How cold is too cold to wash?
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From: nj
i wash my cars during the winter but then drive them into the garage to finish drying. My garage isnt heated tho so it can get a lil cold haha. i think the coldest i ever washed a car outside was like 27 degrees outside.
the coldest i've washed my car is when it snowed here in laredo, tx.....yes people believe it it actually snowed here in laredo and i had to rinse off my car cause the snow had red dirt in it from like the mountains or something
FYI, here in NJ you also need the heat in the morning and AC in the afternoon. A few weeks ago, it would be 40ish when I left for work at 6am, then over 70 around 3ish. I stop washing mine around Oct, when it basically gets too cold to get your hands wet. I give it a good final wash/wax, then park her for the winter. If it warms up and I take her out for a ride, and gets dirty, then I'll skimp and go to a hand carwash. I'm sure you know never to put an F-body through an automatic wash, the water pressure is too much for the t-tops.
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From: Socal
Originally Posted by EchoMirage
I'm sure you know never to put an F-body through an automatic wash, the water pressure is too much for the t-tops.
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From: Your girl's back door giving her the long stroke while you're at work
Originally Posted by Louie83
P.S. Ohio weather sucks. The only state where you might need to have the A.C. and the heat on on the same day.
I feel your pain 
I washed my 94 T/A when is was freezing out last January, the damn water was frozen on the car before I could finish and the driveway was a thin layer of ice. My parents thought I was nuts, but I got all the sand and salt off so I was happy.
lol texas is another state where you have the heater and the a/c on the same day, as well as a rain jacket. if you dont like the weather now, just a wait a few minutes...it'll change. and i wash that biatch no matter what the weather is, freezing or 105 outside,....and even if it raining...
my friend walked up on me while it was rainin and saw me washin it, he never lets me go with out reminding me!)
my friend walked up on me while it was rainin and saw me washin it, he never lets me go with out reminding me!) 
Originally Posted by JerseyLS1TA
I washed my 94 T/A when is was freezing out last January, the damn water was frozen on the car before I could finish and the driveway was a thin layer of ice. My parents thought I was nuts, but I got all the sand and salt off so I was happy.
Its never TOO COLD!! I dont know how cold it was but one time I wash my 3rd gen and the soapy water was freezing on the car before I had a chance to rinse it and what little I did get rinsed that water froze on the car too. The car looked like a huge ice cube!!
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I used to go to the public car wash in the winter here in NJ, but I don't go there anymore. I will try to get a wash in tomorrow or Monday since it will be 55-63 on those days. After that, the car will probably wear the same underwear until March!