I'm a new owner too- 06 Coupe- in Alberta and I went through this same deliberation. My "beater" is actually a truck (go figure)- and guzzles WAY more gas than the G. I got winter treads "just in case" for the G but regardless... our vehicles take such a beating what with the road salt and sand. Arrrgh. Must be nice to live in a climate where the only white powder you see out on the road is a result of a drug busy instead of sub zero.

One things for certain- if the G is going out to play in the snow, an exterior detail package will soon follow!

 

Drive the beater!

 

you live your life once. Drive the G and be happy. Get rid of that beater and mod your G. LOL J/K.

But I would just drive the G. I probably couldn't resist.

 

Since you live in the "Frozen North" I'd drive the beater and keep your G high and dry in a garage where you can polish and clean it until the next thaw. Now would be a great time to add a few mods you've been considering....
Gary

 

Beaters FTW Mine is in the garage and i have my sisters lovely little 96 Subaru Outback up here in Fargo that i have carefully taken the time to name 'Belinda' (fits the car LOL) so yea. It is going to be a winter snow driving BEAST.

 

another aspect to consider, you can be the best driver in the world but that won't keep you from getting hit by some dumb@ss that can't drive in the snow.

drive the beater, bring the G out when it's nice

 

drive the g35 besides in snow,dont put the car away and save the fun of it for someone else,you will regret it one day if you ever sell it.

 

beathorse hit it and quit it

OPPS wrong thread! LOL

jk jk , defintely drive the beater though, itll make u appreciate ur G more when spring comes around

 

Its an 03.... unless it is highly modified I don't see why you can't drive the G it isn't like its an exotic or anything.

 

I can't think of driving an old honda or something like that for 4-5 months while G is sitting in the Garage for entire winter.
if you have a nice SUV or a truck i would understand that but i wouldn't like to drive a crappy car for half of the year. (IMO)
like someone else said its not like we have an exotic car (very expensive), and we come to world one time and i think we should enjoy it
just me idea, i respect all other opinions though..

P.S: i live in Ottawa,Canada and we have heavy winter here, i switched my rims to 17 and used blizzaks for the winter, it wasn't a big deal even in snow storms.

 

you never drive a car you care about keeping where they salt the roads. Salt is death to metal.

 

You are right but, they also have rust proff for that.

 

drive the beater. especially with road salt and crappy infiniti paint jobs we have.

 

drive the beater. especially with road salt and crappy quality and thin infiniti paint we have.

 

I wasn't talking about body rust at all. I have had cars that were from areas where they salt. suspension bolts that need to be cut off because the nuts weld themselves with rust to the bolts. any pivoting parts seizing at the pivot points.

Never again will i buy or drive a car exposed to salted roads