Salty roads or not

[earthian]

Hi,

I am thinking to get my chim for a ride tomorrow...but I am not sure whether the roads are salted or not. I checked the forecast which does not look good at 2'C min which tells me that gritters might go out tonight on M4 J12 and M25 where I would be driving tomorrow...

Do you know a way to check whether there is salt on the road before actually driving? I would love to avoid salt on my TVR at all costs because it is bad for the metal parts there.

Would you not recommend driving at this time of the year/weather at all?

Thanks!!

Cheers,
Andy

P.S. Happy New Year and Merry Christmas!!

[swisstoni]

I don't think they grit unless they're sure of minus temps. You'll remember the Great Grit Shortage of a couple of years ago; they don't want to waste the stuff.

[adamInca]

Remember road temps are below air temp so even if the air temp is 3C it's likely the council will be gritting.

[earthian]

swisstoni said:

I don't think they grit unless they're sure of minus temps. You'll remember the Great Grit Shortage of a couple of years ago; they don't want to waste the stuff.

But I did notice white stuff already the other day on the windscreen when it dries out... I think the salt was already spread this year at some point. I believe the recent rain storms have washed most of it but the temps going down tonight could mean the motorways get salted again "just in case", because for them health and safety is more important than salt reserves.

[ackbullchang]

It matters not one jot whether the roads are salted tonight, he chloride is bound up in the mud and road slush already. Any road spray will be detrimental to exposed metal at this time of year.

[swisstoni]

I'll get me coat.

[fausTVR]

Many will disagree but I would say, if you have dry storage for your lovely Chim, store it over winter and buy a cheap run about to use instead. The winter salt will age the chassis and other metal parts very effectively. Also, it gives you a special day to look forward to in spring.

[EGB]

earthian said:

Hi,

I am thinking to get my chim for a ride tomorrow...but I am not sure whether the roads are salted or not. I checked the forecast which does not look good at 2'C min which tells me that gritters might go out tonight on M4 J12 and M25 where I would be driving tomorrow...

Do you know a way to check whether there is salt on the road before actually driving? I would love to avoid salt on my TVR at all costs because it is bad for the metal parts there.

Would you not recommend driving at this time of the year/weather at all?

Thanks!!

Cheers,
Andy



P.S. Happy New Year and Merry Christmas!!

Telephone your local council. They should tell you if they intend or have salted the roads. If it's 2C then they salt. Deadly for outriggers with flaky powder coating. You could do a damp finger taste test!!! On a clean bit of road?? Yes happy new year to all Tivs.

[slippery]

You could try licking the road.

[bob bobbleton]

slippery said:

You could try licking the road.

Or the windows

Bob

[earthian]

bob bobbleton said:

slippery said:

You could try licking the road.

Or the windows

Bob

No.. Both. And let me add some bacon!!

[B17NNS]

It's a car, get out there and enjoy it.

If it rusts. Have it fixed.

[ChimpOnGas]

B17NNS said:

It's a car, get out there and enjoy it.

If it rusts. Have it fixed.

^^Wot He Said^^

Come on guys, one of the great things about these cars is how usable they are.

I really dont see the point in getting all precious about them, they are a drivers car, & you bought it because you love driving it.

So for heavens sake dont leave it sitting in the garage while you agonise over whether there may or may not be a bit of salt on the roads.

I bought my TVR to use & have fun in whenever I want, when I'm bored or pished off with life I break out the Chimaera, it never fails to give me a lift.

There's no point in having a car like that if you're too afraid to use it all year round.

Get in it, turn the key & go for a drive

I guarantee after 1 minute you'll have swapped all your chassis corrosion anxiety for a big smile

[shake n bake]

B17NNS said:

It's a car, get out there and enjoy it.

If it rusts. Have it fixed.

Huzzah! Someone with balls!

[TOV!E]

B17NNS said:

It's a car, get out there and enjoy it.

If it rusts. Have it fixed.

best quote of the year so far, its only a car ffs

[robsco]

TOV!E said:

B17NNS said:

It's a car, get out there and enjoy it.

If it rusts. Have it fixed.

best quote of the year so far, its only a car ffs

Aah, the past delights of owning a Tuscan! It's all well and good with a properly powdercoated chassis. What about the Chim and Cerb owners from the mid to late 90s with our flaky outriggers?

[B17NNS]

I think it was about 1988 or something when as a teenager this thing roared past me. The noise made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. After rooting through the magazines at Smiths I discovered it was a TVR. An S. I'd always been into cars but had never heard of TVR. I decided there and then that one day I'd own one of these magnificent beasts. When I discovered that they were British it was the icing on the cake. I went to the motor shows and drooled over the curves of the Griffith. The Chim had the same effect on me. When I first saw and heard a Cerb I nearly had a trouser accident. I discovered PH and realised that there were many other fools just like me with a passion for these silly noisy cars. I saved and saved but when in a position to buy (I wanted a Chim) extensions and soft furnishings became more important. I watched the T cars evolve. Peter Wheeler autographed my Tuscan brochure on the stand at Birmingham when the car was unveiled. But the itch continued and I knew one day I would have the pleasure of scratching it.

And like all good things, with hard work, perseverance, time and saving, if you want it bad enough, it happens.

So here I am after all those years, my poster car is sat on my drive. Bought and paid for.

You think a bit of salt is going to stop me?

[EGB]

shake n bake said:

B17NNS said:

It's a car, get out there and enjoy it.

If it rusts. Have it fixed.

Huzzah! Someone with balls!

Big rusty balls.