snow time
I am living in Texas, but I have some possibility moving to North/East where there will be snowing a lot.
How do you handle snow? I think even if you put on snow tires, it won't be as safe as AWD. Should I consider trade-in for EvoX? |
Go straight to a hummer !
Seriously, if you look at the tire section of this forum, a lot of people are running on 225/50/18 on their Zeds and have no trouble in snowed up roads. Of course, you need to keep it easy on the throttle and know what you're doing but it's easy enough to handle for anyone whos driven in snow before. |
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225 and 245 on 18s and my Z handles 1/2 inch this morning like a champ.. was actualy able to accelerate rather hard without an issue... I was pleasently suprised... most NE snow storms shouldbt really be a problem..
I would find a cheap subaru legacy or FWD reliable car before I traded in the Z for a evo X . Two totally different cars though. |
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Good info and links from ZedZed.
Just as a perspective I live in the North East, I put snow tires on all my Winter vehicles. All my cars are RWD, with the exception of one which is FWD which I hate driving in the Winter. I don't drive the Z in the Winter but that is purely to save it from the salt, if it were my only car I would have no problem driving it through the Winter with snow tires, I would just wash it regularly. Just remember AWD doesn't do squat for braking, it's all about the tire. They typically keep the roads plowed pretty well up here, it's only the very heavy storms that they get behind and you'll find some back roads with 3-4 inches of accumulation. |
Here is what to do with your Z :tup:
http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/s...DSC00015-1.jpg Then buy a cheap beater to get around during winter ;) |
^a luxury I dearly wish I had.
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^^ Like many others, this is my "hobby car". I do enjoy it very much. I just prefer to keep it away from the winter road salt here in Germany. Plus, driving my old G35 here was not fun on snow ;)
I got to drive my Z yesterday when the weather was nice. If it is dry and there is no salt on the roads I will drive the Z, otherwise I drive this :tup: http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/s...y/DSC00782.jpg |
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Can we please dispel this idea that AWD or 4WD is somehow the end-all of snow safety? In many ways, it's more dangerous since it helps you 'go' but does nothing to help you stop or turn. If you buy an Audi with quattro or a 4WD Jeep Cherokee but have bald tires, you're still fu*ked. AWD just makes you less likely to get stuck in snow, and that's never been an issue in my Z with snow tires.
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Aside from the the dangers of actually driving your Z in the snow, prepare for it to be destroyed by the salt on the roads - not only from a corrosion stand point, but it will chip the hell out of your paint.
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What do I do for the winter??? I take my Z and put her here.
http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l.../untitled1.jpg Then I hop in this bad boy. LOL http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/untitled.jpg I understand that not everyone can afford to do this. But I look at it this way. Who knows when the next time I will be able to just dump 10k down on a 2 seat sports car??? This Z is gonna have to last me a long time. And by not subjecting it to the crappy winters we get here is one way I can make sure she looks and works like new for many many years. We just got about a half-a inch of snow and Long Island went crazy dumping tons of salt and sand everywhere. Oh and that old Forester in the Back ground was my old DD. I spun a bearing on her on the way back from PA, Just hit 180K RIP old friend. |
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