AtreusX

got my 2006 350z base this past Tuesday. traded in lancer gts... it has 24k miles and i got the extended warranty for 5y/75k miles since i drive a lot

still learning to shift smoothly but loving it.

here is a pic

what worries me are winters... i live in the Us northeast and go snowboarding. I figured how to fit it in however how about that rear wheel drive going up the mountain? I would guess winter tires are a must? Any pointers concerning that? Any recomendation on good winter tires?

davidv

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Welcome. You might want to read some of our Fun In the Snow threads.

KS0385

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David, you have one unread notification.

Entaille

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you want to take the Z snowboarding? :/

AtreusX

well i use to go with the Mitsubishi.... now i have the z...

Z_Nick_Z

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you should of kept the lancer for winters, it would of made your life 10x easier come winter time

Changvi

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Welcome to the forum bro. Hows the weather in Vermont right now?

JEKL

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For some reason I thought the HR hood was more noticable from the side.

krypto

i just checked mine outside and the hood bump is really noticeable from the side.

JEKL

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Krypto, I didn't think I was crazy. This is what I thought it would look like.

BRONZEE

Welcome to the community. Snow tyres or perhaps a beater for Winter might not be a dumb move, if you can.

AroundMyHorn

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hmm, could it be an 06?

AtreusX

The angle of the picture is lower then that other one, maybe that is why the hood is not so pronounced. Also its a 2006 model (first date in service was in march 07).

Definitely getting snow tires and will see how it goes. I drove the bishi with all seasons last years winter and went to all the mountains around with no problem. Then again I do have friends with SUVs and Subarus so maybe the z would be for around town and wont have to go up the mountains.

That is like 6 months away for now its all fun and games hehehe

RedLine 350z

Renting a FWD car wouldn't be a bad way to still get out in the snow vs buying a beater. If you are older than 25 yrs old, you can rent a compact car for under $15/day.

KS0385

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Fail.

JEKL

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No, the hood is the way it should be for an '06. The '07+ has a different hood. Just wanted to make sure the seller didn't tell you that you were buying more than you really were.

Congrats on a good looking Z.

AtreusX

thx. its 2006 (first use date in use is 2007) i changed the first post. i guess i'll weight my winter options when it comes knocking... for now its so much fun taking it on vermont back roads (paved ones that is)

diablox1

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wow. hood speculation fail.

sno

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You bought a sports car and want to use it as a winter rig?

AtreusX

well its not a "want" its a "need"... its the only car i have now and winter will come. Look at it that way. Its not like i thought: "Hey I'll buy a Z couse i need an winter car". Maybe its poor planing since I live in VT but its the car I always wanted. So, now i have to find a way to work with winter. I apreciate the advice and when the time comes I will make a decision that would, i guess, be one of the follwing:

- get winter tires and maybe cables that you tput on tires and it never leaves town, use it for short commutes and hitch rides with friends to go up mountain.
- a $1000 beater and use that most of the time during winter and go up mountain with it.


I should mention that I do not have big commutes to worry about.

Anyway don't make me think about that now.... hehehe

Another bummer in VT.. a license plate cannot begin with "Z" or contain only "Z". I was thinking of the dream license plate...

Z

Now I'm thinking of "NFS" as in Need For Speed but its probably taken.