Taking car out from winter storage
Wait till mid April after a few good rains.. I took mine out at the end of March last year. It got crazy snowed on, and I ended up driving on dry salty roads like twice. I didnt like the salt on my Volks at all. I'm not taking it out till April after rain this year.
As for the 911's n' ****... Rich people do what they want. I actually saw a bit on Motoring about a winter driving school for Lamborghini owners.. Porsche has one too.
As for the 911's n' ****... Rich people do what they want. I actually saw a bit on Motoring about a winter driving school for Lamborghini owners.. Porsche has one too.
Wait till mid April after a few good rains.. I took mine out at the end of March last year. It got crazy snowed on, and I ended up driving on dry salty roads like twice. I didnt like the salt on my Volks at all. I'm not taking it out till April after rain this year.
As for the 911's n' ****... Rich people do what they want. I actually saw a bit on Motoring about a winter driving school for Lamborghini owners.. Porsche has one too.
As for the 911's n' ****... Rich people do what they want. I actually saw a bit on Motoring about a winter driving school for Lamborghini owners.. Porsche has one too.
maroli - yes, that's about all I would reccomend, I did the same on my car before putting it into storage.
BluRed... First off, the attitude is not necessary. I was paying 135$ a month for a private storage locker that seemed essentially wasted as I now have 2 parking spots available in my driveway... so I took the Z out, drove it a few times... when it's parked it's covered (I actually have a new cover on the way from the states made out of NOAH custom cut for the nismo). It seems just as logical to have it sit in my driveway covered and if the weather permits, driven..
That's all I said. It's not my daily driver even in warmer weather anymore... and I can assure you I pride myself in maintaining my car as meticulously as possible, budget permitting haha.
Not that it's any of your business, but unless you're turbocharged my 'winter beater' probably puts more down to the ground than your Z... All the more power to you however if you choose to keep yours in storage longer, I simply expressed my personal opinion and my experiance in regard to corrosion experianced.
I have never found the sand to be an issue *in mississauga*, nor as previously stated have i found large salt peices littered as they are more so in toronto and north along the 404/400... I don't take the car out of mississauga in general, nor would I in the winter / drive on roads I don't know.
I have never found an astronomical difference regardless winter vs summer driving in respect to chipping. Perhaps where you live it's different, again, just expressing my personal opinion.
BluRed... First off, the attitude is not necessary. I was paying 135$ a month for a private storage locker that seemed essentially wasted as I now have 2 parking spots available in my driveway... so I took the Z out, drove it a few times... when it's parked it's covered (I actually have a new cover on the way from the states made out of NOAH custom cut for the nismo). It seems just as logical to have it sit in my driveway covered and if the weather permits, driven..
That's all I said. It's not my daily driver even in warmer weather anymore... and I can assure you I pride myself in maintaining my car as meticulously as possible, budget permitting haha.
Not that it's any of your business, but unless you're turbocharged my 'winter beater' probably puts more down to the ground than your Z... All the more power to you however if you choose to keep yours in storage longer, I simply expressed my personal opinion and my experiance in regard to corrosion experianced.
I have never found the sand to be an issue *in mississauga*, nor as previously stated have i found large salt peices littered as they are more so in toronto and north along the 404/400... I don't take the car out of mississauga in general, nor would I in the winter / drive on roads I don't know.
I have never found an astronomical difference regardless winter vs summer driving in respect to chipping. Perhaps where you live it's different, again, just expressing my personal opinion.
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Ah, you're referring to a woman's menstrual cycle. Clever. I see what you did there. :P
You guys are all wimps. Its just a car. Take off the $4000 wheels, put on some $200 steelies, and enjoy the car. A guy at work saw me parking today and said "you must hate driving that in the winter eh!" I replied "NOPE!".
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The idea is I keep the car in the best possible condition while owning it. If the time comes that I want to sell the car I'll pull out a little more value due to the low km's and condition of the car.
No it's about me having my car in 2030 and you selling yours next year.
I dont think its so much about the $4000 wheels, I have stock wheels on and I still prefer not to drive the car in the winter nor do I use it as a daily for the rest of the year. True, it is a car...however I rather have dents, scratches, chips and swirls on a car I dont care much about rather then the Z. It doesnt mean I dont enjoy the car any less then someone that drives it all year around.
The idea is I keep the car in the best possible condition while owning it. If the time comes that I want to sell the car I'll pull out a little more value due to the low km's and condition of the car.
The idea is I keep the car in the best possible condition while owning it. If the time comes that I want to sell the car I'll pull out a little more value due to the low km's and condition of the car.
If the plan is to keep it in the best condition possible to help the resale, you bought the wrong car! 60k retail and 5 years later its worth maybe 20? You may pull an extra 3-5k out of it for being in amazing condition, which works out to be not a lot of money over a long time time of owning it.
I guess I just don't see the car the same as you guys. I plan to put in a lot of laps on the track, which is 10 times worse than a little snow on the way to work. I doubt I will sell it next year, but theres no way I would keep it 20 (life is too short for that kind of logic).
Except for a few exceptions, a car is a depreciating, disposable utility.
Anyway, I seemed to be upsetting people by letting them know they drive a Nissan and not a Ferrari, so I'll leave it at that
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If the plan is to keep it in the best condition possible to help the resale, you bought the wrong car! 60k retail and 5 years later its worth maybe 20? You may pull an extra 3-5k out of it for being in amazing condition, which works out to be not a lot of money over a long time time of owning it.
I guess I just don't see the car the same as you guys. I plan to put in a lot of laps on the track, which is 10 times worse than a little snow on the way to work. I doubt I will sell it next year, but theres no way I would keep it 20 (life is too short for that kind of logic).
Except for a few exceptions, a car is a depreciating, disposable utility.
Anyway, I seemed to be upsetting people by letting them know they drive a Nissan and not a Ferrari, so I'll leave it at that
I guess I just don't see the car the same as you guys. I plan to put in a lot of laps on the track, which is 10 times worse than a little snow on the way to work. I doubt I will sell it next year, but theres no way I would keep it 20 (life is too short for that kind of logic).
Except for a few exceptions, a car is a depreciating, disposable utility.
Anyway, I seemed to be upsetting people by letting them know they drive a Nissan and not a Ferrari, so I'll leave it at that
This is why I wish I had a Pagani. 4 years and 12,000 miles after being bought new, Zonda S' go for 30% more.
i just don't have that extra money for a winter car plus i have to pay for extra insurance and parking and all that fees...
so i drive my Z the whole winter....
.but i take TTC when it snows...lol...
so i drive my Z the whole winter....
.but i take TTC when it snows...lol...
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I dont know the roads I generally travel are pretty clear. We havn't had that much snow this year to bring the sanders/salters out nearly as often. My home street however is covered with sand but thats just a tiny stretch and no speed whatsoever...
Insurance is now back of for Sat so I have the option, be a lookout for the ZR crusing accross TO sat
Insurance is now back of for Sat so I have the option, be a lookout for the ZR crusing accross TO sat