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DrCactus 10-25-2016 02:53 AM

Winter Time - Car Sleeping
 
Well folks it was a great summer of driving without too many issues again this year which makes it a very happy and successful one. Sadly, its that day where I had to put my car to sleep for the winter... wrapped it all up to keep warm and dry for the next 5 months or so. Just wanted to thank everyone on here who provides such great advice and help to those in need. It is my opinion that this site and the people on here save one another a great deal of money and time....

THANKS EVERYONE ! :dance:

p3230 10-25-2016 05:11 AM

I should be doing the same thing soon, but I didn't get to drive it much this year only put 500 Kilometers on it, too many things to do and electrical problems with it.

heliguy 10-25-2016 07:36 AM

What's this "winter" i keep hearing about?

Fintro11 10-25-2016 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by heliguy (Post 514377)
What's this "winter" i keep hearing about?



Not sure, have not seen this winter either:cheers:

p3230 10-25-2016 10:27 AM

Winter time
 
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Originally Posted by Fintro11 (Post 514388)
Not sure, have not seen this winter either:cheers:

Yeah I guess on the island you don't see that much snow and 30 bellow weather.

particlewave 10-25-2016 10:32 AM

Just checked the forecast and it looks like we will be around 70f for at least the next 2 weeks (Missouri). Prime driving weather! ;)

Sorry for your loss! :p

jb92563 10-25-2016 11:24 AM

Aaaahhhh winter season, the time of year that the southerners get to torment the northerners with pictures of sunny blue skies and sexy Boxster top down pics.


http://cimg.tvgcdn.net/i/r/2016/04/1...anetgarcia.png

tvan 10-25-2016 11:28 AM

Winter is the time for ice racing!

Might not take the Boxster unless I nab a set of winter tires, but one of the highlights of last winter was sliding around the lake for an afternoon.

heliguy 10-25-2016 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by jb92563 (Post 514409)
Aaaahhhh winter season, the time of year that the southerners get to torment the northerners with pictures of sunny blue skies and sexy Boxster top down pics.


http://cimg.tvgcdn.net/i/r/2016/04/1...anetgarcia.png

:D Don't hate, appreciate.

Finnegan 10-25-2016 01:42 PM

It's almost time to switch to A/S tires! Almost..

Fintro11 10-25-2016 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by p3230 (Post 514404)
Yeah I guess on the island you don't see that much snow and 30 bellow weather.


I run summers all year. We might get one day with a tiny bit of snow but even that is rare on the mid island. Usually it stays pretty sunny too, this year has been a bit rainy though.

CDNIcecube 10-25-2016 05:16 PM

Last winter, I drove the Boxster until the first major storm, which was very late, around early February. Sure, we got some snow in January but the roads were cleared and some of the snow melted. So it slept from 7 weeks it it was back out in late March!

I am hoping for the same this winter. This is a boxster! It is meant to be driven!

Cheers from Kanata!

thstone 10-25-2016 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by heliguy (Post 514377)
What's this "winter" i keep hearing about?

No idea. Never heard of it.

As for me, I'm racing in Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, and March.

particlewave 10-25-2016 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by heliguy (Post 514377)
What's this "winter" i keep hearing about?

It's Heaven. ;)

Beautiful blankets of white snow, full breaths of fresh and crisp icy air...I love working outside in the winter. Chopping wood for the wood burning stove, shoveling the driveway, helping a farmer neighbor repair a fence.
I wouldn't trade it for the world!

I lived in San Diego back in the 90's and I'd never do it again. Sure, warm weather can be nice, but it gets old. I also like having water to drink and wash my car with. :p

Joe B 10-26-2016 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by particlewave (Post 514509)
It's Heaven. ;)

Beautiful blankets of white snow, full breaths of fresh and crisp icy air...I love working outside in the winter. Chopping wood for the wood burning stove, shoveling the driveway, helping a farmer neighbor repair a fence.
I wouldn't trade it for the world!

I lived in San Diego back in the 90's and I'd never do it again. Sure, warm weather can be nice, but it gets old. I also like having water to drink and wash my car with. :p

+986! I live where there's winter and snow because I like it better. I was born in Tucson, and the heat, lack of snow and winter, plus too many people drove me up north. You people from CA, FL, AZ, etc. can tease all you want, but I wouldn't move to those places if you paid me! I drive my Boxster most of the winter and I love it!

DrCactus 10-26-2016 05:52 AM

I wish I did not have to live through winters ... 6 feet of snow and -40C temp. Who in the right mind likes this!!! hahaha

rexcramer 10-26-2016 05:44 PM

Hey there, wait a minute. We have winter-ish weather in SoCal. It rained on Monday and they predict more rain for this Friday. :eek: That is rain, twice in one week. It is almost apocalyptic, I tell you.

Originally from Buffalo. Why anybody still lives in Buffalo is beyond me.

tvan 10-28-2016 08:19 AM

All winter means is that it's time to switch to snow tires and that ice racing is just around the corner!

Bootlegger 10-28-2016 01:51 PM

Hoping to get a few more weekends out of her then she will switch places with the snowmobile. Actually looking forward to zipping across icy fields 10 inches off the ground at a rapid pace. Embrace the weather you have.

dbear61 10-28-2016 07:35 PM

Mine will be going to bed in a couple weeks. I always do one last wash before storing, and getting you hands wet in 40-degree weather is not fun. I don't drive in Wisconsin winters because the roads get salted so much every time it snows. Salt + Water = Corrosion.

Plus, I see no benefit in paying the insurance costs to drive a few times between mid-November and mid-April (or as in the case this past year, mid-May).

DBear


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