Lack of winter is almost WORSE than winter

Cyberium

Same here... we had a little snow around November and I put my 370z away. It hasn't snowed since and we've had like the warmest winters I can remember.

Sucks ;(

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WhiskeyHotel

Yeah, it's been in the high 60's in Okie City this week. I had to break out the Z for a few days. The wifey even went topless in her Miata one day - sorry, no pics.

MitzMN

I hear you guys. I stored mine in the beginning of November. I wasn't about to get into the same situation I had last year, where around the 1st of December, I had to have people slowly push it into the spare garage, it was so icy -- and I have a very small door and it's a very weird swing to get into it.

In Minnesota, all but a couple of days since, that car surely could have been out on the road. The thing about waiting for snow and ice, too, though, is how do you get it pristine clean at home so you can store it if there's snow (and grit, sand and salt) on the ground? Can't do that with a frozen hose. And if you clean it at the car wash, you drive it home and it's all full of crap again.

Oh well, it's safe. That's some peace of mind, I guess.


I remember when I had my 300ZX Turbo -- can't even remember the year anymore -- that I had to drive year round because it was my only car. Wow, was that an adventure. But I was much more adventurous 25 years ago.

_ace_

I did snow tires with my S2000 and hated that!

With the Z, we have a third garage spot with our old AWD Honda Element. I drive the Z every time the weather is good, and I just take the Element when it gets ugly outside. It's so much better!

Jeffblue

this is why i decided to keep my 300zx here in the garage. its like 60 degrees, just went out and ripped it with the T-Tops off

MitzMN

You lucky dawg. I had the most beautiful gun metal blue, five speed turbo with T-tops. That car was just a scream and a dream. I loved taking the tops off and turning the tunes up as high as they'd go, hit that stiffer suspension button, and scream on down the windiest, hilliest road I could find (Highway 66), taking corners at the fastest I could take them. Upshifting to 4th on the straightaways, downshifting to 3rd around the corners, and winding it out again once I was through those was pure joy. I used to say it was better than sex and you didn't have to sleep on the wet spot.

I loved my 300zx turbo. I really miss my T-tops.

A story about my old Z and winter. One day I went to work with the Z and it started snowing, and it kept snowing, and snowing, and snowing all day. At 5:00, I went out to get into my car and the snow was higher than the bottom of the door. I crawled and prayed my way home, which was only a little over a mile, but it might as well have been 30 for how long it took me to get there. So I have alley access to my garage, and I'm in the middle of the block. The streets had been plowed once during the day, but the alley had not, and I just got bogged down about four houses way. There must have been 10 inches of snow. My brother and his friend had to come and take my little snowblower and clear the alley with that and push me into the garage.

Jeffblue

hahah that sounds fun. my stereo doesn't work but i just ordered a new headunit, should be here any day. can't wait to do exactly what you were talking about in summer though

why'd you sell it?

MitzMN

Why'd I sell it? A couple of reasons. First of all, I sold it nearly 20 years ago. Living in Minnesota, it had started to rust in the wheel wells, the injectors needed replacing and there was a strong odor of gasoline, which I hated, and it was no longer the beauty it was when I first bought it. It lost its luster -- kinda like I have now, 20 years later! ha ha ha

Gawd, I loved that car. Even more than I love my 370, truth be told.

Jeffblue

haha ohh yea makes sense. yea i love the car too

PapoZalsa

Some of you will be complaining when is snowing and freezing ur arses!

Plus can't drive the Z for months.

I hate Winter so I don't complain about this weather.

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nmjaxx9

Fixed. and I agree

homeryansta

this year has been the mildest winter in MN as well. We're talking about MN here people! I was bbq-ing the other day in January!!!!!

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ZInferno0248

It has been ridiculously mild here in Wisconsin as well.
Bought a 07' Audi S4 and put blizzaks on it. AWD, tons of power, almost as fun as the Z but in the snow...

one problem... no snow. Mildest winter I've ever seen, but don't worry, Wisconsin still puts out tons of salt... just in case

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MitzMN

Yep, Minnesota here, too. Took my dog AND my parrot out for a walk yesterday, it was so warm. Remember last year? It was so blasted cold and snow fell once and never went away again. So strange, this winter. But I've only had to have the blower out once this year, so I better stop complaining.

onzedge

Today it is a sunny, warm 63 degrees.

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