Z storage and maintenance during Winter

ZeeBabar

Because I love it. Putting your Z in storage and driving a beat up car is like preserving your wife and screwing a crack addict whore because too much sex could cause the boobs to sag faster.

blackcherry20

wellll. That is quite interesting.

And funny.

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MacCool

I love driving my Z. I love its acceleration, its cornering, and its braking. Those, for me, are the things that make it fun to drive and are the reason I even have that car. When there's snow and/or ice on the ground...those enjoyable driving aspects just go away, leaving me with a low ground clearance, badly balanced (for winter driving), rear wheel drive car that becomes very cramped when you try to sit in it with a Minnesota-style winter coat, and whose interior isn't even as luxurious as my GMC 4x4.

I don't love my Z. I love driving my Z.

ZeeBabar

I can understand your reasoning to some extent but storing it the entire winter? Maybe it's a pain getting in the car with a heavy coat on every day but not even now and then? There would be a few days when the roads are clear?

In any case, my point was directed more at folks in New York, Chicago and other places in the. Midwest where there are plenty of cold but clear days. There are a lot of Blizzaks being sold to Z owners because they love driving it, being seen it and feeling good in it. They do not put it in storage.

MacCool

If it's not fun to drive it, why drive it? Why spend the money on Blizzaks and wheels just to slowly grind your way down the road waiting for the tires to break loose on the faintest patch of frosty highway?

Honestly, my 4x4 pickup is a lot more fun in the winter than my Z.

SwissCheese

This. And don't forget about all that salt they throw down on the roads.

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Gadgetech

Ham hocks in vegetable soup...

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b15

Agreed. I'm plenty happy driving my 'boring' Toyota in the winter. It has blizzaks and is a beast. Sure there are nice clear days, but when temps are subfreezing and roads are covered in salt, there's no reason the drive the Z with it's performance summer tires. Putting blizzaks/all seasons on a sports cars defeats the purpose of a sports car. Sure you can still drive it, but it's performance isn't the same.

b15

No, not really. Most people here have two newer/nice cars. Why do you assume the second car is a beater? Is it because you don't have two cars? I see you're also in Missouri. I don't think you have really experienced a real winter. We get can get 5-7inches of lake effect snow in a matter of hours, I don't think you're going to enjoy driving your Z very much.

mishuko

I saw a frs get snow banked turning off a semi-plowed road to residential road. let's just say the clearance is about the same, he has a lot less power, but all he did was spin his rears. I do not want to get into that position. Ever.

b15

Yeah. In the winter, it's all about safety and practicality for me, especially when there's snow and ice. Both of which my other car does better.

Back on topic, I also overinflate my tires and I change the oil. I know some like to do it in the spring, but I like leaving fresh oil in there all winter. Whatever moisture that may have aaccumulated will be burned off after a good drive in the spring. I also give it a Full tank of gas, good detail, hook it up to a battery maintainer, put it under the cover and leave it alone until spring. She fires right up. Don't over complicate it, it's only 4-5months

mishuko

yea that's the plan right now, pump teh tires to 40-45psi, get the oil changed, give her a wash and wax (assuming it's not freezing) possibly clay depending on the weather, shove some wire gauze into the pipes, unhook the battery.

first time storing it as i es noob owner. actually first time storing a car period so i want to make sure i cover my bases.

SouthArk370Z

If you disconnect the battery, the ECM will forget all the tuning data and go back to the factory defaults. It will take a while for the ECM to relearn. In earlier models, you will need to reset the windows and you may also lose radio presets. Not a big deal but battery tenders are pretty cheap.

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