masterbeatty journal

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gbrettin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portage, MI Posts: 2,248 Drives: Tricycle Rep Power: 552239	Good winter rims and tires costs the same as a winter beater. cigarclifford and Duc_Z09 like this.

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