GeorgeK

Another winter driver's trick: Park outside.

The chemical reaction that will cause rust happens very slowly/not at all in freezing temperatures. It is the higher températures in the garage with the associated thawing of the snow that accelerates rusting.

Enso

I wont be, but it's a little different here too

Enso

GeorgeK

Winter driving is worth a few pics:

Dr Mitch

I hear ya - I spent 4 years in Saskatoon - can't believe they would make homes without garages. 55 below is NOT fun - windows shatter at that temp!! But at least it's sunny...

Thanks for the replies! Makes me feel better that I'm not the only "crazy" one out there...

Dr Mitch

Do you guys keep / put back on the lower engine cover?

The Stig

I ran the engine cover in the winter.

Dr Mitch

Still have it? Would you consider parting with it?

-nick

Coming up on my 6th Boston winter, but only I'm a low mileage driver and only do about 1k miles through the winter months. The car came from the Cape and already had some ocean salt corrosion noticeable around suspension and exhaust bolts. Have dealt with 3 rust bubbles, but got to them at the first signs and they weren't too bad. Still, good bodywork is expensive. Have encountered quite a few frozen/broken/siezed bolts when wrenching. I bath them in anti-sieze when they are replaced. Wiping grease around exposed bolt heads and hardware seems to be a good protective measure so far. Heat comes out of the vents like a fusion reactor...

The car definitely encounters a lot more wear & tear and requires a lot more attention. Anything can be fixed and the alternative is not getting to drive the 964- and that seems absurd

creaturecat

I will be.
But its a little bit different here,too.

tacomaworld

Scraped the ice off the 964 just this morning... One benefit of an air cooled engine? Quick heat!!

steve100

I drive mine all year. It needs a paint job from all the rock chips it takes over the winter and a couple rust spots have popped up now. The quotes are around $15,000 including windshield and I'm afraid to do it because I love driving the car so much and if I do the paint it probably won't go to the mountains almost every weekend as it does now. Swapped the tires out Sunday. I'm thinking of doing plastidip on the front for some protection this winter.

Enso

No lower cover for me

I would drive her gladly in the winter but i spent to much money on a new paint job just to get it rusted
we're hoping for only -30 this year, i have a heated garage

Enso

The Stig

I should probably clarify that my daily drive consists of a 40minute (return) trip to the train station where the car sits for 11 hours a day exposed to beige Corollas that park too close. If I had covered parking, I'd consider putting it back on the road for my daily commute.

dfinnegan

This'll be my 8th winter in my C4 daily driver. I mount snows and it goes great in anything less than 4" of snow (a little plowing works, but not much more).

I enjoy driving my car. I know that some perfer to keep them imaculate and take them out on special occassions. To each their own. They're wonderful cars no matter how to manage them.

Cheers

Johnny G Pipe

Used to, then spent £7000 repairing rust, so stopped. But I am miserable at the prospect of putting it away after a glorious year of trouble free 964 daily driving, have a set of contiwinters on D90's in the garage, and so my resolve might slip :-D

My tip, and what I'll do if i do plan to put it back on the road in winter, is get it up on ramps, remove all the plastic undertrays and guards, and spray it nose to tail with used engine oil, including all the fixtures and fittings, brake lines etc. Take care not hit the rotors with it though!

Waste oil creeps and seeps and its cheap to do every year! Nothing can corrode with a film of oil on it, and it finds its way everywhere.