Winter is coming
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Car covers are nice but if it snows and you need to take her out..........what do you do with the now snow covered and if warmed up wet car cover?
http://www.amazon.com/Covercraft-Cus.../dp/B001GEE86G
This is what I have..........it's 13 years old and still looks pretty damn good. Doesn't repel water like it used to but another treatment of product would do that. Though she is soon to be a garage queen hopefully for the rest of her days. Sitting in an apartment parking lot covered right now.
http://www.amazon.com/Covercraft-Cus.../dp/B001GEE86G
This is what I have..........it's 13 years old and still looks pretty damn good. Doesn't repel water like it used to but another treatment of product would do that. Though she is soon to be a garage queen hopefully for the rest of her days. Sitting in an apartment parking lot covered right now.
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Originally Posted by Pinky' timestamp='1384262273' post='22873152
Car covers are nice but if it snows and you need to take her out..........what do you do with the now snow covered and if warmed up wet car cover?
http://www.amazon.com/Covercraft-Cus.../dp/B001GEE86G
This is what I have..........it's 13 years old and still looks pretty damn good. Doesn't repel water like it used to but another treatment of product would do that. Though she is soon to be a garage queen hopefully for the rest of her days. Sitting in an apartment parking lot covered right now.
http://www.amazon.com/Covercraft-Cus.../dp/B001GEE86G
This is what I have..........it's 13 years old and still looks pretty damn good. Doesn't repel water like it used to but another treatment of product would do that. Though she is soon to be a garage queen hopefully for the rest of her days. Sitting in an apartment parking lot covered right now.
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I run stock sizes on my 16" AP1 stockers. I'm using Firestone Winterforce tires right now... I haven't studded them. They work pretty well.
I wouldn't run the same size front and rear. Just my opinion.
I wouldn't run the same size front and rear. Just my opinion.
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It's technically an all-season tire, but it's very aggressive and should be fine in the snow. They come in the stock sizes for the AP1, so I went with that.
I ordered them at Advance Tire in Cambridge (http://www.advancetire.net/) and am getting them mounted this week.
I'll probably post a review and maybe some photos this winter. Here's to snowy driving!
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Good luck, but is the S protected against salt? I don't think mine is at all, since I've noticed that I'm starting to get surface rust on the A arms. And that's without any winter driving and driving in the rain only by accident.
And how corrosive is that "brine" that the highway department is starting to lay down? I ran through that stuff for about 20 miles a few weeks ago, so I made sure that I thoroughly rinsed off the bottom of the car before it went to bed. I got nervous.
Modern salt is still no good. I got careless with the daily driver two years ago and didn't wash the car for about 6 weeks. Salt all caked on. Started to rust before my eyes.
Last year I kept two cars in a barn that is set back about 20 feet from a state highway. Both cars had car covers and I laid one of those blue tarpaulins over both cars. The car closest to the door was on a three year old trailer that had no cover on it. When I came back in the spring, the tongue and the front portion of the trailer had started to rust pretty noticeably from the salt air/spray that made it through the barn doors.
I suppose you have no choice, but be meticulous in washing your baby.
And how corrosive is that "brine" that the highway department is starting to lay down? I ran through that stuff for about 20 miles a few weeks ago, so I made sure that I thoroughly rinsed off the bottom of the car before it went to bed. I got nervous.
Modern salt is still no good. I got careless with the daily driver two years ago and didn't wash the car for about 6 weeks. Salt all caked on. Started to rust before my eyes.
Last year I kept two cars in a barn that is set back about 20 feet from a state highway. Both cars had car covers and I laid one of those blue tarpaulins over both cars. The car closest to the door was on a three year old trailer that had no cover on it. When I came back in the spring, the tongue and the front portion of the trailer had started to rust pretty noticeably from the salt air/spray that made it through the barn doors.
I suppose you have no choice, but be meticulous in washing your baby.
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I drive year round and for 2 years ran stock size blizzaks on my AP1. Last winter I ran 205/55 all round, Blizzaks up front and Dunlop SP winter sport and I really noticed no difference than stock sizes.
Just a side note, Don't even bother trying to use summer tires, even just in the cold. They are extremely slippery and dangerous. All seasons are ok for cold but pretty useless in snow.
As someone mentioned above our tire sizes will cost u some decent cash but it's worth every penny. The S is a blast in Some fresh powder, real easy to slide around in and pretty nicely controllable.
Be safe and good luck!
Just a side note, Don't even bother trying to use summer tires, even just in the cold. They are extremely slippery and dangerous. All seasons are ok for cold but pretty useless in snow.
As someone mentioned above our tire sizes will cost u some decent cash but it's worth every penny. The S is a blast in Some fresh powder, real easy to slide around in and pretty nicely controllable.
Be safe and good luck!
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Good luck, but is the S protected against salt? I don't think mine is at all, since I've noticed that I'm starting to get surface rust on the A arms. And that's without any winter driving and driving in the rain only by accident.
And how corrosive is that "brine" that the highway department is starting to lay down? I ran through that stuff for about 20 miles a few weeks ago, so I made sure that I thoroughly rinsed off the bottom of the car before it went to bed. I got nervous.
Modern salt is still no good. I got careless with the daily driver two years ago and didn't wash the car for about 6 weeks. Salt all caked on. Started to rust before my eyes.
Last year I kept two cars in a barn that is set back about 20 feet from a state highway. Both cars had car covers and I laid one of those blue tarpaulins over both cars. The car closest to the door was on a three year old trailer that had no cover on it. When I came back in the spring, the tongue and the front portion of the trailer had started to rust pretty noticeably from the salt air/spray that made it through the barn doors.
I suppose you have no choice, but be meticulous in washing your baby.
And how corrosive is that "brine" that the highway department is starting to lay down? I ran through that stuff for about 20 miles a few weeks ago, so I made sure that I thoroughly rinsed off the bottom of the car before it went to bed. I got nervous.
Modern salt is still no good. I got careless with the daily driver two years ago and didn't wash the car for about 6 weeks. Salt all caked on. Started to rust before my eyes.
Last year I kept two cars in a barn that is set back about 20 feet from a state highway. Both cars had car covers and I laid one of those blue tarpaulins over both cars. The car closest to the door was on a three year old trailer that had no cover on it. When I came back in the spring, the tongue and the front portion of the trailer had started to rust pretty noticeably from the salt air/spray that made it through the barn doors.
I suppose you have no choice, but be meticulous in washing your baby.
What do you do for washing? I don't really have a driveway I can use, so I'll be doing the DIY carwash. Anything I should know about cleaning, other than don't get water into the cabin?