Snow tires

[Reverend]

A tip from the land of the ice and snow: undercoat. All the cars are undercoated here, except the new ones. Also remember to wash your car often, at least once a week. Especially fenders and underside are important to wash properly. Most popular cars here are japanese and we have no choice but to drive em no matter what weather.

[grantf]

I drove my 260 back in Anchorage were I grew up daily in winter and summer (there is a long winter there). If you keep it clean you will be alright as far as rust is concerned. For tires I used studded tires and the car handled great. But according to my family that still lives there, there is a newer tire out there that has super pliable rubber that makes them handle as good or better than studs, but you MUST remove them if it gets warm out as they will not last long. try googling johnsons tire service for Anchorage or Alaska tire service and a brand will most likely be on its web site. I think it's Blizzak from bridgestone.

Edited December 21, 2011 by grantf

[grantf]

Gabe, buy a pick up.

Pick ups are the worst for icey roads. No rear traction and to heavy for stopping. When I lived up north they were allways the first ditched come first snowfall.

[Mikes Z car]

Bought my first Z in 1977 in Maine (71 240) though I was only there a year or two before moving to southern states. The salt damage was to the floorboards and the outer rear wheel wells primarily for me. I did body filler to work to get rid of the damage over the wheel well arches and later hand rubbed undercoat into the wheel well seams and elsewhere. For the floorboards I just put an old license plate over the biggest hole under my feet. Back then I didn't have access to the vast rust repair knowledge on this website otherwise I would still have that car.