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

CrownR426

This is the dumbest idea ever.
NEVER EVER drive in the snow.
You can get seriously injured or hurt other innocent people!
Please, try to avoid driving in the snow.
Many bad memories.

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ChrisSlicks

Dude, in Boston driving in the snow just goes with the territory. If you didn't drive in the snow you would be at home half of the winter.

Driving in the snow is perfectly safe provided you know what your doing and you have the proper snow tires. You drive much slower and brake much earlier. I wouldn't recommend the 370Z as a winter car but with the right tires it can be done.

CrownR426

You can't get away with that in jersey.

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kamikaze_Z

not mine.

Operator

as exciting as that video is this one is way more interesting:
YouTube - 370z takes 1st place at SC SCCA autocross
(although completely unrelated)

ChrisSlicks

They auto-cross very well in slippery conditions. Last weekend it was cold and rainy, the track started off damp but started to get a drying line. I was second fastest overall on raw time and fastest by a mile after PAX. The afternoon session was full wet with big puddles and this time I was fastest on raw time with second place going to a Nismo 350Z.

mrrrkva

Instead of buying New wheels and tires for $1500+, I would buy a FWD honda for $1500!!! Park the Z and keep it out of the SALT and the snow!! Mine stays parked after the first snow and doesnt usually come out till march!

MPD47

This may be the funniest post I've seen on the internet. The 370z is more than capable in the snow. Get some decent snows, turn traction control off and go have fun guys. I daily my 2wd truck that has 20" wheels on it and we get arguably more snow than the rest of the country in Western NY (See: Lake effect). Hell, back when one of my friends owned my z33 (and it had twin turbos) we took it ice racing a few times out on frozen lakes.

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gemini09m3

HAHA thats so much fun and I agree with you once you got the right tires on you can have a blast in the winter!!!!!

SeattleLion

Where you live the state/counties/cities know how to manage snow. Here in the Seattle area, the idiots (county and city authorities) wait until enough snow has fallen (a full day generally) to turn to black ice. Most areas won't use salt. They are afraid of changing the salinity of the Pacific ocean. Most of our roads have raised dots in addtion to painted lines, so a plow leaves at least two inches of snow/ice. As a result, the roads are virtually undrivable until the snow melts. Fortunately, this happens after a few days and it doesn't snow all that often.

I'm from New York and am very used to driving in snow. But here it isn't snow, it's ice. Couple all of this with the fact that people here do not have a clue about winter driving. Oh yes, one more thing, the area is riddled with steep hills.

I have all-weather tires. They do just fine in wet and light snow. The OEM tires (which I replaced after 1,000 miles) are not very sticky on wet roads...and our roads are wet a lot.

clayton

I just placed 2 sixty pound bags of sand in the back hatch area.... anyone think this may upset the handling or two much weight on the back cover ? Residing in Ohio the snows can be brutal and since this is my daily driver I am attempting to do all that I can to make it to and from destinations. I also replaced factory tires for Dunlop WinterSport 3D in rear and Dunlop graspic DS3 in front...

AK370Z

I don't see why you should have problem. It's like carrying an extra person (120 lbs). You may lose a MPG or two but you'll have much better rear traction since 370Z rear is so light. Good luck

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