Sometimes you have to put her through some rough tests to really appreciate the value

 

By the time you get to my age, you've had plenty of opportunities to drive in snow, ice, and all kinds of other road conditions. I have driven a RWD sports car in snow with all season tires. Believe me, it is more excitement than I like to face very often. So, while I understand what you are trying to say, I would hardly describe my advice as coming from "an inflated sense of fear".

btw, what car do you drive? I'll keep my eye out for you.

 

well i say get the evo, it will perform all year long and you will have rear seats as well..

both cars are good cars


...but i wish i had a back seat at times

 

Subaru, Audi, Volvo w AWD, EVO....anything with all wheel drive...I currently own an Audi Avant and its a blast in the snow....I can only imagine what an STI with adjustable diff. would be in the snow...

 

you said you have a g35x isnt that already all wheel drive?

 

Thanx for the info so far guys. I do have G35X-S( lease an Wife drives it) An with me working 3 jobs, Getting around in one car is tuff. I hear a lot of good points, One being EVO=POS, Some what true it will be hard to find one that someone actulaly took car of and did not beat the crap out of, But the 04 Z I had had oil consumpion issues and the engine was replaced under warrenty,My only far about getting the Z minus is the same issue with NO warrenty..

 

I would LOVE to buy a modded Z but there are none where I live. An not to keen on buying one I can not see in person..

 

That's the ultimate question....not 'is it driveable', but 'do you want to winter your sports car'. I had to think long and hard about it....but eventually I decided to winter it because....its just a 20k car at the end of the day, not a high dollar exotic. Besides with oilspraying, there's no ill effects from the salt. That I know of, anyway. And none that would manifest within a few years...because the Z will be sold in a few. ...

 

Yea wintering it is not an issue for me as I wash the G once a week when it snows and there is salt an ice. I always wash the under the car,rims and rotors, Salt never builds up on my car.. LOL .An I have driven a RWD car in the snow but that was a 650HP monster and was not fun, LOL Driving side ways all the time can be tricky.

 

Only listen to people that have had both cars...Don't listen to fools with comments like evo is a POS (just because my friend bla-bla etc.)

Evo is far from being POS. Coming from a 600whp evo, it's a damn reliable car. Much cheaper to mod, and if you decide to drive it in the winter - you chose the right car

 

the more you look around the site, the more you realize Z owners think they're driving Ferraris. i wouldn't worry about it in the snow as long as you drive carefully, put tcs on and absolutely no racing

 

agree on everything but its tcs off for me.

 

if you have a g35x why are you worried about snow

 

A 350z with good winter tires is just fine in the snow. It's not going to get going as well as AWD, but AWD doesn't help you stop any more quickly which is the real danger.

 

maybe the places where you guys live its not a bad idea, but where i live it can go from -40 to +5 Celsius in a few days in the winter. there is no way in hell i am running my car in those conditions. by rights you cant even run the same lubricants from one day to the next....its just not a good idea to drive it in the winter here haha.

 

i live in pittsburgh pa so we get pretty good snow and lots of hills my Z goes better then my old civic and moms hyundai which i tried using instead of the Z for the winter. plus its fun in the Z

 

rain, snow + z = death.

 

If you're a crappy driver.