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Snow Driving...Who's done it so far?

I got the Z after the last snow of the year here in Louisville, but will most likely be driving it in the one-two inches we get next time around.

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Old 04-06-2009, 04:23 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I got the Z after the last snow of the year here in Louisville, but will most likely be driving it in the one-two inches we get next time around. Like any rear-wheel car, I'm sure the Z needs a good set of all-weather tires at the LEAST. I've only driven rear wheelers, and I must say, all-weathers work, but be prepared to be a grand ma. With winter tires, the Z should be solid with safe driving habits, making your biggest worry the other cars on the road.
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Hey Everyone,

I got my 370z about a week ago and absolutely love it. I thought that I would be outside the Chicago winter, but alas, Chicago has a way of proving us wrong. It's forcast to snow 1-3 inches tonight and perhaps a few more before clearing up Tuesday/Wednesday.

Who's taken their 370 out in the snow thus far and how does it handle? Unfortunately I still haven't been able to track down rims and winter tires yet as Tirerack hasn't measured the 370z yet.

I'm just dreading a bad experience tomorrow...
The 370Z is really bad in snow. Summer + wider rear tires really makes the car very hard to drive in snow. I was actually stuck with my 370Z in snow and had to take public transportation home . I am never ever going to drive this car in snow. If you want, you can buy some snow tires to put on the car. But since it's a rear wheel drive + lighter than the 350Z and high HP output, it's one of hardest car to drive in snow. Here are some of the pictures from the spot that my car was stuck!

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