A 370Z in the snow

Nismodean

The biggest advantage TO drive a manual (6MT) 370Z in icy/snowy/rainey conditions that not one person has thought of or shared is the rev match system. It matches both up and down shifts so traction and suspension isn't upset by drivetrain shock during gear changes. This alone (and patience) allowed me to drive after a suprise ice storm some years ago while still on stock summer tires. Smooth steering and rev match saved that day.

Then I upgraded my tires and never looked back to the idea of a winter car. These tires safely got me through Wyoming, Colorado, and the mountain range of New Mexico during a snow storm that was bad enough to shut I-70 down. I never once lost traction! They're great in the rain and have MUCH better dry handling/traction than the stock tires.

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90 ST

I drove mine in Canadian winters out west in the mountains for 6 winters...get some good winter tires and be smart about what you try driving thru/over. I don't know why people are so against driving this in the winter...cause RWD? So was damn near every car for 80 years. people got around.

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JARblue

Appropriate driving on proper tires for the conditions in the Z is better than any of the idiots driving AWD SUVs in the snow like it's dry ...

The scary part is putting the Z on the road with all the other idiots in the snow

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Ghostvette

I swap to Blizzaks in late October and drive the car all winter. What's the point of having a car if all it does is sit in the garage?


That being said, the folks I work for understand that if there is more than 3" of snow, I'm not coming to work. At least until the roads are plowed.


With right tires and patience, you'll be fine. 40+ years driving in all kinds of crap and only one off-road encounter because of weather... course I had help from a were-possum...

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DarkJak

I had mine as a DD in Wisconsin over one winter. It's very drivable on winter tires. I'd suggest some sort of LSD though. I had a few cases where one wheel was slipping and applying more gas allowed my other wheel that had grip to move forward thanks to the VLSD. Even more drivable if you're at stock height.
I'll be driving a dedicated winter car from now on though, although I'll still have winter tires on the Z when I feel like having fun. Reason being that while I felt safe about my own car, I was always worried about getting hit and additional corrosion due to the heavy amounts of salt on the roads. I felt compelled to do very frequent washes and to me, having a beater that I can take out on the worst of days is worth the price of depreciation and registration costs on a $5000 car.

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JARblue

These are the reasons you should have a winter beater ...

not because the Z does poorly in the snow.

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Munts

Don't do it...

Just because you can.. doesn't mean you should. Not driving the Z in the winter will keep the car looking nicer for way longer. No salt damage, less rust, etc. I put my Z to bed at the beginning of November and she comes out of hiding in March. I still get to drive her for most of the year, and I know that it won't get messed up by any winter damage.

Get a winter beater and call it a day.

somms

I'm from Alaska. I live in Boston and drove my Z through record setting snow falls. It's extremely drivable on plowed roads with snow tires. Only an idiot would drive any car on unplowed roads, AWD or not. Stop spreading FUD.

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cofo11

Only an idiot huh? I guess using a 2.5" lifted TJ (stretched 11" in the rear), with an Atlas 4 (10.34 to 1), sitting on 35" Wrangler MTs with 17" beadlocks so I can run about 5psi makes me an idiot. Some people have purpose built vehicles, don't make blanket statements.

A stock wheelbase TJ wouldn't be a wise choice but stretched and built it's an excellent choice. Longer wheelbase for stability, low center of gravity, high ground clearance, light weight, designed to climb things that can't be walked...

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somms

If you're trying to get stupid in your "purpose built" vehicle I won't stop you. Hope you have a good wrecker on speed dial.

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cofo11

Pray tell, why would I need a wrecker?

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cofo11

Crickets....

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ChaseZ

Sure ain't a thing wrong with purpose built.mthats kinda what a Z is right out of the box

Sold my JK before buying the Z.

cofo11

Nope, nothing at all. Mine was paid off before I bought the Z so I kept it and built it for what I wanted. I don't think the guy has a clue about what I'm describing, what it's built for, or just how capable a purpose built crawler is though.

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ChaseZ

Most people don't.

Need to send them on a crash course of GCC in PBB