there are plenty of car storage places my man..just cause u dont have a garage doesnt mean it cant be stored...Even shops on here like r/t tuning for example store cars for the winter..Many many places do..Do what u wish but just cause there isnt parking for 2 cars on the street isnt a good answer when there are many other choices..even a car cover in the backyard would do..All im saying is what someone can buy a good set of winter tires they could buy a beater and it is a much smarter route.

 

I can agree with you that there are better solutions, guess "Better" is just relative to who you ask and their situation.

I will admit I didn't know performance shops stored cars for the winter. Do you know how much it cost? If it cost less than a nice set of snow tires then I would consider it. Especially since my insurance goes down if I get a second car.

 

Storing your car also costs money, so you're not even looking at the entire picture. You also haven't addressed the fact that $500 POS will require much more than the initial $500 with its own BS problems. What you're saying is your opinion and your opinion only. For many of us, we don't have the same options, same budget, same _______, etc as you. You're implying that the rest of us are stupid by saying "much smarter route," but I see it as the opposite as it's clear you're not looking at the issue from all perspectives and are only taking into consideration your experiences. Plus, it sounds like you might just suck at winter driving in a RWD. I'll stick to driving (and racing) on snow tires in my Z, thanks.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbxmDZ_arGQ

these look awesome and would be great to have in the snow, too bad the company isn't selling them :/

 

cool...

but kind of sketchy how they fade the picture from the initial pull out to the end result (zoomed in none-the-less) without seeing the actual pull out of the SUV.

My father has a set of thin steel grates that go underneath the tires of a vehicle stuck in the snow. Same concept.

 

Well put my friend. You have given me hope for driving a z in the winter. A co-worker and I have the same debate about him getting a beater or driving his 03 M3 in the winter.

 

I agree with you, its not a "smarter route" its just what you are more comfortable doing. Snow tires are a lot of money, you have to spend money for the winter whether you buy snow tires or buy a winter beater. Me personally, I use my jeep in the winter, but I live on an island so I drive my Jeep on the beach in the summer also, plus I enjoy having a vehicle with a lot more space AND my Z is an 03 with only 38,000 miles because it is not a daily driver. To me its better to buy a jeep because I get a lot more use out of it then just driving it in the snow. Plus, most parts for my jeep are very cheap and easy to install, my alternator went and I got one for 30$ and I was able to instal it myself. AND it's no so much that I am not confident in driving my Z in the snow, it's that my Z is in great condition because it doesn't drive in harsh weather and I would like to keep it that way.. the salt and sand does come off with a car wash but after it being driven in those conditions over and over they will leave wear and tear on your car no matter what.

Everyone's situation is different though, I'm lucky enough to have driveway parking for the Z and I keep the jeep in the street but I live in an apartment and if I didn't have room for both cars there would be no "put a cover on it and leave it in the backyard" option for me, and to own 2 cars and store one would be a waste of money so I would have to just get snow tires and call it a day...