Being as winter is comming up and a few of us will be getting snow, i live in PA so im just wondering if anyone has used a 350z in the snow before and how good it handled being as they are rwd. Any thoughts?

 

I hear new tires work. The Z sucks in the snow or on any slick surface. I will drive my winter car and leave the Z safe and warm at home.

 

you can run a really good set of blizzaks, and if you dont bottom out in the snow you'll be ok.

I'm simply not gonna take that risk since I have the base model and no LSD

 

whats the winter car?

ps. theres a search bar on top right of the site, ive seen too many "winter tire" posts already.

 

Let the Z hibernate for the Winter and get a inexpensive FWD car or AWD SUV....

Sounds like you've never driven a RWD car before in the Winter...it's a REAL biotch for the unexperienced driver.

 

Trust all of us on the forum and do not risk driving the car with the stock summer tires. Many have said: "It's not if you'll lose control, it's just a matter of when".
I for one (and others) have spun out and/or lost control in the snow, unintentionally.

 

i almost crashed and burned in the snow with my z. not to mention i have a base and i have no traction control lol. and my tires were ehhh. not brand new lol

 

i have no garage, but is it alright if I leave it outside w/ just the OEM cover? Or is that just leaving it without the cover and have it freeze.

 

oh god, when i bought my touring the past feb. i had the 'opportunity' to drive in the snow. It was the WORST experience i have ever had in a car. I spun out 3 times..luckily didnt hit anything all three times. do NOT drive this thing in the snow. Please, just dont.

 

Driving the Z in the winter on snow or ice is will be about as successful as jacking off a mountain lion, in a phone booth with sand paper. ( :

 

I have an 03 base and I've driven it in the snow with the stock tires with little trouble. That being said, I bought a second commuter car that I drive daily and in the winter. If you want to drive year round definetly look into dedicated snow tires.

 

Move to AZ and you wont have a problem with snow Hell if it rains here people freak out and drive half the speed limit.

 

just get some decent winter tires and you are good to go. get some practice and ejnoy rwd in winter

 

LOL worst car in the snow ever!!! A 1/2 inch snow here in Raleigh NC rendered my car useless LOL. I do give this advice, turn OFF the traction control when driving in the snow. First winter i had my Z i was trying to take off at a stoplight in about 1/4 inch of snow and i was going nowhere! As soon as VDC recognized wheelspin it cut in and stopped. I couldnt even take off LOL. Dude in a Corvette pulled up beside me laughing and politely told me to tunr off my traction control. I did so and i spun for the first few gears but was finally able to get moving.

I have a 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee V8 all-wheel drive for my winter beater...something like that is the best option.

 

what does one recommend for Z owners w/o garages? Should I just keep it in a storage unit or a friends garage for small payment?


CRAP!!

 

I have a custom fitted cover from autoanything.com and it protects from Rain, UV, Ice etc. Thats what i use on my ride. In fact its under it all week every week until the weekends. It does a great job keeping it dry and im sure it would do fine on yours. If you can find a garage or storage place somewhere then yeah would def be best. Here in NC we have plenty or warm days in the winter that allows me to drive, but if i lived in an area that received excessive snowfall then it would be different.