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How To Winterize Your Car In Ten Easy Steps
Detroit, 7:46 AM
Thu Nov 26
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12/11/08
I almost wish our UK winter weather was even more crappy than it actually is.
12/11/08
1. Roll down your windows.
2. Laugh and laugh and laugh.
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That's what I do. Today would have been bad for that though, it was pouring around here.
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As I live in Canada.. I feel i know a bit about snow and driving in it.
So..
Here goes..
If it snows and you've never driven in snow.. take a cab.
If you don't do regular maintance on your car, well.. you get what you deserve, sunny or snowy
If the highway is just wet, despite the fact that it's snowing, be prepared to be tailgated by an 18wheeler.. if you can't hack a wet highway when it's 30 degress outside, get the hell off the road.
If you don't understand what the recirculate button does except heat your car up faster despite retaining moisture in the car, or why you might want to run the front window defrosters which doesn't allow air to recirculate(really.. what's with these people who have the heat on high, and fogged up interior windows building up with front on the inside??!?) stay the hell off the road. we can see you, but you can't see us..
If you live in a southern state and it snows and your version of an all season tire is a nitto 555 or a bfg drag radial, please mount the video camera to the dash and ensure it's recording before you set out.. us northerners get a kick out of you guys writing your cars off in spectacular fashion.
If your on the highway in a smart or any other fuel efficient vehicle whose tire track (width between the wheels) doesn't match the grooves left in the snow from other vehicles.. do yourself and everyone around you a favour and book into the closest motel/hotel and wait for a plow, or the sun to shine.. or buy a car not meant to be driven outside of the city limits.
Oh.. and a special hello to the douche that was driving a bmw 325 along I80 during thanksgiving in PA, presumably going to visit his folks after leaving school in state college.. you may be driving the ultimate driving machine, but you live in PA and well.. slicks and snow and you driving less than 30mph tyin up traffic for miles.. grow a brain.. or sell your bmw you poser and buy a sunfire and snowtires
So.. in review.. if you and snow aren't friends.. just stay the hell off the road..
Oh.. and awd and snow tires RULES.. but AWD and slicks don't.. and that brakes and ice don't work, but studded tires and ice do ;)
12/11/08
For what it's worth, if you're friends with RWD and oversteer and countersteer, snow can be both a hoot and completely terrifying
12/11/08
Yes, finally someone identifies the strength of AWD for what it is - power/traction - not advanced handling (well, slightly better than FWD). Salute.
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Because, of course, power and traction have nothing to do with handling. Your observational skills are simply awe inspiring.
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Boston winter tip: Strap on some boots and ride the T.
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I think I saw someone peeing at the bottom of some stairs the other day.
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I know they're greatly loved and all, but what's the benefit of buying and installing aftermarket junk into your electrical system, or quickly running outside for ten seconds and starting your car?
Warms up just the same, and if you're wearing winter clothing anyway, it's hardly torture. I don't even get cold, it's so fast.
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Ugh.
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Seriously, check 'em.
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Geez...that's bad.
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Also, antifreeze is fairly sweet.
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"Your defroster should not smell sweet and sugary. If so, check your heater core, you're in for a one-way trip to the land of busted knuckles!"
"Because anti-freeze is fairly sweet, it keeps your coolant from freezing and raises the boiling point."
Coolant alone will NOT keep your car from overheating.
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Mary Christmas, Holly Christmas... all that's missing is Stephanie Christmas ;)
12/11/08
1. Drink a fifth.
2. Drink a fifth.
3. Drink a fifth.
4. Drink a fifth.
5. Drink a fifth.
6. Drink a fifth.
7. Drink a fifth.
8. Drink a fifth.
9. Drink a fifth.
10. Take the bus.
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Also, I love that nobody in southern England can cope even slightly with cold weather....
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really though, what about a blanket, and one of those Boost battery jumpers
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Damnation.
My high for today is only 72*. What are you, in the valley?
By the way, I owe you a beer or two.
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