why use rice or salt?? calcium chloride is far far better or a large bag of silicone desiccant which you then dry out in the micro wave.

 

Buy that cat liter which is silicone based... its really good

http://www.petsathome.com/shop/en/pe...-litter--38ltr

 

If you're serious about your S2000 suck it up and find indoor storage. Unless the "cover" is a tent that doesn't touch the car. Something like this is US$150. Needs to be out of the wind, of course.

I'm lucky to store my S2000, motorboat, and travel trailer indoors. Covers outdoors will move in any breeze and abrade the finish. I had to hire a college kid one spring to restore the finish on my sailboat. Lesson learned. The boat and travel trailer are snug in a barn at the county fairgrounds until April. Winterized (basically nothing that will freeze) and out of the wind, rain, snow, and harsh winter sun that will rot the tires off in few seasons.

The S2000 gets to stay home, but in the same basic conditions and the temperature in my attached garage seldom drops below freezing. You've seen this picture before. Car is covered and off the floor so the salt and other crap brought in by the other cars stays away from it.



Did I mention snow and crap?



-- Chuck

 

Well I'll just keep using ours, 3C to -1C temps yesterday but clear skies, the sun was out and, the roof was down(pre warmed before lowering) snow on some of the hills around here but not down to a level to bother the roads yet, it might be the same again tomorrow?

 

I can't I've got a gravel drive!

 

Hmmm mine is thrown outside atm, think it hit -4/5 one night, bonnet was frozen closed (its carbon fibre). Had to use water to release it so i could charge the battery. I've no cover on but rice inside cause it was gone off anyway lol.

 

https://www.carcoon.com/carcoon-double-skin-outdoor

 

I use* mine all year round, salt - or pepper- on the roads.





*use as defined by our legal expert, Cheshire Carper, admittedly.

 

I agree with nick any sign of dry weather at the weekend and i'm out, the car's too much fun to be locked away all winter and the roof's down as well.

Just wondered what everyone's thought on wearing driving gloves in the cold weather is.

Not sure if i'll look like a cock or would everyone agree it's a cool and sensible option.

 

I tend to wear cycling gloves, actually.

Might look like a right pedalphile, but they are less bulky and don't dampen the steering wheel feel as much as clumsy leather ones..

I'm sure LJKS had a favourite brand of kid gloves for just such a purpose, but I cannot remember and he is no longer with us.