Sad day...the car is prepped for winter storage
12-04-2009, 05:32 PM
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Even though it will snow tomorrow, you will regret it. My dad bought a 914-6 new in 1970.. drove it year round for a while. Still has the car. Lived in the north (ie salt).. but is rust free, 40 years later. USE it.. maintain it.. enjoy it.
12-04-2009, 05:49 PM
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I went through the exact same ritual today myself. This is the first winter for the car, maybe next year I will get snow tires and take it out in the winter. Lots of salt and mud and the winter can be pretty harsh up here in New England.
12-04-2009, 06:01 PM
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Drive it, that's why you bought it.
(Says the guy living in MA).
In all seriousness, I am convinced these cars do not like to be stored. I would make it a weekly point of starting up the car and moving it a few inches to and fro. This is the treatment my track car will get this winter.
(Says the guy living in MA).
In all seriousness, I am convinced these cars do not like to be stored. I would make it a weekly point of starting up the car and moving it a few inches to and fro. This is the treatment my track car will get this winter.
12-04-2009, 06:04 PM
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Snow is like moon dust here so when it comes its a great spectacle. Last significant snow fall that I can remember was in 1981. 
I own a TR6 and I only use it on dry days - this in a country where it can rain for weeks even in 'summer' Still its a good policy with such an old car and it still looks new 17 years after getting it.
My Porsche C2S also stays in the garage during bad weather but this is mainly because I don't want it to get dirty or put it back in the garage wet.
My 'everyday' vehicle is my Toyota Landcruiser - the only vehicle able to withstand our grueling weather without complaint. .
I own a TR6 and I only use it on dry days - this in a country where it can rain for weeks even in 'summer' Still its a good policy with such an old car and it still looks new 17 years after getting it.
My Porsche C2S also stays in the garage during bad weather but this is mainly because I don't want it to get dirty or put it back in the garage wet.
My 'everyday' vehicle is my Toyota Landcruiser - the only vehicle able to withstand our grueling weather without complaint. .
12-04-2009, 06:09 PM
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12-04-2009, 06:22 PM
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I'm in Jersey and I drive both my cars year round Each gets taken out at least once a week whenever the temp is over 45. A favorite of mine is a nice monday night drive to get over the monday blues and think about the work week ahead.
If a real cold spell comes I go to the battery maintainers for a while and then I might take them out for a local drive (30mins or so) at reduced speed every 10 days or so.
Done this for years with several BMW Z4's; boxsters and now the 911 with no issues.
If a real cold spell comes I go to the battery maintainers for a while and then I might take them out for a local drive (30mins or so) at reduced speed every 10 days or so.
Done this for years with several BMW Z4's; boxsters and now the 911 with no issues.
+1. In NJ too. Better for the car to stretch its legs on a nice clear (no salt on the road) day. At least a 30 minute drive every two weeks.
12-04-2009, 06:36 PM
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Have the winter wheels and tires on, so I am driving it. Although I won't quite take it this far:
http://www.968.net/modifications/snowplow.htm
http://www.968.net/modifications/snowplow.htm
12-04-2009, 09:28 PM
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Have the winter wheels and tires on, so I am driving it. Although I won't quite take it this far:
http://www.968.net/modifications/snowplow.htm
http://www.968.net/modifications/snowplow.htm
12-04-2009, 11:47 PM
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I just don't get this attitude. Why buy a 911 and ***** it in the garage for the winter when you could be driving it? It will spend the next 4 months depreciating in value (regardless of whether you drive it or not) while you look out the window and get bored driving a truck when you could be having a blast in the snow. Porsche has a driving school in the Arctic Circle (Camp 4) where owners and prospects are ENCOURAGED to drive 911's in deep snow. In Europe the hedonists put snow tires and even snow chains on their 911's and drive them up the mountain to ski.
What makes the residents of New Jersey so wussy that they put their 911's away when everyone else is out enjoying them? I would hate to hear your final confession - "Forgive me Father, I was afraid of enjoying myself..."
What makes the residents of New Jersey so wussy that they put their 911's away when everyone else is out enjoying them? I would hate to hear your final confession - "Forgive me Father, I was afraid of enjoying myself..."
12-05-2009, 12:39 AM
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First snow here in southern Wisconsin yesterday, so the 997 cab is in the garage. IMHO, I think it is somewhat different with a cab than a coupe. I actually have little desire to drive it unless the top is down. And I do drive it down to about 50 degrees. With heated seats, the windows up, and the heat cranked, it is perfectly comfortable. And if the temp goes back up (doubtful), you can bet it will be out again. But, in the meantime, now I have a wonderful excuse to drive my Cayenne Turbo S. My winter storage isn't about preserving my 997--I just choose the "best seasonal athlete" for the job.
12-05-2009, 12:11 PM
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Classic New England action this weekend. It was 68 on Thursday and now we might get a few inches of snow tonight!