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DooDooBrown 01-21-2010 07:32 PM

Wish Me Luck!!
 
Well, made a horrible mistake today. Left for work today at 4:30am, not checking the weather reports. I work 24 hour shifts, and what do you know?? Snow and sleet tonight!! I took the Z to work over the Jeep, and now, well, wish me luck ladies and gentlemen, I am sure as hell gonna need it tommrow morning!

theDreamer 01-21-2010 07:39 PM

I would say see if you can call to have someone pick you up and leave the Z, if you are ok leaving it where it is. It would be better to ask a friend for a ride then risk you and your Z.

azn370z 01-21-2010 07:42 PM

I wouldn't risk it if there's an inch or more of snow. If there is no traffic or big hills you may make it. I've driven in about 3 inches of snow with all season tires and without traffic, in my 350z. But I kept sliding with stop and go traffic.

AK370Z 01-21-2010 07:53 PM

I do not recommend driving the Z on snow with sports pack rims. I made similar mistake last year and I almost lost the Z (did a 180 on a busy road :()
Do you have public transportation close where you work?

StLRedrider 01-21-2010 07:54 PM

g00d luck!!!!!!!!!!don't get stuck......

djsizzy 01-21-2010 08:01 PM

Good luck...

almost any snow at all and the thing can really get loose. I was driving it a couple of weeks ago in Northern VA after a relatively small snow storm - there was still about 1/4 of snow in a cul-de-sac that i went to turn around in and kept sliding all over the place. I wasn't going faster than 5 mph, but you can imagine the trouble with driving in worse conditions.

OldGuy 01-21-2010 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DooDooBrown (Post 369500)
Well, made a horrible mistake today. Left for work today at 4:30am, not checking the weather reports. I work 24 hour shifts, and what do you know?? Snow and sleet tonight!! I took the Z to work over the Jeep, and now, well, wish me luck ladies and gentlemen, I am sure as hell gonna need it tommrow morning!

Find an Embassy Suites. Swim a little. Have a nice breakfast and be safe.

PapoZalsa 01-21-2010 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OldGuy (Post 369592)
Find an Embassy Suites. Swim a little. Have a nice breakfast and be safe.

Probably cheaper than messing the Z! ;)

fullmonty 01-21-2010 09:08 PM

Will they let you crash at the station until things clear up? It might not be alot of fun, but crashing your car is alot worse. Good luck with everything, and stay safe on your shift!

DooDooBrown 01-21-2010 09:28 PM

Thanks all.... Hopefully they are gonna be filling some overtime slots tommrow, which means I will be around the DC area (where they salt, and where it is supposed to be warmer!)

roplusbee 01-21-2010 09:39 PM

Ouch. I don't have any experience driving a 370Z in snow, but it can't be that much different from driving my 240SX in the same situation. I would just leave it and find another way home or wait it out. Both choices do not include driving your RWD baby. You may be an excellent driver, but you should be more worried about the other folks (I usually use other words to describe them) on the road. Good luck.

Rob

feelzpwr91 01-21-2010 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by AK370Z (Post 369547)
I do not recommend driving the Z on snow with sports pack rims. I made similar mistake last year and I almost lost the Z (did a 180 on a busy road :()
Do you have public transportation close where you work?

same AK, i have the yokohama advan sports, they do not do well at all in the snow, park the Z in a safe place, get a ride buddy

OldGuy 01-22-2010 08:05 AM

Did you get through the night safely?

j.arnaldo 01-22-2010 11:04 AM

How far do you live from work? Cab? Bus? Ride by a colleague? You can always come back & get your monZter!

ZKindaGuy 01-22-2010 11:13 AM

If you cannot afford any Blizzacks then I would buy two 60-lb sand tubes from the Home Depot and put them in the trunk This saved the 350Z I once owned. Once I purchased the 4 Blizzacks all-snow tire I didn't need the sand tubes any more.

My 370Z is a garage queen and I now drive a 1999 Grand Am beater as my 240 mile round-trip / day work commuter. Even with it I bought 4 all-snow tires so that I don't end up losing the beater and having to drive the 370Z. It never seems to end doesn't it? :rolleyes:


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