2014 Cayman S in Winter/Snow??
12-11-2016, 05:32 PM
#31
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I don't like to use car washes, so I installed a hot/cold mixing faucet in my basement next to exterior bulkhead, which is conveniently next to my driveway. I keep a hose coiled up at the faucet and just run it out for washing car and full underbody. If I use pretty hot water, I can wash it well down into teen temperatures.. Bigger jobs get a power washer fed by that hot water hose. Since everything goes back into the basement when done there is no risk of freezing any of the plumbing/washer. Never have to wait in line at the car wash either. Install in an unfinished basement is really a small project.
12-11-2016, 06:08 PM
#32
Three Wheelin'
Washing the under-body frequently (couple of times a week, if you are obsessed as I am), can't be over-stated. If your garage is heated, it will accelerate the deterioration, as others have noted. I have been driving the S2000 in Minnesota winter for the past ten years or so. There is no rust anywhere except the suspension A-arms. I was told that's pretty common, regardless of winter driving or not. I had a single instance of a wheel developing very little rust causing a slow leak. I run Nokian R2s on OEM aluminum rims. Aluminum is known to be a problem with salt. So, a single instance on a single rim in ten years is a pretty good running. I credit that to my obsessive washing!
12-12-2016, 08:35 AM
#34
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With a garden hose (attached to a high pressure, adjustable gun), you can cover every nook and corner of the under-body much better than the fixed-points nozzles of the automatic car washes. You can also control the length of wash at a particular location. The wheel wells and wheels themselves need hosing. Automatic washes may not be able to do those areas. Of course, you can also avoid the known pitfalls associated with automatic washes. Also, if you manage to have a wash-system at your house/property/apartment, you will wash more often (as you need to, given the salt/chemical applications) than if you have to go some place to do.
Washing the under-body frequently (couple of times a week, if you are obsessed as I am), can't be over-stated. If your garage is heated, it will accelerate the deterioration, as others have noted. I have been driving the S2000 in Minnesota winter for the past ten years or so. There is no rust anywhere except the suspension A-arms. I was told that's pretty common, regardless of winter driving or not. I had a single instance of a wheel developing very little rust causing a slow leak. I run Nokian R2s on OEM aluminum rims. Aluminum is known to be a problem with salt. So, a single instance on a single rim in ten years is a pretty good running. I credit that to my obsessive washing!
Washing the under-body frequently (couple of times a week, if you are obsessed as I am), can't be over-stated. If your garage is heated, it will accelerate the deterioration, as others have noted. I have been driving the S2000 in Minnesota winter for the past ten years or so. There is no rust anywhere except the suspension A-arms. I was told that's pretty common, regardless of winter driving or not. I had a single instance of a wheel developing very little rust causing a slow leak. I run Nokian R2s on OEM aluminum rims. Aluminum is known to be a problem with salt. So, a single instance on a single rim in ten years is a pretty good running. I credit that to my obsessive washing!
12-12-2016, 12:09 PM
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Collinite on my boat kept in salt water all season lasts the full season, so I am sure it will protect the car's paint all winter without a problem. Afer that it is more a cosmetics question. Probably pretty good for up to a full year, but easy enough to do it more often when the weather is nice.
12-16-2016, 05:39 PM
#36
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7 degrees Fahrenheit when I got back to Chicago yesterday. You guessed it. Faithful Boxster duty. Great car in the cold too.
Dave in Chicago
'05 987S Arctic Silver (that's appropriate) over Blue
'92 968 Midnight Blue (SP3)
Dave in Chicago
'05 987S Arctic Silver (that's appropriate) over Blue
'92 968 Midnight Blue (SP3)
12-17-2016, 04:49 PM
#37
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My winter wheels/tires are going on the Cayman tomorrow. I just got new tools from Harbor Freight to do the job - guess Christmas is starting a little early here!
01-08-2017, 05:37 PM
#38
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BTW - Ran the car up to Milwaukee for a fabulous dinner party with a bunch of track friends and spouses. Car sat all night in 0 degree F temps... could not have started faster. Makes great heat, top is insulated, heated seats, I could go on.
Great winter cars when you need them to be.
Dave in Chicago
Great winter cars when you need them to be.
Dave in Chicago
01-08-2017, 06:46 PM
#39
Well just to update on this. I've been driving around snowy Salt Lake City for the past two months in this car. And it's been absolutely flawless. This is been one of the worst winters I have experience here in about 12 years. I'm on 20" Pirelli Sottozero.