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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 10:16 AM
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im going to be moving to colorado springs in about 2 months and im searching high and low for a decent house with a garage so i can store my car during winter or bad weather. ive found only one really and im waiting to hear back from him. anywho if i dont get the house ill be getting an apartment or something but without a garage. those of you without a garage how/where do you store your car during winter? should i get an under carriage coat to protect my car from rust? and lastly any tips in general on storying my car. thanks
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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 05:17 PM
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If you aren't driving your car in the winter you shouldn't need the under carriage coat. But it would be a nice thing to have. Over the winter I had my car stored in a storage unit. They are a bit cheaper over there. My 20x10 was $120/month.
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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 05:23 PM
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Mehh you can drive it in the snow... LOL it is fun i promise... drive up 83 near black forrest area and it is a blas t up there when it snows....
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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 11:14 PM
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Yea black forest gets more snow than all of colorado springs in every storm.
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Old Apr 18, 2009 | 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Datzneat
If you aren't driving your car in the winter you shouldn't need the under carriage coat. But it would be a nice thing to have. Over the winter I had my car stored in a storage unit. They are a bit cheaper over there. My 20x10 was $120/month.
lol you know i never thought of renting a storage unit. hmmm. did you drain your fluids when you stored it for winter?
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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 11:01 PM
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Nope. Just added some stabil to the gas and disconnected the battery.
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Old Apr 22, 2009 | 12:25 PM
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We didnt get enough snow this year to justify a garage, so I just drove it and washed it up after every storm.
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We didnt get enough snow this year to justify a garage, so I just drove it and washed it up after every storm.
Serious?? nice.. I have very often thought about moving back that way.. might become a possibility in another couple years here.
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Originally Posted by Datzneat
Yea black forest gets more snow than all of colorado springs in every storm.
Its a blast living that way.. like 7,200 foot elevation, I know this cause my dad got a little gps device and our house just north of black forrest was like 7,300 foot elevation.
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Too many racist dipshits over there.
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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 08:39 AM
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Too many racist dipshits over there.
Where colorado? yeah they knew I was from cali and constantl made the gay jokes... said go back to california we don't want you people here.... and it is too white, and Im white so that says something... I just like how inexpensive it is. Heck AZ or NV would be great places to live.
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