350Z....no go in the snow.

[Bluefront]

Imagine that. This guy buys a 350Z thinking he can drive it in St Louis during our infrequent snows. Guess what.....he's wrong. Traction control is little help. ABS tries to stop the thing in a straight line, but the wide tires don't hold. It's so low to the ground, it gets hung up easily. Mind you this was only a 2" snowfall.

So with 1500 miles on the odometer, he trades it for a new Maxima....somewhat better in the snow. Dummy. Wonder how much money he lost?

 

[slikmunks]

ummm.... moron...?

 

[wnied]

So with 1500 miles on the odometer, he trades it for a new Maxima....somewhat better in the snow. Dummy. Wonder how much money he lost?

When you do something like this...you have the money to play with so its not a problem. My guess is this "idiot" has to move his money when he wants to goto the bathroom.

A problem we'd all like to have Im sure.
~wnied~

 

[spidey07]

sounds like he doesn't know how to drive. Sure it would be a pain, but it can be done.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

What a dumbass... why didn't he just buy some beater truck for $1000???? #%()&*)%(#*(%)(

 

[KingNothing]

Originally posted by: spidey07
sounds like he doesn't know how to drive. Sure it would be a pain, but it can be done.

I dunno...depends on which model he has. You'd need snow tires and possibly skinnier rims, but if he had the Track model the air dam and lowered suspension would fubar you anyway. I mean, if you're going to buy a car like that you ought to have another car to drive in inclement weather.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: KingNothing

Originally posted by: spidey07
sounds like he doesn't know how to drive. Sure it would be a pain, but it can be done.

I dunno...depends on which model he has. You'd need snow tires and possibly skinnier rims, but if he had the Track model the air dam and lowered suspension would fubar you anyway. I mean, if you're going to buy a car like that you ought to have another car to drive in inclement weather.

No, just about any car is driveable in the winter as long as it has the proper tires and a decent driver. As long as the ground clearance is greater than the amount of snow on the roads, a good driver will do fine.

ZV

 

[lupohki]

He should have gotten Blizzacks. Makes a world of difference.

 

[spidey07]

As long as the ground clearance is greater than the amount of snow on the roads, a good driver will do fine.

I've frequently driven many of my sports cars in snow that was higher than the ground clearance. Its not too bad, you just have to go fast and not stop so that your tires stay on top of the snow and you don't dig in.

Not kidding.

 

[brxndxn]

Stories like make me wonder even more why the 3000GT VR4 and the Dodge Stealth RT Turbo were discontinued... AWD works quite nicely in snow.

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: spidey07
sounds like he doesn't know how to drive. Sure it would be a pain, but it can be done.

I haven't heard any positive remarks on the Z's snow driveability; with, or without, VDC. All the guys from my350z.com seem to think it's almost suicidal to drive the Z in the snow...

 

[Bluefront]

Contrary to what some guys here posted......these kinds of RWD cars really are terrible in the snow. You can get stuck trying to go downhill. I think the guy in this instance could only have one car at his apt. complex. The salesman told him the traction control would let him go "almost anywhere". Heh.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: spidey07

As long as the ground clearance is greater than the amount of snow on the roads, a good driver will do fine.

I've frequently driven many of my sports cars in snow that was higher than the ground clearance. Its not too bad, you just have to go fast and not stop so that your tires stay on top of the snow and you don't dig in.

Not kidding.

Ah. I've only driven in deep snow out in the country and you pretty much have to stop every couple miles because of the intersections.

As for the people calling a Z in the snow suicide, it can't be any worse than any other RWD sports car with similar power. Throw a few bags of sand in the back and mount blizzaks and there's nothing to worry about.

ZV

EDIT:

Contrary to what some guys here posted......these kinds of RWD cars really are terrible in the snow.

I have one of "these kinds of RWD cars", a 1987 Porsche 924S and I've driven it in the snow a lot this winter. It's so easy to drive in the snow it's not funny. Start out in 2nd, slip the clutch a bit and it goes. Uphill, downhill, whatever. I don't even have winter tires on it. (I do have all-season tires though.)

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: Bluefront
Contrary to what some guys here posted......these kinds of RWD cars really are terrible in the snow. You can get stuck trying to go downhill. I think the guy in this instance could only have one car at his apt. complex. The salesman told him the traction control would let him go "almost anywhere". Heh.

Well, technically, he did go "almost anywhere", just not where he wanted to go.

Why anyone would get a sports car and attempt to drive it in the snow without *at least* snow tires is beyond me.

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: spidey07

As long as the ground clearance is greater than the amount of snow on the roads, a good driver will do fine.

I've frequently driven many of my sports cars in snow that was higher than the ground clearance. Its not too bad, you just have to go fast and not stop so that your tires stay on top of the snow and you don't dig in.

Not kidding.

Ah. I've only driven in deep snow out in the country and you pretty much have to stop every couple miles because of the intersections.

As for the people calling a Z in the snow suicide, it can't be any worse than any other RWD sports car with similar power. Throw a few bags of sand in the back and mount blizzaks and there's nothing to worry about.

ZV

Blizzaks is the key word there. Most seem to think that the rubber that comes w/ the car are suitable.

 

[nord1899]

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: Bluefront
Contrary to what some guys here posted......these kinds of RWD cars really are terrible in the snow. You can get stuck trying to go downhill. I think the guy in this instance could only have one car at his apt. complex. The salesman told him the traction control would let him go "almost anywhere". Heh.

Well, technically, he did go "almost anywhere", just not where he wanted to go.

Why anyone would get a sports car and attempt to drive it in the snow without *at least* snow tires is beyond me.

Probably had the performance tires on it still as well.

Like when I spec out the A4 I want to get, they have a warning with the sports package about the tires. Basically, they suck in snow so get snow tires.

 

[Scarpozzi]

He could have bought a Nissan Sentra or something for real cheap and just driven that when the weather got bad. Those are front-wheel drive and get better traction in those conditions. Everyone knows that sports cars are for performance and liesure driving....