how many z's made the journey to work ect. this morning in the Tdot? I put my winters (pirelli sotto zeros) on this Monday.. great timing....no problem crawling in with everyone...by the way, they are a great choice if your in the market for winter tires..

 

mine is already hibernating...zzzzzz

 

I drove in today. It was alright but very slippery.

Thankfully, I put on my snows on last night. Talk about last minute. I got some Mich...Alpines. They are pretty good.

Have to be very careful with the Z since it has a lot of torque and you can easily spin it around.

 

My z is sleeping at home.
And will never be driven in snow.

 

i drove mine into work today and ended up at the bottom of a ditch......nah just kidding....hahah

i tried to squeeze every last day out if, but last night i put my zee in storage for the remainder of the season lets hope its a short winter and i can get it back out in march....life just isnt the same when your not sitting in the cockpit of your zee

 

Then u have to get some winter tires and you are all set.

 

my z spun out parked on my driveway

 

Drove with summer tires. Got a flat in one of the winter tires. Been too lazy to patch it up.

But I made it to school and even eat lunch along with some time killer activities and back home without a problem. Just have patience and common sense. Although... I got stuck at Seneca parking lot a couple of times, it's all ice .

 

 

i was surprise to see 3 Z around the yonge and sheppar area lastnite.

 

how big are your winter tires? 17"? rubber size?

 

Lol at salt.
Lol at sand.
Lol at morons sliding into Z's.
Lol at Z's on steelies and snowtires.
Lol at window scraping.
Lol at paint swirls and rust.

 

standard size i guess.. i have them on the original rims...06' rims..

 

when I pick up my 04.5 I think ill drive it in the winter, wtf its only a ~$20K car, no bid geal.

Cant imagine putting her away for the entire winter.. I dont think Ill drive in the snow, but take Today for example.. snow is gone I think it would be ok today.

 

lol at people who think they drive a ferrari when they drive a $20k+ on the used market Nissan.

 

I agree, it is not like it is really expensive.

Why does the Z have heated seats and a block heater if it was not Engineered for the winter?

 

i agree...actually the car drives great in bad conditions.. you just cant plow snow in it.. it does not make sense to me to park these cars...just a car..how many days do we get bad weather here in the tdot.. maybe five days where you might not want to go out...

 

Nobody here has a ferrari (i could be wrong) or mentioned ferrari, well except you....

You dont have to own an italian exotic to care about your ride.
Its called being an enthusiast who cares enough to not torture there car by driving in the harsh winter conditions that Canada is known for.

And if you paid $20k for your Z, well then thats a whole different issue.

My z is worth almost double that, do I qualify?

Thank you come again!

 

Like Church said, it has absolutely nothing to do with cost. It's partially sentimental value. If you want your car to remain nice, you can't drive it in the winter. I know my car isn't worth much monetarily to someone else anymore, but I've owned it 4 summers now, I've spent close to 60G's on it personally, it was my first car, and I will be damned if the countless hours I've spent detailing and maintaining the car will all be thrown out the window with 1 month of harsh winter driving. I guess it was a lot different for those of us who picked up the car "back in the day" versus the new breed of owner who just want to pick up a cheapie and run it into the ground. So I will laugh at the people who don't give a crap about the Z, and they are free to laugh at me for being meticulous and overvalueing my car.

 

Well to each his own I guess. Here is some useful reading.

http://www.wheels.ca/article/22080

Due to new technologies and better engineered cars, they are built to withstand the winters. Being an Engineer I can attest to it.

Again the question: Heated seats and block heater, Why? To add weight and cost to the vehicle, I don't think so.