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Old 11-09-2022, 05:05 PM
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Default Talking to my car.

But, But I don't want to go to bed. I can hear all the other cars outside having fun and it looks like a nice day. Please, Please can I go play!
No, go to bed, you have your cover on, your plugged in, and you have a tank full of fuel with stabilizer. Now go to Bed!

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Old 11-09-2022, 05:14 PM
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It's that time of year...It does mean you have something to look forward to when spring comes.

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Old 11-09-2022, 05:31 PM
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Jeez, I've got my Pontiac saying that, my tractors, motorcycles ... sometimes even my chainsaws when they hear one of their brothers calling from way back in the woods.

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Old 11-09-2022, 07:45 PM
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I think I've take four or five "last ride of the season" trips.

I keep topping them off with gas and then burn it out of them.

Had both the Grand Prix and the GTO out today.

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Old 11-09-2022, 09:53 PM
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Mine will see the road until the first snow storm. After that it's a long slumber until spring.

I can usually get close to Christmas before the driving season ends.

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Old 11-10-2022, 01:05 AM
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My car talks to me a lot. Usually it says something like, "take that, you SOB". LOL.

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Old 11-10-2022, 08:07 AM
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Mine must really think it's being punished this year... a little short on space so it's inside the trailer inside the garage. I don't want it getting out.

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Old 11-10-2022, 08:38 AM
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I have been known to talk to my cars on occasion, just cant put into print what I have said!

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Old 11-10-2022, 08:58 AM
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As long as there’ hasn’t been any recent salt down , why do u guys put them up for the winter ? Snow and ice aside , what stops you from enjoying a ride on a cold day ?

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Old 11-10-2022, 09:52 AM
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It's best to store them before the roads are salted. It's a pain to try to wash and clean the salt off once the temperatures are below freezing.

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Old 11-10-2022, 10:00 AM
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I talk to my car, but it usually consists of expletives and occasional tool throwing.

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Old 11-10-2022, 11:18 AM
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As long as there’ hasn’t been any recent salt down , why do u guys put them up for the winter ? Snow and ice aside , what stops you from enjoying a ride on a cold day ?
AGREE, I live in Pa. and we sometimes get a lot of snow. sometimes not so much. I never drive my car on wet , snow, salted roads,until rain cleans them up. I do drive my car all year , just not as much in winter.
This year I will be doing work on it. which takes me a long time anymore at my age catching up with me(70). 20 years now and I have never "winterized" my car.
the car LIKES the cold

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Old 11-10-2022, 11:24 AM
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As long as there’ hasn’t been any recent salt down , why do u guys put them up for the winter ? Snow and ice aside , what stops you from enjoying a ride on a cold day ?
I actually like driving on cold days. The problem is the salt. As soon as it starts getting down to freezing they start using it here. They use a combination of NaCl, MgCl2 and sand. Other than that, I'd drive all year.

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Old 11-10-2022, 11:26 AM
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The salt is put down with the first snowfall, and it remains on the roads until the spring rains wash it away. That's why we put our cars away before it happens.

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Old 11-10-2022, 12:25 PM
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Mine will see the road until the first snow storm. After that it's a long slumber until spring.

I can usually get close to Christmas before the driving season ends.
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As long as there’ hasn’t been any recent salt down , why do u guys put them up for the winter ?
I drive mine any pretty day until the first snow, regardless of temp.

It's 65 degrees out there today.

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Old 11-10-2022, 01:45 PM
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Less of an issue in the South, but if they salt for a rare snowfall, it will be the trigger to wait until at least the next substantially rainy day (or two).

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Old 11-10-2022, 01:50 PM
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I'm way up north so winter is a disaster.

They were testing beet juice a few years ago as a salt replacement - not sure what happened with that - maybe shot down by the car lobby...lol

It's the sand and bad drivers otherwise.

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Old 11-11-2022, 12:16 AM
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I'll get mine out on weekends as long as the weather is nice right up to when the snow flies. That can be in December or not seeing we don't get much snow. I've even had it back out at the end of January if the roads are clear of salt.

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Like others here, I drive mine until the first salting, in fact I plan to take the Lemans out early tomorrow morning to get some pictures in Historic Ellicott City, Maryland.

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Old 12-09-2022, 12:08 PM
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I keep driving my stuff til the first application of salt then it’s done for the year and switch over to my truck.

Just had a long conversation w my RAIV car and my turbo car last night. I was at the shop alone w them and I was never happier.

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