I still have my old car 2003 Grand Am GT. And a 1997 Grand Am that needs about 700 dollars of body work. I was going to fix my 1997 one and keep it as a winter beater, but its more to fix then I thought it would be. So I was thinking maybe I should just keep paying for the 2003 and keep it as a second car and then sell it after winter if I must. This way I can also just sell the 1997 for like 600 bucks and use that as payments for the 2003.

Or should I just get winter tires and wheels for the G?

:-/

 

yeah, I'm wondering the same thing actually. I had a mustang, and for the winter, even with studded tires, that damn thing could not stay on the ground. So would you guys recommend a beater car for the winter, or does the g35 handle pretty well in the snow/ice.

 

i say you keep the grand am

 

Do what you want, just remember that there wil be a few snow days when the front of your G will become a snow plow.

 

well what bumper should I get for it to be a better snow plow than stock? haha.






yeah till not sure what I will do.

 

Keep a beater! 11 inches fell right after this picture was taken.

My red beater in the back ground.

 

awww poor g. haha. well the beater would probably have to be the 2003 one. its not really worth to throw 700 into the 1997 one just for one winter. although it does have brand new tires on it that are great for snow. sucks!

 

I had a 2000 mustang gt convertible as a summer car and a 1995 integra for the winter, i had the same dilema. i sold both since i got my 2003 g35 6mt, i got winter tires (blizzak) and i hope for the best since montreal can show some pretty bad storms!!!

good luck

 

+1

a good set of snow tires and you'll be fine. Save the money on insurance and repairs for G mods

 

True true, but I'll also feel bad driving the G in the snow and salt all winter long.

As of now it looks like I might be able to fix the 1997 grand am for a lot cheaper. If that falls thorough it shall be my beater!

 

man u live in Ohio I keep the beater for those snowy days
if u lived in state where snow & ice is kind of rare then id say snow tires

the G is no fun in snow & ice!! especially turning corners
winter tires or not ...very scary driving

 

It's up to you and how comfortable you are in the snow. I'm fine in the bad weather, but other people scare the **** out of me. For this reason I drive a Bronco in the winter, 4X4 and if I wreck it, I wreck it. I'd feel a lot better than if I messed up the car

 

Thats what I kind of figured haha. I just hope to get that '97 fixed for cheap. I don't want to make the '03 one a beater. Its still nice with only 34k miles. Just hope it sells sometime soon.