Slumbering beast
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Slumbering beast
Has anyone who bedded down their F-Type awoken it from its long winter's nap yet? I'm in the North East and mine is still under cover and on the battery tender. We've had a terrible sub-freezing winter and the folks in New England have added to that many feet of snow.
I've been patiently awaiting Spring thaw, but now the roads are so shi**y with pot-holes so big that you can set up house in some of them, I may leave it a while longer.
Anyone?
I've been patiently awaiting Spring thaw, but now the roads are so shi**y with pot-holes so big that you can set up house in some of them, I may leave it a while longer.
Anyone?
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Has anyone who bedded down their F-Type awoken it from its long winter's nap yet? I'm in the North East and mine is still under cover and on the battery tender. We've had a terrible sub-freezing winter and the folks in New England have added to that many feet of snow.
I've been patiently awaiting Spring thaw, but now the roads are so shi**y with pot-holes so big that you can set up house in some of them, I may leave it a while longer.
Anyone?
I've been patiently awaiting Spring thaw, but now the roads are so shi**y with pot-holes so big that you can set up house in some of them, I may leave it a while longer.
Anyone?
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yeah, right. When you go out to your car in the AM,(I keep my daily driver, an Armada, outside), and the outside temperature gauge on the dash reads 0F (yes ZERO), you'll not envy us! LOL
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Foosh (03-16-2015)
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Yes, it was a very cold, snowy/icy February in DC as well, and mine hibernated most of that month. I've got it back out again with daytime temps in the 50's, but I am autocrossing around potholes.
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A friend just last night blew out a tire on his Audi S4, then 30 minutes later, blew out the donut - some back luck.
I'll keep under wraps I think until first weekend in April when I'm back from spring skiing and have officially put winter out of my head too.
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We are fortunate that they don't use gravel or sand in this climate, just mega-tons of salt. However, we've had a couple of heavy rains in the last week or so that have washed that away, so we're able to go play pot-hole dodge.
Last edited by Foosh; 03-16-2015 at 08:47 PM.
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I'm in the greater Detroit area. It was in the lows 60's today, most of the snow is melted and I was so tempted to peel back the cover and go for a spin. However, like so many others mentioned there are more craters on the roads than the entire surface of the moon, some large enough to swallow a small child.
I'm also thinking it will probably be another couple weeks before I can get out and enjoy it... It's been a long winter!
I'm also thinking it will probably be another couple weeks before I can get out and enjoy it... It's been a long winter!
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You get used to it... You don't like it, but you get used to it..
In my area, it started to warm up very rapidly and we've had about a week or so of above average temperatures for this time of year. Since I received the car during the winter, it's been a great surprise to have nice weather this early. Although knowing the Midwest, we'll get a snow storm in about a week or so just for good measure...
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Here in Buffalo we have been buried under two or three feet of snow, with snow piles twice that height at every intersection. And I just bought my brand-new, first-ever Jag three weeks ago, brought it STRAIGHT home to the garage.
But the last week or so the temperatures have been above freezing, the mounds of snow are shrinking away and the roads are surprisingly clear and dry. We even had a few days when we saw that thing up in the sky -- what's it called -- oh, yeah , the SUN. So I could not help myself, had to take the Cat out for a couple of little runs. (Licked the salt off of it with my tongue afterwards.) Of course I had to slalom around the potholes, but so far they have not been too bad - at least by Buffalo standards.
I still do have my winter car out as well, my usual switchover is about April 1st. But KEEP THE FAITH, fellow badlanders, I really think we will actually have spring soon.
But the last week or so the temperatures have been above freezing, the mounds of snow are shrinking away and the roads are surprisingly clear and dry. We even had a few days when we saw that thing up in the sky -- what's it called -- oh, yeah , the SUN. So I could not help myself, had to take the Cat out for a couple of little runs. (Licked the salt off of it with my tongue afterwards.) Of course I had to slalom around the potholes, but so far they have not been too bad - at least by Buffalo standards.
I still do have my winter car out as well, my usual switchover is about April 1st. But KEEP THE FAITH, fellow badlanders, I really think we will actually have spring soon.