Originally Posted by Drew303 (Post 3499033)

or for the price of spending extra on good tires just buy a 4WD beater for a hundred bucks more than the tires would have been and be done with it. I cant believe this thread is still going.

Originally Posted by somms (Post 3499638)

Where I live it's about $150 a month to park a car. Plus insurance. Plus registration. Plus excise tax. Plus yearly inspection. Plus maintenance. A one time investment of high end winter wheels is considerably cheaper. The fact that the Z drives great in the snow makes it a no brainier for those of us who DD where it snows.

Originally Posted by somms (Post 3499638)

Where I live it's about $150 a month to park a car. Plus insurance. Plus registration. Plus excise tax. Plus yearly inspection. Plus maintenance. A one time investment of high end winter wheels is considerably cheaper. The fact that the Z drives great in the snow makes it a no brainier for those of us who DD where it snows.

Originally Posted by cofo11 (Post 3499789)

What exactly are high end winter wheels? Why focus on the wheel and not the tire? Wheel gains you nothing. Run some Blizzaks on cheap steelies and call it good.

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Originally Posted by Duc_Z09 (Post 3499765)

If you want to subject your Z to salt, calcium, and the risk of morons in Expeditions turning it into a crumpled soda can, more power to you bro. Again, just because you can doesn't mean you should.



I've gotta ask... what's the benefit of driving a Z year-round vs the downside? And what would you tell someone who tried the same thing with, say, a Dodge Viper or a Z06? Is it just a cost thing? If so, then why is it so hard for people to admit that having a 2nd vehicle is the better option?:confused:

Originally Posted by somms (Post 3499808)

Did you not read my post? A second car isn't an option for some of us. Myself, I live in the city and having one parking spot is something of a miracle. Two is nearly impossible. I don't know how a Dodge Viper or a Z06 drives in the snow. I do know they're not $30k cars.

The OP asked if the car can drive in the snow. It can, if the roads are plowed. This is indisputable. He lives in CO. He knows what winters do to a car. We all do. Repeating it ad nauseum isn't helping anyone.

Originally Posted by Duc_Z09 (Post 3499815)

I read your post. It sounds like you should move to somewhere where owning a sports car makes more practical/financial sense. Or maybe rent a space in a parking garage. Personally I'd never park a car I gave a crap about on a city street. I used to live in center city Baltimore. All the cars you see there on a daily basis are pieces of $h*t. There's a reason for that.

Originally Posted by Drew303 (Post 3500196)

I feel sorry for your Z, but more power to you if you want to slide around and almost crash on a daily basis.

Originally Posted by somms (Post 3500230)

You can lament the tiny amount of non-visible rust the underside has collected if you want. But I don't slide around (unless I tell it to) nor do I almost crash on a daily basis.

I think maybe you don't have much experience driving in anything but perfectly dry conditions if you think that's what it's like driving in the winter...

Originally Posted by Drew303 (Post 3500243)

I grew up in Wyoming and currently live in Colorado. Been winter driving since I got my license.