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Old Dec 2, 2021 | 03:43 PM
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Winter Is Coming….

Time to get those snow tires on, OAI ducts disconnected, joints greased and fluid changes done!


Old Dec 2, 2021 | 04:09 PM
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Winter? What's that?


Old Dec 2, 2021 | 05:10 PM
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BCCan Theyve already salted at least once up here in mass once salted only my daily driver goes out on the roads

those temps look good for summer Kenneth but no snow will grow with those
Old Dec 2, 2021 | 05:35 PM
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Denver is setting new records almost daily. December 2nd we have yet to have Any snow. 72 degrees here today. Crazy.
Old Dec 2, 2021 | 05:56 PM
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Last put on snow tires in 1979. 65 Impala sport coupe, 283 powerglide. Don’t know what rear end it had bit with snows on the rear it was a snow monster.

Winters already here, been hunting last 6 days, snow, wind and cold already. Cutlass is covered and we’re hoping they won’t spray roads for a bit longer.
Old Dec 2, 2021 | 06:49 PM
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those temps look good for summer Kenneth but no snow will grow with those
I wish we had those temps in the summer. Our overnight lows are 10* or higher than those. And I don’t even want to think about the daytime highs.

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Old Dec 3, 2021 | 01:52 AM
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We got our first snow here this winter today with -13 C outside. But we be lucky , in the
southern part of the country it,s snowing very. Customers and employee need to sleep
over in a IKEA warehouse because of no roads avalible to all snow. Luckely there was
both beds and food in the warehouse. Wintertires are one here also , 3 cars with studded
tires and 1 without studs


Old Dec 3, 2021 | 06:52 AM
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That looks nice GCH

we had our first snow a week or so ago, we didnt get much, maybe 3” just enough to test the snowblower and start thinking winter

Old Dec 3, 2021 | 07:14 AM
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No snow, mostly rain here. Torrential rain, which just ended yesterday. In any case, the cars are in the garage until late March because as soon as it gets within 10* of freezing they'll be slathering the roads with salt.

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Old Dec 3, 2021 | 10:00 AM
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Colorado is considered a desert plain state. It is starting to become pretty bad here. We haven't had measurable moisture since June. 🏜️
Old Dec 3, 2021 | 06:10 PM
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I've been driving the truck for a month now, that's when they first salted here in northern Wisconsin. Supposed to get a storm tomorrow, about 4-8 inches and be -9 degrees by Monday night. The kicker is I got a 72 Cutlass a few days before they salted and I can't drive it till spring.
Old Dec 3, 2021 | 09:50 PM
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It would be cool if people posted where they are posting from. Glad everyone is enjoying their winters.
Old Dec 4, 2021 | 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Cossack
I've been driving the truck for a month now, that's when they first salted here in northern Wisconsin. Supposed to get a storm tomorrow, about 4-8 inches and be -9 degrees by Monday night. The kicker is I got a 72 Cutlass a few days before they salted and I can't drive it till spring.
It would be nice to have a older car for winterdriving in snow , salted roads and freezing temp. Maybe life is
to short for only having fun in the summer.
Old Dec 4, 2021 | 04:48 AM
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I don't miss my Northeast days - I'm the classic Philly native whom now enjoys 70+* winters and top-down
New Years Day beach runs but I still remember my days of driving sideways on the black ice and having my daily rides buried in snow for 2 weeks at a time when the plows came down our streets after a snow storm.

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Old Dec 4, 2021 | 06:36 AM
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I live in suburban St. Paul, Mn. So I bought a new Toro snowblower this fall & so far no snow. The storm that guy from Wis. mentioned is going to miss us. Mixed feelings about wanting to try out my new toy & not having to spend time at the car wash washing off that !@#$%^& salt. My '09 Lucerne is from Louisiana with not much winter use until I got it & GM already bought new fenders for our '15 Equinox. So besides washing underneath, I now open the front doors & wash out that area in the front fenders on both of our cars. Gotta deal with some surface rust on the inside seam of the left back door on the Equinox. Salt wins unless you store your car between Oct. & May here.

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Old Dec 4, 2021 | 07:52 AM
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I am ready for winter. Just done lots of work to my 184 and mounted the snow blower.

Old Dec 4, 2021 | 09:45 AM
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Love the old equipment!! That looks really nice eric
Old Dec 4, 2021 | 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by GCH
It would be nice to have a older car for winterdriving in snow , salted roads and freezing temp.
I have the perfect car for that:

2006 Volvo V70R All Wheel Drive with Dynamic Stability and Traction Control

Designed for Sweden where winters are full of snow and I think summer highs might reach 70F.

And I live in Phoenix, so it has never seen snow or an icy road. Go figure.

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Old Dec 4, 2021 | 11:51 PM
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2018 was a real hot summer here with up to 34C in the shadow , not pleasant .
My wifes Subaru is an awesome car in the snow and many here want Subaru
for their 4x4 , more popular than Volvo.

In 2010 we had a lot of snow as in this pic and the Deutz had to work hard.

We have tried a snowblower but tractor is much better and faster to get rid of the snow.
Old Dec 5, 2021 | 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by GCH
2018 was a real hot summer here with up to 34C in the shadow , not pleasant .
Yeah, that's quite warm for your area. Over here we have 100+ days of 43 and above, with some days at 48.

Subaru AWDs are very popular here, too.
Old Dec 7, 2021 | 08:32 AM
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Brrr , -41 C in nothern part of the country , only -15 C here .
Old Dec 7, 2021 | 03:32 PM
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interesting

-41C is -41 F pretty cold by most measures....

-15c is +5F still pretty cold.

next few days were supposed to see some 60F temps....typical IN my area for this time of year is 30-40F (-1 - 4.4C)
Old Dec 7, 2021 | 04:34 PM
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Finally dropped down to ten here in Denver overnight couple nights ago. Warmed right back up though. Still zero snow. I really feel for the ski industry and people that have planned skiing vacations out here this year. The have gotten snow in the mountains so ski resorts are open but nothing like the snow that they are used to.
Old Nov 20, 2023 | 03:39 PM
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Krown, every fall and sometimes again in Feb.
It works, the truck doesn't get washed until May, it's sprayed to cover, roof rack to pan. Glass gets washed after application and that's.
Been at it for decades

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Old Nov 24, 2023 | 04:16 AM
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Toronto, Canada here.... no snow yet, no salt. I'm squeezing every last second out of my car.
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