Who says summer "performance" tires aren't good in show/ice?

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: Descartes
I do. After ~1200 miles of driving in more adverse conditions than I've experienced in my lifetime, and this is what my car looks like. I fully acknowledge how profoundly stupid it is to actually attempt to drive a RWD car with such tires in blizzard conditions, but I hadn't anticipated such opposition.

The Z handled as best as it could, and I was able to permeate the blinding shower of snow like a blue bolt of lighting through clouds. I wouldn't suggest trying it though.

Anyone care? I didn't think so.

What kind of tires?

If they came with the car, they ain't "summer" tires, they're performance all-seasons.

ZV

EDIT: I stand corrected looking at the link. Where did you buy the car? I've never seen a car sold new in the midwest without all-seasons. Dealers just won't do that in those parts of the country from my experience.

The tires were replaced by Nissan due to a camber problem with the original setup. I was almost 100% that they were RE040s, but you might be right. I'll check later.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: Descartes
I do. After ~1200 miles of driving in more adverse conditions than I've experienced in my lifetime, and this is what my car looks like. I fully acknowledge how profoundly stupid it is to actually attempt to drive a RWD car with such tires in blizzard conditions, but I hadn't anticipated such opposition.

The Z handled as best as it could, and I was able to permeate the blinding shower of snow like a blue bolt of lighting through clouds. I wouldn't suggest trying it though.

Anyone care? I didn't think so.

no, because my car looks 3 times as worse.

 

[His Lord Uberdude]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: His Lord Uberdude

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
I keep hearing that RWD cars are bad for driving in snow, why is that?

(Keep in mind I live in Texas...)

It's because there's no weight on the rear tires, unlike FWD, in which case, you have the whole engine pushing down on the tires, giving better traction

Not "no weight", just less weight.

Picky, picky. He got the point didn't he?

 

[His Lord Uberdude]

Originally posted by: His Lord Uberdude

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: His Lord Uberdude

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
I keep hearing that RWD cars are bad for driving in snow, why is that?

(Keep in mind I live in Texas...)

It's because there's no weight on the rear tires, unlike FWD, in which case, you have the whole engine pushing down on the tires, giving better traction

Not "no weight", just less weight.

Picky, picky. He got the point didn't he?

BTW, what's a guy named Howard doing with a female avatar?:Q

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman
I've never driven a sports car on snow but for rain, Kumho ASX's are about as good as I've found in an all-season, ultra-performance tire...and they're not expensive at all either.

I've found the best thing to do is to get a cheap beater for days when it's snowing/raining/icy. You have to figure that the money you spend on some cheap, old, FWD Honda will make up for the increased depreciation of your sports car due to the extra miles, extra rust, and extra dings (esp. if you get into a cold-weather accident)

Unless you're the type of guy who just absolutely has to be seen in a pimpin' ride everywhere he goes . Uh...some snow-bound S-drivers I've talked to seem to like Blizzaks so if you absolutely have to drive a sports car on snow, you can try those.

I bought the Z because it was fun to drive, not because I thought it was necessarily a pimpin' ride. I feel more like an idiot than anything else driving it around in adverse conditions.

I had thought of putting on Blizzaks or the Pirelli winter tires, but given that cost I'm just going to wait a few weeks and trade it off for a TL. That's a more sensible car all the way around. I love the Z though...

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: His Lord Uberdude

Originally posted by: His Lord Uberdude

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: His Lord Uberdude

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
I keep hearing that RWD cars are bad for driving in snow, why is that?

(Keep in mind I live in Texas...)

It's because there's no weight on the rear tires, unlike FWD, in which case, you have the whole engine pushing down on the tires, giving better traction

Not "no weight", just less weight.

Picky, picky. He got the point didn't he?

BTW, what's a guy named Howard doing with a female avatar?:Q

Eat my dick.

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: His Lord Uberdude

Originally posted by: His Lord Uberdude

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: His Lord Uberdude

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
I keep hearing that RWD cars are bad for driving in snow, why is that?

(Keep in mind I live in Texas...)

It's because there's no weight on the rear tires, unlike FWD, in which case, you have the whole engine pushing down on the tires, giving better traction

Not "no weight", just less weight.

Picky, picky. He got the point didn't he?

BTW, what's a guy named Howard doing with a female avatar?:Q

Eat my dick.

No cursing in my thread bitch

 

[Argo]

I drive RWD car in the snow and it's pretty bad. But tranction + stability control sort of make up for that, plus if you drive carefully you'll be alright. Now getting my car up heavily inclined driveway in icy conditions - that's a different story.

 

[mugs]

I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be seeing in the picture... looks like every other car around here... except more awesomer.

 

[TitanDiddly]

So it's dirty.. what's wrong? All cars get dirty in winter.

Maybe I'm not picky enough about cars to notice what's wrong...?

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

When driving in snow:

Brain Power > Tires > Drive Wheels > *

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: KLin
You're torturing the poor 350z.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: spidey07
sounds like they aren't summer tires then.

mine I can't even get moving with a light dusting.

Potenza RE040s.

It's not as though I was cruising along with no problems. The highways were plowed very well, but I had significant trouble on exits, on-ramps, normal streets, etc. It wasn't fun. I took a cab to work the first two days.

good luck with those, that's what I have. no traction in snow. Something about the rubber gets real hard when its cold. I have a real hard time starting off without spinning the tires when its below say 25.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: Descartes
I do. After ~1200 miles of driving in more adverse conditions than I've experienced in my lifetime, and this is what my car looks like. I fully acknowledge how profoundly stupid it is to actually attempt to drive a RWD car with such tires in blizzard conditions, but I hadn't anticipated such opposition.

The Z handled as best as it could, and I was able to permeate the blinding shower of snow like a blue bolt of lighting through clouds. I wouldn't suggest trying it though.

Anyone care? I didn't think so.

What kind of tires?

If they came with the car, they ain't "summer" tires, they're performance all-seasons.

ZV

EDIT: I stand corrected looking at the link. Where did you buy the car? I've never seen a car sold new in the midwest without all-seasons. Dealers just won't do that in those parts of the country from my experience.

mine came with summer tires. (TL), kentucky

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
So it's dirty.. what's wrong? All cars get dirty in winter.

Maybe I'm not picky enough about cars to notice what's wrong...?

It's a thread more related to the tribulation of driving the car in the winter than it is an appeal to its aesthetic.