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How many store your car for the winter
12-10-2009, 08:40 PM
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We usually dont see snow, but I wont even drive my car in the rain. I dont enjoy driving a V8 sports car in the rain snow or ice. I had a bad experience with a icy bridge in 05. My car is currently put up. I will still drive it on warm winter days here, but as long as there is no chance of rain.
12-10-2009, 09:43 PM
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the two winters before this i had DD's that i drove in the snow.... this is my first winter driving it full time and i absolutely hate it.. i got it stuck in a drift today in fact. had to wait for a nice turbo diesel dodge to pull me out. but as a college student i cant afford to have two cars anymore.
12-10-2009, 09:59 PM
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Put it away a few weeks ago in November and the cover will come off so it can come out of storage once we get a nice rain or 2 to was all the salt off the roads. Some years I get it out towards the end of March and other years it's into April before it sees the road again.
12-10-2009, 10:11 PM
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Put it away a few weeks ago in November and the cover will come off so it can come out of storage once we get a nice rain or 2 to was all the salt off the roads. Some years I get it out towards the end of March and other years it's into April before it sees the road again.
its stored winters now to make it better for next year, before i bought it in april it set outside for a year and was dd its whole life before that. i like to think i did her a favor when i bought her. now it doesnt have to set out and be driven all year round. still no rust though.
12-10-2009, 10:13 PM
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When searching for my T/A I've inspected 2 CETA's one had 8K miles and the other 12K miles both from MD. Topside look fabulous but old man winter had ravished them both underneath with corrosion and spots of rust. Personally I would never buy a car that spent 60% of it's life in snowy climates.
the two winters before this i had DD's that i drove in the snow.... this is my first winter driving it full time and i absolutely hate it.. i got it stuck in a drift today in fact. had to wait for a nice turbo diesel dodge to pull me out. but as a college student i cant afford to have two cars anymore.
- Spare set of 16x8 or 16x7.5" wheels.
- Set of Blizzak WS60 tires in a 225/55/16 size
- Two 50lb bags of gravel in the trunk
You'll never get stuck again. I was absolutely shocked at just how well my '02 car did for the one winter I drove it in with the above configuration.
12-11-2009, 10:36 AM
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We don't allow snow here in Socal ( except in the mountains, of course). All you guys with winter storage problems need to move out here. But come early - we do have a quota, you know. 
12-11-2009, 10:46 AM
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Mine is a garage queen as well...even more so in the last couple of years as I have had it in various stages of H/C/I, Susp, Brake, etc modds. It didn't see rain or snow when I was driving it and it won't again next year when it's back on the road. But in Canada, there is no point in even trying to drive a car like this in the winter! Right now it is -32 F with a 20 mph wind....not fun 
12-11-2009, 10:50 AM
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Store my camaro usually from my bday (Nov. 7th) until march, or whenever the snow breaks. Going on twelve years old with 107k and never seen a flake of snow or grain of salt.
12-11-2009, 11:23 AM
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I'll take the cold over the communist emission tests out west.
12-11-2009, 11:50 AM
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think about how i feel. I'm in lake county indiana (northwestern most county in indiana) and thanks to chicago and all the damn truck traffic on I80 i get to deal with both the shitty weather AND the **** emissions tests. 
12-11-2009, 12:23 PM
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This was my frist year storing my car but i'm glad I did the people around here don't know how to drive when snow hits the ground. And baldish tires plus torque aren't a very good combo for winter driving. I just wish March was here!
12-11-2009, 12:45 PM
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I don't think there is a force strong enough if this world to make me want to live in CA. Yea, we don't get to drive our fun cars here in the winter, but there is lots of other fun **** to do.
I have never stored my car, but it so far has been getting stored. I haven't had to drive it yet. Not sure how long that will last though. Like RPM said, extra set of rims with snow tires on and a bit of weight in the trunk and I trust my car more than I trust other people with 4x4s. I've never been stuck, and it has never left me stranded.
I have never stored my car, but it so far has been getting stored. I haven't had to drive it yet. Not sure how long that will last though. Like RPM said, extra set of rims with snow tires on and a bit of weight in the trunk and I trust my car more than I trust other people with 4x4s. I've never been stuck, and it has never left me stranded.