Been a while, but still here and looking into a Z

bboytaktix · 04-08-2013, 02:30 PM

UPDATE: After going back and forth about the Z being a decent winter car, and also the price of the Z's around here, I decided against one. They are great cars if I lived in a summer climate, but since I drive up north almost every weekend in the winter for snowboarding, it just didn't make much sense to me.

So I purchased a 2011 WRX STI sedan last friday, I pick it up tomorrow after work

Only has 30,000km's on it and wasn't a big price difference over the used Z's I've seen around here. I think I made a great choice. Thank you all for your input, at this point I won't really be sticking around since I'm already on like 4 other forums for my cobalt (which will be traded in) and my new STI. But thanks for the warm welcome, and I will always have a thing for the nissan Z's, they are sexy rides!! You never know in another 10-15 years I may own a future Z :P

ElVee · 04-08-2013, 03:55 PM

For what you'll use it for, I agree that you made the best choice. Grats on the new ride!!

bboytaktix · 04-08-2013, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ElVee

For what you'll use it for, I agree that you made the best choice. Grats on the new ride!!

thanks man I appreciate it! I think I'm gonna love it

GSS138 · 04-09-2013, 11:44 AM

A RWD high HP car like a Z m3, etc in that type of weather is going to be a nightmare imo. I drove a Bimmer in Ohio when I lived there, and I have been to quebec-can't even imagine a car like that in that snow.

bboytaktix · 04-09-2013, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by GSS138

A RWD high HP car like a Z m3, etc in that type of weather is going to be a nightmare imo. I drove a Bimmer in Ohio when I lived there, and I have been to quebec-can't even imagine a car like that in that snow.

yeah, that was pretty much my thinking...at first I thought "oh, the 370 won't be so bad at all with some winter tires, and it's only like 3 months of snow anyway" but now after seeing how long the winter was here this year (it snowed significantly last week and we're in April!) and how many big dumps we got this season (one week we got about 90cm in abolut 48 hours) I figured the STI would be much more practical...and the widebody STI's are still beautiful cars

GSS138 · 04-09-2013, 01:10 PM

Yep, even being as careful as I can, with sand bags in the trunk, with winter tires, it makes no difference, you are still going to lose the rear end every once in a while on ice/snow. Luckily the times it happened to me, I never once hit anything besides a snow drift!

kfull · 04-09-2013, 03:04 PM

Yea I used blizzaks this past winter and drove like a grandma

04-08-2013, 02:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
bboytaktix Base Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Montreal Qc Posts: 43 Drives: Chevy Cobalt 2.2T Rep Power: 15	UPDATE: After going back and forth about the Z being a decent winter car, and also the price of the Z's around here, I decided against one. They are great cars if I lived in a summer climate, but since I drive up north almost every weekend in the winter for snowboarding, it just didn't make much sense to me. So I purchased a 2011 WRX STI sedan last friday, I pick it up tomorrow after work Only has 30,000km's on it and wasn't a big price difference over the used Z's I've seen around here. I think I made a great choice. Thank you all for your input, at this point I won't really be sticking around since I'm already on like 4 other forums for my cobalt (which will be traded in) and my new STI. But thanks for the warm welcome, and I will always have a thing for the nissan Z's, they are sexy rides!! You never know in another 10-15 years I may own a future Z :P DIGItonium and Haboob like this.

04-09-2013, 11:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
GSS138 Track Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 769 Drives: '12 370Z 6M Sport Rep Power: 15	A RWD high HP car like a Z m3, etc in that type of weather is going to be a nightmare imo. I drove a Bimmer in Ohio when I lived there, and I have been to quebec-can't even imagine a car like that in that snow. Last edited by GSS138; 04-09-2013 at 11:47 AM.

04-09-2013, 03:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
kfull Track Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 909 Drives: A lot Rep Power: 16	Yea I used blizzaks this past winter and drove like a grandma Last edited by kfull; 04-09-2013 at 03:18 PM.

04-08-2013, 03:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
ElVee Track Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Iowa Posts: 750 Drives: 13 370z 7at t+s grey Rep Power: 18	For what you'll use it for, I agree that you made the best choice. Grats on the new ride!!

04-09-2013, 01:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
GSS138 Track Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 769 Drives: '12 370Z 6M Sport Rep Power: 15	Yep, even being as careful as I can, with sand bags in the trunk, with winter tires, it makes no difference, you are still going to lose the rear end every once in a while on ice/snow. Luckily the times it happened to me, I never once hit anything besides a snow drift!