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Originally Posted by Agent K I have a 2013 Pearl White ES300h Ultra Luxury with custom 20" wheels. Attachment 93402 Excellent Very nice.

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Old 08-27-2014, 10:06 PM   #91 (permalink)
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I have a 2013 Pearl White ES300h Ultra Luxury with custom 20" wheels.

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Okay...I never intended to criticize those who did not DD their car. I apologize ig it got too far. I live about 2 hours south of St. Louis and it does snow a bit and does get dirty during the winters. Now that I got my newer 2013 Z, I am thinking that rather than buying a beater, I should consider buying Blizzaks and DD through the winter.

It snows only about 12 inches in the entire winter and there may be just 15-20 days that driving a rear wheel car could be dangerous.
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I don't get why people do not use the 370z as a DD car if they do not have to carry others. It's like marrying a beautiful woman and restricting yourself from making love to just the weekends. It's crazy.

The engine is a stout engine, the car is a joy to drive and I use it every time I need to go anywhere.

Other than weather conditions, you should drive it whenever. I find it hard to understand locking it up and storing in winter either because at least in the Midwest, there are some cold but good clear sunny days and the roads are not wet. I drive it except when there is ice and snow and then in use my wife's Prius.

I cannot imagine driving less than 12k miles a year and yet claiming you love he car. To me, it is disrespect to the Z.
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The Z is the most expensive car I have owned. I enjoyed the driving experience of both my prior cars, the Miata and especially the RX8 but the latter was too delicate to maintain, needed constant oil checks, only gave 14 mpg in town.

I just happen to love driving great handling cars. I happen to want to be near the people or things I love and leaving my car without driving it more than a day or two is not an option.

If you do not feel you are in the mood to do to justice to making love to your gorgeous girlfriend, do you opt to go to a hooker? No, you do the best you can or you stay home. Driving a beater is like cheating!!!!
You might want to consider sharpening your analogy game.

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I like to keep my toys clean. It's the same reason I don't wear my nicest watch or my custom suit/shirts every day. I could, but why? A Z will do just fine in the winter with snow tires, but this last winter, we got 12inches of snow in one day. I'd rather have a second car. It's far more useful than just keeping the Z clean. If you're a home owner who has done renovations, you know what I'm talking about.
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I love how people just assume second cars are 'beaters'. Most on here have pretty decent second cars, not some rust bucket Grand Am
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I dd the Z and only use my other car when it rains. So it is weather related as it was for many here in the forum. Now the Z will definitely be my daily rain or shine because I gave my daily to my son who went off to college.

What I wish however is the will other members have to let it rest for a little bit and use another car for a dd. I just don't have the will power. Yes I am weak.
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I dd the Z and only use my other car when it rains. So it is weather related as it was for many here in the forum. Now the Z will definitely be my daily rain or shine because I gave my daily to my son who went off to college.

What I wish however is the will other members have to let it rest for a little bit and use another car for a dd. I just don't have the will power. Yes I am weak.
I didn't think rain would cause corrosion by itself. I know as it rains a lot in Florida but most older cars I see look like new underneath over here. Compared to when I was in the UK rust galore due to winter salting of the roads.

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Hey guys don't you know daily driving your Z is like making your beautiful wife plow the fields all day preparing to plant potatoes, stomping around in manure and dirt, coated with sweat and filth, and then you get to make love to her grimy, stinky *** all weekend. Don't you guys love your wives?
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I didn't think rain would cause corrosion by itself. I know as it rains a lot in Florida but most older cars I see look like new underneath over here.
Rain will absolutely rust your undercarriage. Just not as fast as salt water, which is essentially what the road salt turns into when it melts the ice.

Those older cars may look ok, but I guarantee you there is significantly more rust on their exhaust piping if you compared it to a weekend driver's car of the same age and model.
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Because this is Minnesota. It snows in November and the snow stays until March. Even if it was safe to drive a Z car in those kind of road conditions, it's most certainly not fun. Driving the Z car in the winter defeats the purpose of owning a car because it's fun to drive.
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Because this is Minnesota. It snows in November and the snow stays until March. Even if it was safe to drive a Z car in those kind of road conditions, it's most certainly not fun. Driving the Z car in the winter defeats the purpose of owning a car because it's fun to drive.

^^I'm with this guy. MN resident my whole life and ever since I've owned a nice car, I have had a winter beater. And when I say beater, I mean a POS that I don't care about. I typically pay $1000 or less, drive the crap out of it, then scrap it when it dies. Currently I have a 1991 Volvo and 1995 VW cabrio to beat up on in the winter. Combined I payed less than $1500.

I have a 2004 VW Jetta I daily drive in the summer

I don't think the Z would be safe in snow, I would never attempt it.
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I don't think the Z would be safe in snow, I would never attempt it.
The Z is plenty safe in the snow with proper wheels and snow tires

It's all the other idiots that drive in the snow that are the reason I would never attempt it. That and the fact that I live in a location where our yearly snowfall is recorded in tenths of an inch.
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