advice during winter
The GTS will be a brilliant all-season car 
10-07-2011, 08:00 PM
#33
Drifting
theres no such thing as summer cars, winter cars and all season cars - they are all cars and nothing prevents you from driving it in the winter if its properly set up. if you want to store it because your afraid it will get dirty or a stone chip (sigh) then go ahead but you miss out on driving it all year
others have given plenty of advice on storage. do what they say. if you want to drive it around the block then do so. if you dont want to take the chance on some kind of wear from the cold start (minimal in my view) then dont. however if your storing it so it wont get dirty/stone chips/any damage then park it and leave it. if your going to drive it in the winter then put snows on and drive it like its meant to be driven - all year
others have given plenty of advice on storage. do what they say. if you want to drive it around the block then do so. if you dont want to take the chance on some kind of wear from the cold start (minimal in my view) then dont. however if your storing it so it wont get dirty/stone chips/any damage then park it and leave it. if your going to drive it in the winter then put snows on and drive it like its meant to be driven - all year
10-07-2011, 08:40 PM
#34
Race Car
Winter salt will really age your car quickly. All those aluminum bits pit, the little brake and suspension parts rot away as do all of the steel nuts and bolts holding everything together. If it's your baby and you plan to keep it, then store it.
There are several threads by industry oil engineers that say the modern oils stick to your engine parts for many months and there is nothing wrong with starting your car as long as you fully warm it up, preferably by driving it. They seem to po-po the dry start concern. However, if there was a way to warm up the oil in the winter before starting I'm sure this would be helpfull. Anyone got any ideas? 100 watt bulb?
There are several threads by industry oil engineers that say the modern oils stick to your engine parts for many months and there is nothing wrong with starting your car as long as you fully warm it up, preferably by driving it. They seem to po-po the dry start concern. However, if there was a way to warm up the oil in the winter before starting I'm sure this would be helpfull. Anyone got any ideas? 100 watt bulb?
