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Old Nov 26, 2002 | 12:22 PM
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Question Anyone drive in the snow yet??

Checked weather.com 2day & it didn't work in the morning, so I took my car to work anyways. Needless to say, it has been snowing in Chicago ALL day. We'll see how VDC treats me today. Hopefully I can make it home safely......
-Anyone drive in snow yet? How was it?

I remember my old 300zx sucked in the snow, hehe

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Old Nov 26, 2002 | 12:25 PM
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take a Taxi home or sleep in the office!
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Old Nov 26, 2002 | 12:45 PM
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I will be doing it tonight, too!!
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Old Nov 26, 2002 | 12:48 PM
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I would not attempt it unless you can add about 200 lbs in the rear.. I used to put sandbags in my old 260Z when I drove in the snow.. And.. I had 4 Metzler Blue Ice Snow tires on the car.. It was still very poor in the snow.. I would park your 350Z and find another way home.. Better safe than sorry..

Steve (k2we) Dobbs Ferry, NY where 6" of snow is expected tonight..

PS: I still have my 1996 GMC Yukon 4WD..

The "Z" is sitting in the driveway with it's new car cover installed...
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Old Nov 26, 2002 | 01:23 PM
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Okay Chicago....I can't wait to hear how the drive home was tonite....Hopefully everyone made it back okay...
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Old Nov 26, 2002 | 01:45 PM
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Its not that bad out there. The streets are wet and not too slushy at all. I just hope you guys aren't on the stock tires. With A/S tires or snow tires you'd be totally fine.
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Old Nov 26, 2002 | 03:50 PM
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Thumbs up home

Got home ok. The streets were just wet, so it felt like driving in the rain.

It was a pain getting off the parking lot, which had which felt like about 6 inches. It took me about 10 minutes to get the car into the garage. It was stuck in the snow, TCS helped a LOT.

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Old Nov 26, 2002 | 03:52 PM
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Originally posted by mpol99
Got home ok. The streets were just wet, so it felt like driving in the rain.
Ditto
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Old Nov 26, 2002 | 10:05 PM
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Yes be carefull driving your Z in the snow someone did mention in the forum that they crashed thier Z in the snow.
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Old Nov 26, 2002 | 11:08 PM
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Made it home fine, had MUCH more fun going out to lunch.

So my car has traction control? Sure didn't feel like it. Drove OK in a straight line, but putting ANY power down in /out of a turn, and the back end wanted to come around........and I was driving very cautiously. SLIDING IS FUN, BUT I NEED TO GET ON DOWN THE ROAD.

Ordered 4 LM 22 Blizzaks on Monday..........Damn wheels are backordered.
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Old Nov 27, 2002 | 06:08 AM
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IT's all about the SNOW TIRES!!!!!!!. of course ur gonna crash a rear wheeled sports car in the snow without snow tires.. DUH!!!!!!!!
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Old Nov 27, 2002 | 06:18 AM
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With snows, the car will be fine unless you are talking serious accumulation. Lets put it this way. I honestly think the 350Z with snow tires is way way way better then a G35 Sedan with the stock all seasons and I bet no worse then the G35 with snows. So how many G35 sedan owners are going to store the car for the winter?
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Old Nov 27, 2002 | 10:19 AM
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i had the same experience as everyone else here. slush/wet roads weren't the problem. i was on the stock 040's w/ a 70lb sandbag in the hatch. they cannot handle more than a half inch of snow. i had to drive on a non-plowed street for 2 miles at 15mph. any more than that and the *** was everywhere. buying a/s ASAP
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