ViperBart

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Who drives their 7 in the winter?

I do. Do you?

7_rocket

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No sir I do not

Zhé

iTrader: (2)

i drive it in the basement parkin lot where i store it, does that count?

Terrh

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it's parked as of the night before the first time they salt the roads, until sometime in late march or early april.

I sometimes have a winter beater '7 too.

Marek

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Not for the FD. I am thinking about it for the FC though.

Black91n/a

I drove it through 2 winters, but I've got a Focus for that now.

DT racer

Fortunately I have my transportation vehicle for other. My 7 is my current toy.
(I believe there are only 2 kinds of cars...toys n' transportation. Well, 3 if you count the ones I'd love to have )

blown7

I drive mine maybe 25 times a year, 30 max. No winters for me.

Ka Kui

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Not for my FD. I got winter beater for winters..........

rx7racerca

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My 7's never been winter driven - I suppose this makes 17 years salt free. No underbody or chassis corrosion makes for pure pleasure undoing bolts and fasteners when working on the car And original red paint that people have trouble believing hasn't been repainted.

Redshft

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Not even close. My 7 is a track-only car, so if it turns a wheel 10-15 days a year I'm doing well. (I refuse to do the math on how much it costs me per day I use it.)
As for the 8, that gets stored every year from around late November/early December until around April or so.

Have the truck for purposes of dashing through the snow...

MIBagentQ

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blah my other vehicle is a busa, that's no more useful in the snow than my 7

Haven't figured out winter transportation yet lol

ViperBart

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...no. Loopholes do not exist in my thread! 365 or nothing!... lol
At least you check on it.

I 365 it, not because I don't care about my car, or because I can't afford a winter beater and store the 7 in a controlled climate garage. I do it because I refuse to drive anything less.

rx_obsessed

NO WAY!!!! I'd sooner throw my own body out in the snow and lie there until my dick falls off.

Snrub

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I did for years. The RX-7 is a fine winter car and a good point is made - you don't have to settle in the winter. The problem with the winter is that there are so few chances to use any bit of the car. Driving in traffic and slippery conditions means there are not a lot of sane opportunities to really give it.

It's a compromise between letting the condition of the car degrade, fuel costs, reliability, etc. and limited fun exposure. My car is no longer my daily driver so it wasn't a tough decision to not drive it in the winter.

misterstyx69

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..Hmm..let's think about this...Sooo,the First Time that you decide to Drive the car in Winter..You Become a Woman!..haha..Scarey Man,Scarey!
..Me?.car stored before October this year..Been storing itvery winter since i got it.I found it too Wild to drive..especially when you tried to "extend"(high rev) second Gear..slide,Shittt!

rx_obsessed

Nah, man! It's my gaurantee that it won't happen! lol I need my *****.

Black91n/a

Some people take this way too seriously, it's just a car.

DiscoQuinn

I would if mine ran properly. bawls.

Righty

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Every day I tear up seeing it with snow on it. My other car was in a crash, and I'm waiting on money from the insurance company.

About driving it:
It takes FOREVER to warm up... and I wont drive it untill shes nice and warm.
On the other hand, less idling after a drive: Manual turbo timer ;D

I need a beater!

Black91n/a

You'd think that by some of the passionate responses the thread was "do you beat puppies" or something along those lines.

rd_turbo

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I loved my old FBs and FCs in the snow....I didn't care much about turning any of them into classic keepers that I would jack up for the winter months....I wonder who owns some of them now....

MrMeatLoaf

This will be my first winter. I plan on driving it until they put salt on the roads.

Ryan8

I plan on grabbing an FC soon, and all im gonna do is get KROWN to rustproof it, and then drive it for the winter... Ill give it a regular wash, but that about it.

A car is meant to be driven, unless it something you plan on keeping for a long time, then winter shouldn't be a barrier for anyone.

coldfire

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you guys have winter in BC?