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If you want an all season 240sx:
-- Spare set of stock steelies with some 195/70 junkyard snowtires (or Blizzaks if you hit the lottery).
-- Make sure your suspension is in good shape. Blown shocks are very bad news in the snow.
-- 50lb bag of sand in the trunk. In emergencies, you can tear it open and dump some under your spinning wheels.
-- On the first snowfall, drive S L O W L Y to an empty parking lot and find the limit of the car's handling.
-- Don't panic.
-- Torque is your enemy in the snow.
-- Braking is your enemy in the snow.
-- Keep a large buffer between yourself and any other traffic. Most people do not know how to drive in the snow.
Last winter, I took my Z32TT out and got caught in a snowstorm (2+ inches fell in an hour). Since it had summer sport tires (SP9000), I drove home at a whiteknuckle ~9 miles per hour. Anyhow, I came to a stoplight and a 91+ white 240sx fastback was stopped in front of me. I thought to myself, "Cool, another jackass in a RWD car. We can do the slow caravan together!"
Unfortunately, he accelerated up to about 40 mph and disappeared pretty quickly... 15 minutes later, I was rounding a big downhill curve -- he was about 10 yards off the road and rotated 180 degrees. His car appeared undamaged and someone in a 4WD had already stopped to help so I just waved and continued on.
Todd
90 Coupe
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