To drive the 370z in the winter or not

mikeSS

just wont be seen driving a 90s civic when i have a 35k+ sports car . thats just me..

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LMBmikeZ

Up here in canada it is $55k+ by the time you are taxed and good to go! So in the summer months I always drive my Z but in the winter I am still in a beater, for last 3 years I was driving a 99 pathfinder but it crapped out on me at the end of last year. So this year I bought my buddies 91 ACCORD! for cheap, $400 cheap!, and it has been great these first couple winter months however next year I am going back to an SUV probably 05-08 year range though.....

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DrEvil

A Z, open diff and snow, very bad.
A Z with an LSD and snow, much better. But if you have an awd, use that when it snows.

Augustus

My Z is my DD, even in the winter. But I am fortunate to only live about 2 miles from my job, and I have a job where I can work from home if the weather is really bad. So my commute, even in snowy weather, is reasonably short and through mostly residential areas where the traffic is very light. So for that, easy enough in the Z so long as you pay attention and are mindful of the typical winter driving techniques for a RWD sports car.

But like on a weekend or a trip, if there's winter weather in the forecast I leave the Z in my garage and take our Subaru Outback.

No argument from me that a LSD is superior in the snow, but an open-diff Z isn't that terrible. Mine's just a Touring, so no LSD for me. I've found that even with VDC off, the ABLS does a pretty decent job at preventing one-wheel-snow-peel. It's not perfect, but it works well enough that it's useful.

IMHO, the biggest problem with the Z in the snow isn't the car, it's the tires. No matter how decent of a driver you think you are, summer tires + cold temps + snow =

All that said... when it's really snowing out, I miss my old WRX. Now that was a fun snow car.

3.7 ZPA

I love seeing the look on girl's faces after they've ridden with me in my POS...then I show up one day in the Z I drive mine year-round, unless it's snowing or I have to haul people.