In the mountains of SW Virginia, the last snow is fully melted, and it looks like 60's on Sunday. It might be a perfect day to take off the car cover and give the little girl a day on the road. She's been sleeping in the garage for so long!

 

As mentioned, regular wash when above freezing. No wax till warmer weather though. Just be careful of those windy days, NOT the time to wash the car.

Occasional rinse down at wash bay with low pressure spot free rinse setting only. Just to get any residue off.

Looking forward to getting her back in summer condition.

 

I don't mind driving in any weather condition. But road salt is sooooo bad! Even on nice days, there's still a good layer of salt coating the roads. That's why mine is hibernating.

I took the wheels off so I wouldn't be tempted. Is it spring yet???

 

I don't drive in slushy conditions or when it's threatening imminent snow but that's primarily due to not changing the tires. No, I don't want salt all over the undercarriage but the dusty, dry salt doesn't bother me. This is a CAR, dammit - drive it!

I run the car through a car wash that offers a chassis spray for their more expensive washes (Delta Sonic for you WNYers). The wash also has a 5-day free rewash and a 10-day 1/2 price rewash so the car stays pretty clean, upper and lower. I've used this strategy for over 10 years and have had NO rust problems, an issue since I refuse to "rust-proof" (yeah, right) my cars.

 

We Chicagoans are pretty resilient....we wash cars like we normally do in summer time.....in fact, I washed three cars yesterday outdoors (one being the S2K).

Nothing more than putting on a thick sweatshirt, jeans, and rubber gloves. The hands still get cold, just not wet....fights off higher degrees of frostbite.

 

It's Sunday the 27th of January and here in Northwest Ohio it will be sunny and in the upper 50s today. Time take the cover off, put on a hat, drop the top and go for a looong drive. By this time next week there will be snow on the ground again. So I better take advantage of this nice weather. I need a S2K fix !!

When I'm done I will fill the gas tank back-up (no condensation/water in the tank this way) and then clean it up with Meguiar's Quik Detailer. Put the cover back on and she's back in storage until the salt and snow disappears.

 

It's Sunday, the 27th of January and here in southern Alberta, it is a bright sunny morning and a temperature of -25*C (-10*F). Just cleared off about 8" of snow from the deck last night. The well travelled roads are now hardpacked and sanded. It's at a temp where the snow "crunches" as cars drive over it. Lesser travelled roads are still covered with several inches of snow but with snow tires, no problem except that my front splitter acts more like a snow plow and the bottom 1/3 of the front grill opening is filled with snow (the car doesn't seem to mind). Can't wait to go out in the S2000 to drag race more FWD cars whose owners can't believe they're looking at my tail lights at the opposite side of the intersection. SUV drivers with no snow tires on their cars look with astonishment as I pass them going up a hill.
Wash the car? What for? As soon as it gets a bit warmer, it'll look like a ball of crud and a salt lick. I'll wait a week or two.
ps. (disclaimer) At no time were speed limits exceeded in these street encounters.
pps. All brass monkeys in the area are now gender neutral.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by xviper
[B]It's Sunday, the 27th of January and here in southern Alberta, it is a bright sunny morning and a temperature of -25*C (-10*F).

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by StwoK
[B]
I understand you'll be sending us colder temperatures and some snow this next week.