Anyone else store their car for the winter and regret it??

[IjustwantaGT86]

I rented a storage unit to put the FRS into for the winter, and I have to drive by it every time I go to work. That makes me feel sad.

My plan was to drive my Prius for the winter but then I got really bored with it and traded it for a used BMW 325xi which is much more fun to drive in the snow with its all wheel drive, but it still has a rear wheel bias.

[serith]

I'm sure this car is fun in the snow if you're not in a hurry to get somewhere. However, where I am in upstate NY they dump salt all over the roads every day in the winter which destroys everything it touches. I understand why people put their cars up for the winter even if there are nice days randomly.

[jjaisli]

Mine is in storage. And I miss driving it. But when I look out the window at work and see all the salt and grime and potholes staring back at me, I don't regret it. Every car in my parking lot looks like it was just pulled out of salt mine at the moment. Over time, it just eats away at the body. The FR-S isn't my daily driver and I plan to keep it for a long time.

I used to do the same with my 2nd generation MX5 a decade ago. Come spring, it was this wonderful ritual of taking it out on the first 'warm' day of April and driving with the top down (and usually with the heat still blasting). I won't need to wait quite so long anymore. But it makes that first spring drive every year, quite special.

[ftc~brz]

I regret not storing mine 70 miles away like I was going to. But to each their own.

I drove it last winter with stock summer tires. But after I dumped a bunch of $$ in it I hard parked it in front of the house. (wasn't far enough away...) We had a random 60degree day in between snow storms and I wrecked it that night.

No it isn't a super car but not everyone likes to get it all salty and gross.

It is "just a 30k sports car" but I bust my ass for my money so I'll take care of my stuff the best I can. Shit still happens though.

[86-tundra]

Could not imagine living anywhere up north. I have summer tires on my car all year long. I respect any of you who do.. although I will say the FR-S is probably the last car I'd buy if I lived in Ontario.

[BRZZZZZZZZZZ]

I bought mine and moved it from the Dealer lot to my garage without even letting it touch the roads, maybe next winter I will consider driving it, but at this point I want to keep mine low mileage and pristine for years to come.

[Erik-Frs]

I bought mine in July and did a bunch of mods then parked it in my garage nov 20th. I'm in NJ so winters are awful here... but i try to take her out like once a week even if its to the gas station. If the roads are clear and no salt or white debris chalky stuff it's fair game. Thankfully I've kept miles down to about 1800 as of today.

[DIF]

I have kept my 95 Stealth as my winter car. With the front wheel drive, and a set of Michelin snow tires, it goes in the snow extremely well. Still performance driving and good looking. But the Firestorm comes out anytime streets are dry. Which is quite often in Denver.

[roflcopter]

Sometimes I regret it, but how can you be upset driving a Maxima around with 366,000kms on it?? Right??

[daftpunk]

I drive mine through winter and don't regret it at all. It's the only time I get to go sideways in it regularly since I don't have the money to burn on replacing tires all the time. It`s also because I still live at home and don`t have the space for an extra car. Plus seeing people winter-drive their carreras and maserati GTs around where I work makes me not wanna be a such a crybaby about it.

[3_NA_HAF]

I also store mine, I go nuts too. But I think the snow is the least of the worries. The amount of salt and shit they spread, and the shit roads falling apart. I'll stick to my shitty 4x4 Tahoe during the winter.

[Purdue FR-S]

Ugh... exact same problem...

My winter beater is my car I've had since high school. She is chock full of problems... so many that I have an "avenger repair kit" full of items that it commonly needs. (1/2" bolts for instance that I use to plug the hole where the EGR return pipe broke) ... (($0.39 is a lot cheaper than a new downpipe ...no judging :P)) ... and the key likes to stick in the ignition on occasion and the sunroof leaks and the paint is garbage ... but the heater works

I've been considering getting something more safe and less jank though. There are spacers on the rear wheels so that the slightly too big used tires I bought in college will fit. There is no ABS, and this thing is pretty underpowered... you always pray when making a pass. Despite how much I bitch about it ... it's been a pretty capable DD. I take it on 500 mile roundtrips every other weekend or so.

In the end though, I'm usually glad when I see the horrible road conditions/salt/winter grime that accumulates on cars ... and I know it's not happening to my baby.



Maybe we need a "show off your beater" thread :P

[Siege]

I'll drive it as long as there is no snow/ice/salt on the roads. With all the snow lately my supercharged Marauder has been pulling winter duty.

15 bags of pellets in the trunk = no traction issues.

[DarkSunrise]

I intended to drive my GTI, but due to circumstances, I've been forced to drive my FR-S instead. It's been fun, but it's also painful seeing her covered in a layer of salt right now. Can't wait to rinse her off.