Tips for getting caught in the snow with your Z
 

with stock (or none snow tires) tires.. and no snow drivein exp in a sport car tips :)

leave the car at home.

Stop making worthless threads.. while repping yourself..

if i could i would gotta work
how is this worthless >.>?

stop home.

trust me.

I just went out of the garage because I needed to clean the garage.

I got stuck the moment it hit snow, completely stuck, I needed 3 people to push me out.

the only real thing you can do is put weight in your trunk

weight in the trunk got it :tiphat:

i got to work tonite and theres "talk of snow" tonight i hav to work till midnight :(

You work for santa? If not call in sick. Not worth it.

if i could afford to then i would sadly the economy is messed up luckly i wont be working there for to much longer :)

Walk

After having that experience last winter, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. I have quite a few years of snow driving experience and the Z would not move with the stock tires. I ended up renting a car until I got my snow tire setup.

I've heard of some people getting by in under an inch of snow with very slow, cautious driving. Consider starting in 2nd gear and keeping your speed very low.

The safest option would be to get a taxi and then pick up the car when the roads are clear.

Drive very slow and cautiously. Try to use the most heavily trafficked roads because they will typically have the least snow on them and will often be salted. Basically never use 1st gear. Get it home ASAP and park the car.

lol wish i had a DD
auto

its home temp is 35 and droping on wet roads

Honestly, VDC has to be turned off and use common sense. No hard accelerations and no sharp turns. (VDC off while driving on super snowy roads... Once VDC kicks in and locks the wheels... you will be stuck... it's better to have the wheels spin instead to lock them).


RWD and snow is not a big deal, once upon a time all cars were RWD. The fact that you have summer tires is gonna handicap your driving.

finially good advice lol

With winter tires, I drove the G in a foot of snow and no problem with VDC off.

I also downshift when coming to a stop... it's much easier and safer.

i have a auto so uhm slow start i guess...

I am with spearfish... just take a cab home.

Im based in Kansas and i made it all winter on badly worn summer tires and only got truly stuck once.

As everyone said, good winter tires are a must so get them as soon as you can. Slow starts and stops, always good to slow down way before you think you may need to.

Ive found if your stuck one of the best things to get you out is cat litter. Really. The super cheap stuff is fine that comes in giant bags. I normally keep 2 big bags in the back and if i get stuck ill use it to get back out. I just lay a line of it in the show/ice for about 2-3 feet from my rear tire forward (or direction of travel).

Good luck and hope this helps.

Use the manual mode. It's good!!

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Or if you have a wood burning stove/fireplace use your ashes!

Also, buy 3 or 4 40lb bags of 'traction sand' and put them in the back over the wheels. Now you have the extra weight and if you get stuck, well, just open up a bag!

Whatever you do, don't jam on the brakes thinking it's going to help. That's when the problems really start. You have to learn to be easy on the brakes and throttle control. Brake early and drive slowly. Keep both hands on the steering wheel. If you start to slide, steer in the direction you want to be in. In other words, if you lose control, turn the wheel where you're looking at which should be away from the wall or ditch. :D

This too! :roflpuke2:

I wouldnt recommend going out in snow without the right tires, but if you must. Then lower your tire psi abit, i'd say about 5-10 psi, turn your VDC off and be careful. Give yourself extra room at all time, especially when stopping. Be easy on the gas when accelerating.

Like smooth said, dont lock up the brakes, when you do that, your stearing goes out the window. If you do get stuck in a spot. And there no one to help push you out, try "rocking the car" back and forth. By that i mean, accelerate forward as much as you can, put foot on the brake, put the car in reverse, move back as far as you can, brake, foward and so on. Your tires will most likely spin, however, when they spin it will, dig some of the snow. But dont just sit there, letting them spin, soon as they start to spin, go the other direction. By moving back and forth, you are basically digging a trail to give yourself basically a running start to get out of the spot you are stuck in.

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Immediately downshift (didn't say stop) and slow down to a parking spot or whatever and keep your Z there. Take the bus or taxi. I have successfully done a full 360 degrees on ice with only 300 miles on my Z! Most scariest experience ever. Those high performance summer tires are literally become "glass tires" on snow.

Here's my Z with 363 miles parking next to a street (actually got stuck as I was trying to leave the z, shouldn't really say park) with my name, cell phone no. and requesting city to "NOT tow the car" (as it was a tow away zone) by the side mirror!

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...m/DSC01312.jpg
Picture taken next day

So basically your driving an auto, have no experience in the snow, rwd, no winter tires.
I can see you totaling your Z very soon, no offense...
Bus or taxi, dont be a fool.
Or just get some winter tires.

As a Canadian with a Z I recommend this eh...

1. VDC off
2. Snow tires dont work, use track slicks
3. Sharp turns are a definite must
4. Use pedestrians as bumpers if you need to slow down at busy intersections
5. Hard on the gas all the time
6. Use dead babies as anchors if no pedestrian bumpers available.

Personally I live with my parents and have a winter car, "the man" didn't like me recycling dead babies =\

Cheers eh!

ooooh... this thread was supposed to be "Tips for NOT getting caught in the snow with your Z"

not "Tips FOR getting getting caught in the snow with your Z"

my bad...eh... =P

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just saying if im at work and a random snow storm hits.. is all

So your one of those people that dont put winter tires on the car, until the snow is falling that day....


I laugh at those people, its so funny seeing their cars going off the road while they on their way to get winter tires.

im one of those kids who lives in a place were if it snows only last a day

Well, winter tires might come handy that one day.

Even if it doesn't snow, you shouldn't be using your summer tired below 40 degrees or so. Just get All Seasons and switch when it gets below 40 during your driving hours. They should last a long time of you only run them during the winter.

If you can't afford that, you probably can't afford the new summer tires you're going to need a lot more often than a normal car needs tires i.e. this isn't the car for you.

Honestly, the max performance summer tires are not even meant for near freezing temperatures let alone snow. Everyone on here is right, you should call a taxi or have a friend drive you. Its just not worth the risk.

BTW, just because you have an automatic does not mean that you cant keep it in a low gear. I don't know if this is possible in the Z, but in my old eclipse you could put it into sport mode and push the shifter up one time and it would start in 2nd gear.

Move further south =)

I hear Daytona is experiencing like -3*C overnight? is that normal or just an off year?

It is not possible in the automatic. I drive my auto in sport mode all the time except when the weather is real bad, then I just leave it in auto mode.

I'm not sure why people are suggesting turning VDC off to drive in the snow. I had to drive last week in maybe an inch of snow and I left VDC on and I think it really helped me keep myself out of trouble as things got a little squirrelly a few times. I would say turn vdc off in the snow if you want to drive side ways. But hey maybe thats just because im not the most experienced driver in a sports car in the snow.

I think they suggested turning VDC off because with a summer tire or an all-season that doesn't have the best snow traction you need to really spin to get moving. Tires with poor grip have to claw their way along and they can't do that if VDC is interrupting.

With a proper winter tire you can leave VDC on and let it work to help you move along.

yeah if I leave VDC on throttle gets killed instantly

another reason to keep VDC on. you are safer if you cant move