Subject	Winterizing is for storage, not driving.
Posted by	TriniTT on December 19, 2012 at 1:24 PM
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In Reply To	winterizing your Z...do sandbags really work? posted by Jiro on December 19, 2012 at 12:37 PM
Message	You're asking how to safely drive in the snow/ice, which can't really be done in a Zed. If you're reading posts about "winterizing", they're talking about what to do for storing the car over the winter. Cheers, JBrobst "A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing." George Bernard Shaw
Follow Ups	winterizing your Z...do sandbags really work? - Jiro 12:37:15 12/19/12 Filling the tank minimizes risk of tank rust forming. - Bernie (NoVA) 12:40:09 12/19/12 sounds like he's going to drive it... madness! (n/m) - vorpalZ 12:51:58 12/19/12 Sandbags? I have to ask: what for? (n/m) - zellamay 13:10:54 12/19/12 Few reasons: - johnnysombrero 13:43:40 12/19/12 Whew, right over my head. I thought op was only talking - zellamay 14:15:35 12/19/12 Winterizing is for storage, not driving. - TriniTT 13:24:46 12/19/12 Winterizing can be viewed as preparingforwinterdrivingaswell - Summeronthechain (MN) 13:53:23 12/19/12 No, it isn't. My advice is sound. (n/m) - TriniTT 14:19:14 12/19/12 Wrong, and wrong. (n/m) - vorpalZ 14:27:35 12/19/12 So a 500+rwhp z is as safe as a stock fwd civic? - TriniTT 14:33:05 12/19/12 Yup. 8 years experience has proven this. - vorpalZ 14:39:59 12/19/12 I was born in Chicago and grew up in Indiana. - TriniTT 14:44:51 12/19/12 Then you should know better. (n/m) - vorpalZ 14:46:54 12/19/12 Indeed, I do. Hence my advice. (n/m) - TriniTT 14:50:19 12/19/12 lol (n/m) - vorpalZ 14:57:51 12/19/12 When Vorpalz learned to drive, ALL cars were RWD and 500 HP - ConVerTT 17:25:09 12/19/12 You have more winter experience than a Canadian? Impossible. (n/m) - Aqualung 16:43:43 12/19/12 Correct, Chicago annual average snowfall - 43 inches.... - ConVerTT 17:29:44 12/19/12 Not to mention the fact that the snow pretty much stays all - MixManMash 17:51:15 12/19/12 So help me with your math. - TriniTT 20:58:14 12/19/12 Remedial math for idiots: - vorpalZ 22:42:47 12/19/12 Reminds me of a story my mom tells: - SactoTodd 00:26:20 12/20/12 You're quite the narcissist. - TriniTT 13:44:21 12/20/12 chuckle, what part of 'shut up' do you not understand? (n/m) - vorpalZ 13:55:11 12/20/12 The part where you have this insatiable need to have the - TriniTT 14:30:44 12/20/12 You're one to talk. Countless posts where you have to get - MixManMash 19:05:42 12/20/12 I agree. I like TriniTT and all, but he's being a dick here. (n/m) - Aqualung 21:08:31 12/20/12 Boys, boys, give the man his last word! (n/m) - vorpalZ 22:34:30 12/20/12 I don't control people like a dick. - TriniTT 08:50:57 12/22/12 At least you are honest about the outspoken and the - MixManMash 09:07:13 12/22/12 Honesty is not my vice; it's tact I lack. - TriniTT 10:03:42 12/22/12 It's only helpful if it is well received. (n/m) - MixManMash 09:13:01 12/23/12 False, the world is sugar coated enough. - TriniTT 09:21:20 12/23/12 LOLs abound (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 20:20:07 12/19/12 Its possible to drive it in the snow. - ZiNnYc 19:27:59 12/19/12 RWD can be driven in winter conditions. In fact, recovery - MixManMash 07:42:12 12/20/12 lol, I wouldnt even bother trying to recover in my fwd - LJZTT 15:08:21 12/20/12 Lol. Once a FWD goes out of control, you have very little - MixManMash 19:09:50 12/20/12 Oh, plus there's less collisions in winter here than in - MixManMash 07:45:08 12/20/12 You know that the pedal on the right controls how much of - MixManMash 12:00:42 12/20/12 Yep, it's when physics kicks in that you have problems. - TriniTT 13:23:15 12/20/12 Explain your point. I find the balanced weight of the Z - MixManMash 19:07:29 12/20/12 Front heavy rwd is much harder to push than - TriniTT 08:16:47 12/22/12 Also, the z32 is hardly "balanced" for anything; it is - TriniTT 08:24:32 12/22/12 Well, I guess we have 2 very different experiences. When - MixManMash 09:04:39 12/22/12 Even my first na which was basically stock could not handle - Red Hawk (CO) 14:41:00 12/19/12 what kind of tires were you running? - vorpalZ 15:25:00 12/19/12 If you run good Blizzaks you can drive ANY car in Winter! (n/m) - The Hawk 19:03:02 12/19/12 *good snows, there are many other options besides Blizzaks (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 21:36:21 12/19/12 Yea, I know, but.... - The Hawk 09:26:34 12/20/12 You should try the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 7 (factory studded) - MixManMash 11:57:51 12/20/12 Yep, with RWD and most of us with stiffer suspension and - RZturbo 15:59:28 12/19/12 classic (n/m) - Adam (NoVA) 17:44:27 12/19/12 Correct. - ConVerTT 17:38:14 12/19/12 Incorrect. (n/m) - ConVerTT 17:35:14 12/19/12 I know the car you recently bought. Wouldnt drive it in snow - ZinnZ32 13:50:41 12/19/12 know any cheap car storage places in around vancouver? (n/m) - Jiro 15:39:19 12/19/12 If I did, I wouldn'tve walked out of my house to this today! - ZinnZ32 16:37:46 12/19/12 How much experience do you have - BoneZ (MD) 13:55:47 12/19/12 i've driven stock TT's in the snow before... - Jiro 15:42:43 12/19/12 Seriously, there are way too many fun awd cars around that - Gordo 93TT Daytona 14:05:00 12/19/12 space issue... - Jiro 15:37:00 12/19/12 No Bus... Drive the Z. But swap over to winter wheels and - Gordo 93TT Daytona 15:57:46 12/19/12 Don't do it! - RobZ32 14:18:56 12/19/12 I have been driving mine this year in the snow with summer - Coldfusown 14:20:24 12/19/12 Buy some winter tires for the rear or - BoneZ (MD) 14:26:26 12/19/12 Summer tire compounds get hard as steel below certain temps. (n/m) - Gordo 93TT Daytona 16:00:04 12/19/12 Gordon, not ideal, but you think it's ok to drive - vulcanrush 21:16:29 12/19/12 Not advised (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 21:34:20 12/19/12 V. Bad idea. Summers lose all traction properties when cold (n/m) - vorpalZ 23:02:42 12/19/12 thanks Tony and Rob, blizzaks it is (n/m) - vulcanrush 08:51:48 12/20/12 Correction: Winter tires for all FOUR corners. (n/m) - Inzane 18:15:12 12/20/12 1) keep topped up because you idle & burn more in winter - vorpalZ 14:26:24 12/19/12 oh, and I doubt you'll see much snow anyway... - vorpalZ 15:48:23 12/19/12 I drove my Z around last winter, and plan to do so this - MrPulldown(Tahoe) 17:44:08 12/19/12 Keeping tank full helps in two ways. More weight - jzack 18:08:13 12/19/12 Re: winterizing your Z...do sandbags really work? - njz 19:14:30 12/19/12 IMHO, the smartest move is to store it and get a cheap - BigTDogg (MA) 20:25:18 12/19/12 2nd! As hard as it is to part with your Z, an alternate - Inzane 18:16:38 12/20/12 This thread has me convinced now, so I'm changing my advice. - TriniTT 13:36:49 12/20/12 n/a 2+2 with Blizzacks = awesome in snow, n/a vert - Brad(RI) 18:48:40 12/20/12 one winter in saint louis with my z was enough for me to - moxie (SF) 03:30:04 12/21/12
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