^^^ You understand.

I learned to drive in the early 60's when there was only rear wheel drive. Driving the RWD 350z in snow and on ice is normal for me.

 

I do.
I also know that in the new world order folks think cus they drive a Jeep they can "let her fly" - then you see them in the ditch, or worse...needs to be a public service announcement "4 or all wheel drive will not help you brake on snow or ice!"

 

I wouldn't drive it in winter period. I garaged my car and got a $200 POS Toyota Camry that I didn't care about. And insurance is expensive depending on how crafty you are. Like me, I'm about to be 28 and still have all my cars under mom's insurance until I reach 30 because F*** the system and saved a bunch of money vs if I had it under my name. I do the same to avoid taxes by putting money overseas because F*** taxes. But in all honesty, I would be very careful about buying an older Z in a snow belt region. These cars don't hold up too well from years of abuse from salt. I would spend the same amount of money on a used BRZ or a FRS that are less likely to have salt damage because they're newer and more reliable than the Z and get use to RWD in a lower powered sports car. Then later, upgrade to a brand new 370Z or Cayman with some extra money you saved from putting the insurance in your parent's names.

 

I'll be replacing both rear fenders due to rust around around the wheel wells but it's an '03 and I drive it all winter - on 225 Blizzaks - while the Z32 TT is in storage. I don't believe I have had $500 total in repairs in all these years, other than normal maintenance and mods of course. 157,000 miles, burns a bit of oil but I'll drive it until it blows up and then I'll make a track car out if it.

 

this is soooooo true, last year it snowed heavy when i was at work....about 3 inches (alot for us texans) and trying to make it home in the vette with a 325 tire was not fun, just letting off the clutch the rear would go sideways

 

I was going to say the same thing when I read that... Actually mine was going to say something along the lines of anyone recommending wide tires for the snow has obviously never driven a vehicle with wide tires in the snow...

So good on you for being nice about it

 

I used to run 20x10 tires rear and 9.5 front back in the day on my Z when I drove it in Denver over a few years worth of winters as a DD and never had problems with grip. To me it 'seemed' to definitely help and I did not 'skate' around. I didn't use blizzak's either, but in hind site, I should have as an additional safe measure which would of been a narrower tire on cheapie rims.

Granted if your talking about the whole narrow tire to cut thru the snow/ice, I ain't going to argue that as the reasoning seems sound. Just in real world practice with wide tires I didn't have issues either. But then again I used to employ a lot of snow driving tactics during those times, so maybe that masked the whole wide tire 'issues'.