I’m winter driving my $40000 car. You guys dont see me complaining do you? 
Ya, but your car doesn’t have surface rust on misc parts underneath that you are hoping don’t get eaten away by ol’ mon winter. 
You talk way to much shit… seriously…
For someone paying me to weld their exhaust in steaks that you don’t even pay for, I’d recommend not trying to act like a baller, because you arent. No offense…
That 100,000 dollar car will look nice in your parent’s driveway while you’re living there …
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Bashing the president of the club you’re in… reality check needed. There’s definately too many retards in this thread.[/quote]
:lol: dude you shouldn’t bud into stuff in which you have no idea.
Andrew[/quote]
To both Bob and Paul… and I guess Andrew
The reason I said what I originally did is because I realize we live in a
world of abundance and that my car is JUST a car. You all get offended
and say OMGWTF because you live in a world of scarcity and do
everything to protect your car because its probably the largest “asset” that
you own at this point in your life. Its just a difference in the way I think, if
you don’t agree that is fine, I was just sharing my opinion.
I also never said I was a baller or that I was too rich to hang around here. I
just realize that my $10,000 car is a $10,000 car (+/- some mods) and
that I’ll be making it into a track car soon anyways. If anything, when I
have more money, I’ll be hanging around here MORE because I will have
more free time, and I’ll be working on my car more since I will be tracking
it.
As for my exhaust, Hector already fixed it for me… (bigups).
As for the steaks. Never pay cash for something your HLV can afford.
Again you won’t have a clue what that means because we think differently.[/quote]
Whats stopping you from tracking it now?
You talk way to much shit… seriously…
For someone paying me to weld their exhaust in steaks that you don’t even pay for, I’d recommend not trying to act like a baller, because you arent. No offense…
That 100,000 dollar car will look nice in your parent’s driveway while you’re living there …
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Bashing the president of the club you’re in… reality check needed. There’s definately too many retards in this thread.[/quote]
:lol: dude you shouldn’t bud into stuff in which you have no idea.
Andrew[/quote]
“dude” you need a reality check. It’s not against the rules to post my opinion… and you have every right not to agree with it.
-Torrey
It’s a matter of personal choice obviously, and if I had a 350Z I’d never winter drive it. Unless it was leased and I planned to return it anyway. It’s partly being worried about idiots hitting it, but mostly about the salt corroding the piss out of it. I don’t know why anyone would want to subject any nice car to that. Even with my S13, now I’m going to have to grind away rust on the frame and weld new metal in, because the previous owner chose to winter drive it. Something that could’ve been avoided had the car been stored in winter. Now imagine having to do that to your Z a few years down the road. Winterbeaters aren’t pricey at all, and storage isn’t too much money either. If you can afford a 350Z, you can easily afford a 91 tempo and storage for your Z.
the only thing that’s rusting under my car will be bolts and exhaust, everything else is pretty much aluminum.
well i’m in the process of sellign/tradign my car, and will proboly have to store my traded car because i dunno that it’s the time of season to sell a Z … 
…and i will have a winter beater, tho both years that i’ve had them they were actually quite good cars… laste year mint 93 hatchback… and this year my winter is turbo !
but i can understnad the 350z dude winter drivign that, when your car is a 10g car a 1g winter car is not a huge step down honestly sure it’s alot slower / olded in most cases but w/e…
however if you drive a $40,000 car why the fuck would you want to step down to a $1000 pos shit box… the only winter car i’d consider is a car of similar value …and the only time i’d own two car that expensive is if the the was my track show car makign it not even your primary car for summmer… anfd the other cr your all year “beater”
ok, your drive a 240sx, wow, ok you drive a 350z wow!
these are all budget entry market sportscars, i know for a fact that the 240sx platform is a SOLID winter preformer. Driving from kitchener to Brantford every morning at 6am for 2 years. I’d actually argue it was a better winter preformer than my Yj.
People store rare cars because they’re rare and parts are hard to find and they’re actually worth something.
People store exotics because they suck in the winter and they paid over 40000$ for them.
The purpose of the SPOcomact movement was to make a sportscar out of a pos rustbucket. Guess what, it’s still a rustbucket.
I agree with Andrew(iquabob) completely, if i could afford to drive my car i would, but school and living out of the rents house makes that impossible.
Well, All in all, I wouldn’t drive my Z in the winter if I could, but I’m pretty much financially limited as the I have to pay for school, books, insurance, gas, parking, and sometimes help my mom pay mortgage whenever I have spare. So I can’t afford not even a $1000 beater or a rent a storage space. So Z’s my winter driver… But like Iquabob said, a car’s a car, you can always buy more later on when you have money.
But Heatw, I would step down to a $1000 if I could, after all, I dont think 290hp is safe in the winter. HOWEVER, reliability of the $1000 POS is also another thing to consider…
On a side note, I’ve seen a guy drive a BMW 7 series last winter with a wide ass summer tires just fishtailing from redlight. Doesn’t look like he gives a shit about $100,000 car or even bothering to buy winter tires for safety.
240sx is the best winter beater ive ever had
even better than a sti imo because u total ur 200 doller winter beater parts car 240sx shitbox and u walk away laffin.
welded diff, spin turn knob. = fun fuckign winter
Andrew,
It’s how you present yourself, you don’t need to say something specific to throw off the vibe that you’re staring down at people.
And as for living a life of scarcity, please… don’t flatter yourself while insulting someone else, it’s condecending.
Yeah dude, thats a good life plan, make fast money, have more time, follow the yellowbrick road.
Anyone can understand anything, regardless of how they think. If you can make a good, backed, argument theat explains your methods. Then there is no problem understanding. It’s when the person refuses to listenthat thereis a problem.
Believe me, your motives and ideas, are hardly fresh. They’re the same as every other kid coming out of business school with big dreams for money.
And Torrey, you’re way off base, whether you think your opinion is valid or matters at this point is irrelevant. Because it doesn’t.
If you can afford a baller car, you can afford insurance.
If you think your $40,000 sports car is a $400,000 sports car, you put it away. If you know your $40,000 sports car is a $40,000 sports car, you’ll probably drive it.
Last winter I saw a Ferarri stuffed into a ditch on the 401.
Idiots in the BMWs, Benzes, hell, even Infiniti/Lexus randomletternumber SUVs with summer radials, driving blissfully into the white stuff without giving it a thought – who needs winter tires?
All new cars, hell even POS cars come on Potenzas now.
When trophy wife/soccer mom a) has an “oopsie” (any situation where the car “suddenly” did anything) and totals her car, the worst thing that happens to her is she has a less baller rental while her car is getting body work.
But what are you to do?
Most of the S13s on this site are old members’ winter beaters anyway.
You can undercoat your car sure. Then have fun next spring bathing in gooey crap every time you go under your car, touch a bolt, etc.
Let me put it to you this way. If your car is already rusty … NOT driving it in the winter isn’t going to somehow magically stop the rust from spreading. Same thing happens when you undercoat rust.
Unfortunately, you have to accept the fact that your car is made from cheap recycled steel. When your country is roughly the size of PEI and has a couple billion cars, as well as other building materials to come up with … it’s tough to afford “new” steel when you’re a company seriously in debt and trying to sell mid-level RWD coupes.
If you can’t handle a 240sx in the snow, you have no business driving one on dry pavement.
Do what you want within your means… done.
I don’t want to dive my S14 in the winter so I don’t. I have the means to drive something else so I do. I have had the oportunity to pick up another 240 for a winter car so that is even better…
but the Kouki will never see snow as long as I own it.
Theo
I am just stating the facts, not trying to look down on anyone. Its not an
expensive car, its not an exotic, so there is no need to store it for the
winter. Besides, 240s are fun to drive in the winter. Slap some winter tires
on and they’re a blast.
As for my future plans, I won’t bother discussing those with you, since
you’re closed to anything outside of your context.
I am also not the one telling other people their opinion is wrong or doesn’t
matter as you just did.
syd_mysta:
The reason I don’t track my car this year is because I have other priorities
at the moment. I cannot justify the expense of taking the car to the track
and dealing with any reliability issues that will arise from it at the moment.
I really do love tracking the car, but its not my priority right now. I look
forward to getting back into it though 
I am just stating the facts, not trying to look down on anyone. Its not an
expensive car, its not an exotic, so there is no need to store it for the
winter. Besides, 240s are fun to drive in the winter. Slap some winter tires
on and they’re a blast.
As for my future plans, I won’t bother discussing those with you, since
you’re closed to anything outside of your context.
I am also not the one telling other people their opinion is wrong or doesn’t
matter as you just did.
syd_mysta:
The reason I don’t track my car this year is because I have other priorities
at the moment. I cannot justify the expense of taking the car to the track
and dealing with any reliability issues that will arise from it at the moment.
I really do love tracking the car, but its not my priority right now. I look
forward to getting back into it though :D[/quote]
Please,
It’s ironic hearing about being closed minded coming from you.
Closed minded to anything out of my context? That doesn’t even make sense. The wording isn’t even correct. Butchering.
I wasn’t telling anyone their opinion was wrong, rather, just telling you to stop acting like Donald Trump.
I never said they weren’t a fun car for the winter. What I am saying, is that buddy with his 67 Nova puts his car away in the winter because it’s his pride and joy. Maybe he built it when he was young or has alot of money invested in the car. Therefore he’s protecting his livelyhood by doing so. Just because a car is expensive to buy stock, does not mean it doesn’t hold some monetary or emotional value.
How many $45, 50, 60,000 corvettes do you see driving around in the winter? I dont see many, and they aren’t exactly Murcialagos.
Their a summer car, sure you can drive them in the winter, but why bother? Thats what the winter car is for.
Give your head a shake…
Okay well I guess the difference is that I see my car as my daily driver
and future track car, rather than my pride and joy. It gets me from A to B
and is fun in the corners for now.
I’m gonna drive it cause I need wheels for the winter.
Sounds good to me…
if your going to make it a track car, driving it in the winter is silly
rust is a pain in the ass to work with
Its rustproofed, I am sure it will still be minty fresh in a couple years time.
I can’t justify buying a separate car for winter now, and I like driving mine.
I also have nowhere to store a 2nd car.
Ok enough of me, time for other ppl to continue bitching about having to
store their cars.
I’m not driving my car and storing it for the 5 reasons below:
- I want to work on it over winter
- No point spending extra on winter tires
- Cheaper on insurance with it off
- Definitely want to avoid having any more rust buildup
- With the money, time, and work I’ve put into it, last thing I want is an accident.
For anyone who says why store your car, well, I’ve given more then
ample reasons above to do so.