Base in Snow
I drove a Camaro through the winters here in PA for 6 years. This was with all season tires and no LSD or TCS. You'll be fine, just put on some proper rubber.
I drive the Z just fine with winter tires.
I drive the Z just fine with winter tires.
Originally Posted by bailey bill
I guess most of you are too young to realize that until about 25 years ago, almost all cars were front engine/rear drive, and almot none had posi-trac or LSD. We drove them year 'round, no matter wht the weather.
The Z would however, have some problems in DEEP snow, becasue of its limited ground clearance.
And don't be confused by my current location. I spent most of my life in NW Ohio.
bill
The Z would however, have some problems in DEEP snow, becasue of its limited ground clearance.
And don't be confused by my current location. I spent most of my life in NW Ohio.
bill
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I drove my 2003 Enthusiast all winter with no problems. I have a set of Dunlop M3 winter sport tires on it. There were probably four or five days all winter when I did not drive the Z, only because it is lowered and too low for deep snow. On the deep snow days I drove my truck, which has less traction than the Z, but it would clear the snow drifts.
Originally Posted by rythex
Don't drive the 350Z in winter unless you live in Texas. Then you can drive when ever you want. I've seen abunch of retards do it and they just end up breaking ****. (Bumpers, under carriage stuff) its not worth it. Just put it in storage and get something else to drive. For the price of winter tires you can get a decent Neon or something. In Edmonton here, the snow ruts were at least 8 inches high and they were packed with ice/sand/salt. Imagine that crap hitting your bumper at -20 celsius.
Originally Posted by The Brickyard Rat
Whatever model, you will need snow tires.
And I would want at least an Enthusiast in order to have the LSD & TCD.
And I would want at least an Enthusiast in order to have the LSD & TCD.
Don't take the flaming too personal....this gets asked a lot. I recommend doing a search.
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Just finished a very snowy winter with my base 2007 Z. Received over 80" of snow and I had no issues. I have an old set of Motegi wheels with Michelin X-Ice tires. It performed very well. It was waaay better than my wife's Mazda 6 with A/S tires.
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Experience has nothing to do with it. I just moved up here to AR and drive just fine in the snow. You just gotta be more careful and expect the worse moreso than in usual driving conditions. And like someone said earlier, if they plow or salt the roads regularly, you'll be good. If not, then consider getting a second car (either AWD or FWD) for winter driving.
Originally Posted by OlDad
I drove my 2003 Enthusiast all winter with no problems. I have a set of Dunlop M3 winter sport tires on it. There were probably four or five days all winter when I did not drive the Z, only because it is lowered and too low for deep snow. On the deep snow days I drove my truck, which has less traction than the Z, but it would clear the snow drifts.
with winter tires on, driving in the snow was fairly uneventful as long as you drive carefully. once in a while it wanted to slide, but the VDC kicked right in. but the base doesn't have VDC right?
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I tried driving to work one day after it snowed and I still had my T1R's on, BAD IDEA. I barely made it a block before I turned around and stole my mom's Caravan for the day. It was much better once I got some A/S Kuhmo's, but you still really need to be extra careful with your right foot.
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