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?

 

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

 

David, you have one unread notification.

 

you want to take the Z snowboarding? :/

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

hmm, could it be an 06?

 

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

 

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.

 

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Fail.

 

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.

 

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)

 

wow. hood speculation fail.

 

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

 

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.