Winter Time

[Anubis]

Just wondering what people do during the winter months. I know a fair few of you keep on driving every day, whereas some (like me) keep the car tucked away until sunny days.

[Beavis]

My car does not know what snow and ice is

[jacr87]

Im running mine just now bit sketchy in the ice at the moment.

Looking for a cheap winter car to get me 26 miles to work and back daily through the counrtyside and to be honest if the Winter is bad up here I will have no chance in the Z.

[Husky]

yeah drive it all the time, what's the alternative?? ive heard of this w-a-l-k think?? not sure about it though

 

im placing an order for some fun goodies to make the zed invulnerable to snow mwhahahaha

[stanski]

Uses daily all year round lives outside.

They are expensive ornaments otherwise?

If thick snow can't get off the estate though

[BulletMagnet]

Everyday for me.

 

Anyone wanna commision scottsoulby to make a CF snowplough?

[srobrien]

yeah drive it all the time, what's the alternative?? ive heard of this w-a-l-k think?? not sure about it though

 

im placing an order for some fun goodies to make the zed invulnerable to snow mwhahahaha

 

I thought the mention of Walkies would have made you go crazy!

 

 

I will use mine in the winter but i don't plan on leaving the house much as i've ordered Assasins creed 2

I definatly wont be taking it up the hills when i go snowboarding, thats what my bro's megane is for.

 

 

R

[Ekona]

Anyone wanna commision scottsoulby to make a CF snowplough?

Is that not what the Veilside kit is for?

 

Mine gets used as much as it does the rest of the year, which means pretty much only weekends.

[Pimm]

Last year i used it every day but as time went on and spending more money on mods ect i was slowly getting fedup of cleaning it every two minutes so i run around in a 106 just to get me through these crappy months.

 

Happy days

[Posidrive]

I'm sort of dreading the day the snow falls. Only had her a few months and only have a rough idea what to expect from past experiences with a 300 Twin Turbo and those were not good. On one occasion I slowely reversed out of my driveway planned to just swing 90 degrees into the road. She had other ideas and insisted on 270 degrees On another I was crawling down a steepish hill and when I tried to stop from about 5 mph, 30 yards or so from the bottom, she insisted on sliding to the bottom and into the A40. Fortunately the weather was so bad that noone was coming along the A40.

 

I may yet be yearning for AWD. Just had 4 Winters living in Canada and had grown to find driving on the snow and ice quite fun, but I suppose the AWD of my Subaru (spits) was cheating

[JT1703]

Tax ran out at the end of September so car is SORN'd and garaged until April

[jerry3167]

TBH I hate driving in wet, dirty roads, salty etc, only do it if I must! Everyday I hope it will be dry

Sing the chant "Rain, rain go away, let the roads be dry today"

[Anubis]

Tax ran out at the end of September so car is SORN'd and garaged until April

 

How to do you make sure everything is ticking over and the battery doesn't die, etc?

[JT1703]

Tax ran out at the end of September so car is SORN'd and garaged until April

 

How to do you make sure everything is ticking over and the battery doesn't die, etc?

 

I said that it was SORN'd and garaged but never said anything about not going out and giving it a cuddle and some TLC every now & again !!

 

I go out 2 / 3 times a week to start it up and leave it running for a few minutes ... have also driven it round our Close just to get the wheels turning and make sure the brakes don't bind on ( yes I know it's a public road etc etc etc ).

I did get a sarky remark from one of the neighbours about "washing the car away" or something similar when I ran the car out of the garage , gave it a wash & wax and ran it back into the garage again !

[LRF4N]

everyday for me

 

but had 1 day of heavy snowfall last yr which my zed wasnt liking lol, might hire a range rover for a few wks if it gets bad lol

[D13vyl]

Hi Folks

 

I dont use for work and i dont take for the shopping i only really use on sundays and some week nights only if dry lol she doesnt like her hair wet lol

 

D

[jacr87]

You have to get her dirty now and again.

[AK350Z]

Generally an expensive garage ornament here, but we're going away next weekend to Hereford and then Minehead, weather or no weather!

[Pimm]

everyday for me

 

but had 1 day of heavy snowfall last yr which my zed wasnt liking lol, might hire a range rover for a few wks if it gets bad lol

 

I remember these snowy days

 

[mc]

I use mine every day, whatever the weather

 

must admit though, last winter I was doing 94 miles a day commuting, boring M42 and M6, shame to put so many miles on a boring commute, might have to buy an old nag for work if that happens again

[Roo]

Mine sits wrapped up most of the time and have a little french slave that we drive around in as its a shed load chepaer on petrol.

 

If it doesnt come out at the weekend I start her up let her run until warmed through, stick the demister on (plus stick aircon on a bit is a good idea over winter) heating up high to dehumidfy the interior to prevent moisture build up and give it time for the alternator to recharge battery.

 

Roll her forward and back a bit then wrap her up again. Job done.

 

If you are storing it long term then look in to using WD40 to prevent moisture creeping in/protect some parts, vaseline rubber seals etc and stick small dehumidifer bag in. But unless you are going to do some serious prep work its easier to just start the motor for 10-15 mins once a week to preven engine seizure.