Suggestions needed. Live in Ohio and is hasn't snowed in awile

Thomasd · 01-05-2011, 12:40 PM

Streets look like they have no salt on them. Okay to take the 370z out. Would like some opinions please. Thanks

Liquid_G · 01-05-2011, 12:48 PM

salt/snow or not, if you have stock tires, the compound in the rubber gets real hard in cold weather. which means less traction. As long are you arent pushing the car (taking corners at 50mph) i think you'll be fine.

steveg78 · 01-05-2011, 01:25 PM

What Liquid said. I drove mine for the first time in a month yesterday. Waited for some rain to wash away the salt and made sure my route to work was clear.

4r3s · 01-05-2011, 01:32 PM

you'll be fine, numerous people here dd their car with the stock summer tires through the winter. I did it last winter and was fine but +1 to what liquid g said.

OldGuy · 01-05-2011, 06:17 PM

I should take mine out but I won't. It's immaculate and in the garage for the winter and I just don't want it to get less than perfect and have to wash it and store it all over again. I'll just sit in it for a while and listen to some music and dream of April.
Hope others are smarter than i am!

halogodx · 01-05-2011, 06:25 PM

I'm here in ohio too for winter break from college and i've been taking my dad's pontiac solstice out w/ summer tires and been driving it hard the past couple days, youre safe bud nothing to worry about, watch out tho the news was talking about some snow possibly tomorrow

Vegitto-kun · 01-05-2011, 06:28 PM

I am driving in my Z again and its just barely not freezing.

drives pretty fine.

onzedge · 01-05-2011, 06:36 PM

My suggestion is that you load all the personal belongings you can fit in your Z and then leave Ohio. Go west or south and this becomes a nonissue. I am trying to help. I am a people person.

wilsonp · 01-05-2011, 06:44 PM

Leave VDC on

Ghost · 01-05-2011, 06:59 PM

You may not see the salt, but its there. It dries up and gets all over the car, under it and even in engine bay. If you really want to keep your car clean, I wouldn't suggest you take it out.

Ohio winter are the worst. I wish they used sand or something else instead.

sonic370 · 01-05-2011, 08:01 PM

nothing against ohio. but i'm glad i live in texas...

only thing we put salt on is our food....
and sand is only found at the beach........

JB1 · 01-05-2011, 09:52 PM

It's a damn car, drive it! Put some good winter tires on and just wash the salt of every now and then, no reason why you can't enjoy the car year round. That's what
I do. It's not a 1970's Alfa Romeo...

01-05-2011, 12:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
Thomasd Base Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Youngstown, oh Posts: 30 Drives: 09 370z Blue 7AT Rep Power: 14	Suggestions needed. Live in Ohio and is hasn't snowed in awile Streets look like they have no salt on them. Okay to take the 370z out. Would like some opinions please. Thanks

01-05-2011, 12:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
Liquid_G A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chicago Burbs Posts: 1,439 Drives: 09 370z Supercharged Rep Power: 43	salt/snow or not, if you have stock tires, the compound in the rubber gets real hard in cold weather. which means less traction. As long are you arent pushing the car (taking corners at 50mph) i think you'll be fine. __________________

01-05-2011, 06:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
onzedge A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Battle Lake MN Age: 63 Posts: 183,964 Drives: 370Z 240Z Rep Power: 2684736	My suggestion is that you load all the personal belongings you can fit in your Z and then leave Ohio. Go west or south and this becomes a nonissue. I am trying to help. I am a people person. __________________ Koni\|Swift\|Michelin\|Motordyne\|Berk\|RJM Performance\|Gates\|SPL\|Motul\|Technafit\|Ate Super Blue\|Hawk Tommy Kaira\|Momo\|Optima\|Hella\|Hotchkis\|Red Line\|ZSpeed\|Stillen\|B&M\|H&R

01-05-2011, 06:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
wilsonp A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,134 Drives: 2009 Touring Sp Nav Rep Power: 16	Leave VDC on __________________ 2014 Cayman S PDK Sport Chrono White/Black Was 2009 370Z Touring Sport+Nav 7AT Metallic Black/Persimmon Was 1991 NSX Auto Black/Black

01-05-2011, 06:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
Ghost Base Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: oH Posts: 95 Drives: Z34 Rep Power: 14	You may not see the salt, but its there. It dries up and gets all over the car, under it and even in engine bay. If you really want to keep your car clean, I wouldn't suggest you take it out. Ohio winter are the worst. I wish they used sand or something else instead. __________________

01-05-2011, 01:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
steveg78 Track Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: MD Posts: 569 Drives: 09 370Z PG M6 +Sport Rep Power: 17	What Liquid said. I drove mine for the first time in a month yesterday. Waited for some rain to wash away the salt and made sure my route to work was clear.

01-05-2011, 01:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
4r3s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: MD Posts: 2,077 Drives: Touring 370z Rep Power: 24	you'll be fine, numerous people here dd their car with the stock summer tires through the winter. I did it last winter and was fine but +1 to what liquid g said.

01-05-2011, 06:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
OldGuy Base Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Greensburg PA Posts: 899 Drives: '09370Z Red Base A7 Rep Power: 16	I should take mine out but I won't. It's immaculate and in the garage for the winter and I just don't want it to get less than perfect and have to wash it and store it all over again. I'll just sit in it for a while and listen to some music and dream of April. Hope others are smarter than i am!

01-05-2011, 06:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
halogodx Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: daytona beach Posts: 93 Drives: 09 nissan 370z 7AT Rep Power: 15	I'm here in ohio too for winter break from college and i've been taking my dad's pontiac solstice out w/ summer tires and been driving it hard the past couple days, youre safe bud nothing to worry about, watch out tho the news was talking about some snow possibly tomorrow

01-05-2011, 06:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
Vegitto-kun A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: USA Posts: 2,011 Drives: 09 370Z Rep Power: 262	I am driving in my Z again and its just barely not freezing. drives pretty fine.

01-05-2011, 08:01 PM	#11 (permalink)
sonic370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: Orange Texas Posts: 1,574 Drives: 09 370Z Sports PGK Rep Power: 18	nothing against ohio. but i'm glad i live in texas... only thing we put salt on is our food.... and sand is only found at the beach........

01-05-2011, 09:52 PM	#12 (permalink)
JB1 Track Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 748 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z sold Rep Power: 17	It's a damn car, drive it! Put some good winter tires on and just wash the salt of every now and then, no reason why you can't enjoy the car year round. That's what I do. It's not a 1970's Alfa Romeo... __________________ Black Fangs // Black rear Valance // Berk CBE // COBB post MAF tubes // K&N drop in filters // Setrab Oil Cooler // Stillen Sway bars // Z1 SS brake lines // Stillen brake cooling kit // Harness bar //

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