Who drives their Z in the winter
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Are you attempting winter driving with summer performance tires?
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^^ Poor timing... you repeat a very old joke that isn't that funny anymore since you are about the thousandth person who does the identical statement.
You get an F-minus for originality.
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You get an F-minus for originality.
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Yep. I just got a 370 and I'm seriously thinking about getting some Blizzaks. At least for the rear.Got stuck in my driveway for 4 days last year. Freezing rain with snow on top then 30 degree temps. Once I finally got out, driving was fine. I just couldn't get out of my street. They don't clean it off 
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^^ I would do snow tires on all four corners and not just the rear. You need to "stop" as well as "go." Front snows provide much better turning on ice and in snow as well.
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Yeah. I was just reading up on that. I just bought the car three weeks ago and my wallet is still freaking out! Any suggestions on tire models. I looked up the tire place that I usually go to and all they listed were LM-60 at nearly $300 per tire. Yikes.
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^^ I did a dedicated wheel/tire setup for winter that is all-square (225/55-17”) all around. It was fairly inexpensive. If you go with winter performance tires on 18” wheels, the cost is higher.
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after today not driving when its snows again.....i have summer tires on the rear (replaced the Blizzaks cause they were bald) and front has the Blizzaks. Got stuck on the hill today and didn't move anywhere. Called a tow truck flat bedded the car all the way home =/
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I knew a guy in the Army who lived in Minnetonka named Jeff. Maybe you know him.....JUST KIDDING. Another bad joke.
Dated a girl who lived in Egan too....rambling now.
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^^ It matters when someone asks a question or provides a comment that is "climate dependent."
For example, summer performance tires don't work well in Frostbite Falls from late November to March.
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EDIT: Notice that we now have another comment about winter driving:
Now you have another copycat who thinks he is as funny as you thought you were. See why this old joke becomes tiresome?
For example, summer performance tires don't work well in Frostbite Falls from late November to March.
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EDIT: Notice that we now have another comment about winter driving:
Now you have another copycat who thinks he is as funny as you thought you were. See why this old joke becomes tiresome?
Last edited by Spike100; Dec 19, 2009 at 08:40 PM.
Living in MN all my life I know better than to drive a rear wheel drive car in MN winters. So no I do not drive my Z in the winter or recommend it. Also if you think about it you'd be saving your self money or be there about even if you could get a winter beater for the time being. Reasons....
1.) Having your Z under storage insurance would be saving you money right there instead of paying for full coverage for the full year. Atleast with a winter beater you could just put liability only on it which is very cost effective
2.) You wouldn't need to go out and buy winter tires for your car and having to do the remount and balancing every year if you continue to use the same wheels
3.) would keep less miles on your Z there for increasing resale value and the fact that it wasnt drivin in the winters.
4.) The price at the pump if you have a winter beater good ol 87 octane is good enough(depends on what you get of coarse)
Those are just to name a few, but you would also have the mindset of ease of having a FWD car with the motor in the front where you can get traction vs having a RWD car with the motor in the front and having *god forbid sand bags in the back* for traction...
Just my .02 cents
and one last thing I would start crying if I was behind some truck laying salt down on the roads, especially here cause it seems they just pour it out like it's never going to end.. Also judging by your pic it looks like you have the roadster that's gotta be one cold commute as it's just a thin top on there
1.) Having your Z under storage insurance would be saving you money right there instead of paying for full coverage for the full year. Atleast with a winter beater you could just put liability only on it which is very cost effective
2.) You wouldn't need to go out and buy winter tires for your car and having to do the remount and balancing every year if you continue to use the same wheels
3.) would keep less miles on your Z there for increasing resale value and the fact that it wasnt drivin in the winters.
4.) The price at the pump if you have a winter beater good ol 87 octane is good enough(depends on what you get of coarse)
Those are just to name a few, but you would also have the mindset of ease of having a FWD car with the motor in the front where you can get traction vs having a RWD car with the motor in the front and having *god forbid sand bags in the back* for traction...
Just my .02 cents
and one last thing I would start crying if I was behind some truck laying salt down on the roads, especially here cause it seems they just pour it out like it's never going to end.. Also judging by your pic it looks like you have the roadster that's gotta be one cold commute as it's just a thin top on there
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