cookstar

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Just wonderded how many of you park it up for the ice and snow, and use a runaround.

I have a Fiesta sitting on my drive, and am considering getting it back on the road though the winter.

Any good places to get a decent cover anyone?

scoobynutta555

Not a chance. Every car I've had it goes out in all weathers. If I still had the Elise it'd be out too this winter.

cookstar

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Saying that, I wish I still had my Elise when it gets like this


I think I must be getting old worrying about the scoob in ice/snow

chief-long-shin

why put it away - winter is the best time for doing a little wiggle down the road on boost (so i'm told cough cough)

cookstar

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All very well, untill you "wiggle" into a curb

davyboy

Huh??

So you're going to leave the safety of 4WD and go to FWD?

cookstar

iTrader: (6)

1.4 fiesta, slow and boring

2.0 Turbo Scoob, tempting to be silly

ADY 555

Mines already been put away, but i do have a L200 Warrior to play in, so i have the best of both worlds really.

pippyrips

the way i look at it insurance/servicing etc costs so much i for one can't justify it for only 5 months a year - its a car - use it

cookstar

iTrader: (6)

Was thinking of getting a Sierra or something similar to play with.

can be had for £50

finchyboy

Mate my cars a working tool and not a show pony with chrome door pins neons and aftermarket body kit with 2mm clearence to the road it eats crappy weather thats why i bought it !!!

timuk1

I have Toyo snowproxy tires on my scooby!

chippy17

put a 4wd rally rep away for the winter, are you mad sir!

yes I was wiggling all the way to work, fantastic and slightly scary at the same time, North Norfolk b road ice rinks...

Coffin Dodger

With the right wheels and tyres it would be an excellent car for snow and ice.

However on wide, low profile, summer tyres (i.e. Goodyear F1s, Toyo Proxes, etc.) it won't handle well as the tyres will not bite into the snow easily.

rossyboy

iTrader: (8)

Just to go against the grain here, yes mine is in for the winter and has been since October. It isnt bubble wrapped or anything though.

The reason for this is that I want to keep it for a very long time. If I put it out in all weathers up here (Aberdeen) it'd rust away in no time with all the bloody salt If they didn't salt the roads, I'd probably use it in winter.

It isnt taxed as I have a ****ty old Mondeo for the winter. Additional running costs - £250 insurance, £200 repairs avg a year. Worth it I think.

I haven't washed the Mondeo yet this winter, so it also saves me freezing my *** off every few days!

ukdave

Mines sort of away,still use it odd nights in the week when it aint raining and at weekends-do it generally to keep the mileage down and it in mint nick coz to be fair a classic that aint mint isnt worth much and i intend keeping it a long while(hopefully)http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...onsbaby032.jpg

use the micra for goin to work in coz it runs on fresh air almost.

the scoobs scoobymad/my car - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

GazTheHat

The bad memories are coming back...

No way i'm putting it away for the winter though.

paul2070

I bought mine purely and simply FOR the winter.....................performance and GRIP!!

davedipster

No chance, it's just a rather quick 4 door family saloon anyway, it's not a Ferrari!

dipster

Steve Whitehorn

iTrader: (13)

Thats what i did for years.
I had a scoobs for when I felt like it and kept them imaculate.
And I would always have a shed of a micra of a fiesta kicking about
For when I didn´t want to put petrol in the scoob
For if I was going to park in a bad area
For if I had just spent hours cleaning the scoob and it rained and there was **** all over the roads.

I did use my scoobs in winter and they did get dirty.
But it is really usefull to have a cheap runabout sat in the backgound knee deep in take away food wrapers when you own a car that is expensive to run.
Steve

AllyJ

one of the main reasons for me buying a scoob was because you can drive it relativly fast still in wintry conditions, unlike most other performance cars, certainly not putting mine in the shed over the winter!

While we are on the subject of winter, any recomendations for using full lock on the dccd as opposed to the 'auto' setting in icy conditions? Im not sure myself as this will be my first winter with a scoob, does it make a big difference.

powerman1

dont be fooled,ive had owned scoobys for 5 years now and they are a nightmare in the ice and snow and only good for uphill grip in the snow...just be careful and dont thick that DCCD and 4WD is the trick up your sleeve it wont help you stop or go round corners in the snow and ice

richiewong

Likewise, still got to fit my winter alloys with Snowprox, but what a world of difference it makes over the winter then F1's

T5OLF

iTrader: (4)

Well mine is off to bed for winter, I had a meeting Leeds this morning so took the scoob out for the last time till some time next year. 3 hour round trip and a tank of fuel for a 30 minute meeting, the wife thought I was mad but that's my last drive till April time.

Also means I can get some jobs done on it whilst it's off the road.

I have bought myself a real beast for winter....in a nice shade of faded purple. No power steering and handles V bad but it's cheap to run.

Bought some 15 inch alloys the improve road holding and I may even polish it. I was spending 100 quid a week on fuel, filled this up 2 weeks ago and it's still half full

powerman1

Those tyres look a bit dodgy..would you drive in snow with those fitted?

T5OLF

iTrader: (4)

I have some new wheels and tyer's to fit so that should improve handling/road holding.

I may lower it as well....

Wurzel

iTrader: (1)

My god a person with winter tyres on in England!!!! wonders will never cease maybe the messge is finally getting through

And can you explain to the viewers why you fitted winter tyres to you car in England??

T5OLF

iTrader: (4)

And a smidge of NOS 25 brake maybe

Steve Whitehorn

iTrader: (13)

LOL

You still leaving these parts Wurzel or are you staying.
I´m still after a left hooker scoob at somepoint. But the timing is bad at the mo and need to wait for about a year.
It´s been a bit warm compared to last winter!
Definately hit the minuses today though and had a faint hint of snow a day ago.Just got the winter tyres on ready for a Barvarian winter if we ever get it!
Steve

Multijfj

lol once I got stuck down a hill, and had to pay some chavs £10 to push me up it in the supra. Was a crap day, but it snowed overnight and I was shafted!