What's all this talk of winter laying up?

[Mr Tank]

Hi

All I seem to read on the forum this last week is talk about sorning cars, winter laying up of cars etc.

Are we "Wedge" owners or wimps! Or even worse Chim owners! (Sorry dave)

I am getting worried about some people!

Winter laying up is not for me!

Especially as I have just got the war departments 280i MOTed today for the first time in eight or ten years!

It passed with only one advisory (slight play in one drive shaft UJ)

So tax it tomorrow and then use it!

That then only leaves the FHC to finish shorting out and MOT it in December!

Andy

[HOTTY]

I sometimes lay up whilst playing golf (dave need the chimp again this weekend)

Mine will be out and about over the winter, just wish i had more time to drive them.

[mrzigazaga]

You wont catch me snoozing just cos a bit of cold weather sets in..Ive got me TVR beanie ready..I spent most of last year fixing mine up so i will be making the most of it..Bunch of lightweights..Ziga

[Wedg1e]

I crashed the company van on black ice last year, I'm not about to try the same thing in the TVR.

[mrzigazaga]

Wedg1e said:

I crashed the company van on black ice last year, I'm not about to try the same thing in the TVR.

Well of course if its snows again or its icy out then obviously i wont risk it..That would be silly..Im keeping me fingers crossed that it will be a mild winter this year..If it does snow then its shank's pony for me!!..Ziga

[Mr Tank]

Wedg1e said:

I crashed the company van on black ice last year, I'm not about to try the same thing in the TVR.

Ian

I can understand that OK.

But down here in the tropics when the weather turns that bad we don't go out in the TVR.
But the number of dry but cold sunny days outways the bad.

So a good blast then with the roof off is great, especially helps getting rid of the and blues etc!

Andy

[Wedg1e]

Mr Tank said:

Ian

I can understand that OK.

But down here in the tropics when the weather turns that bad we don't go out in the TVR.
But the number of dry but cold sunny days outways the bad.

So a good blast then with the roof off is great, especially helps getting rid of the and blues etc!

Andy

I agree, however I don't agree with the taxation ripoff for the sake of those few good days. The tax on my car is out at the end of November so I still have another 29.5 potential good days

[PHJayV8]

I must admit I regret SORNing my car end of September, we've had some cracking, bracing Autumn days/evenings, but guaranteed as soon as I tax it, the white stuff (snow and salt) will arrive....

[benebob]

9.5 inches of Snow on Saturday. 200 tons of salt went down in the Township I work for. TVR is now away for the salt season. Granted it came at an opportune time as the fuel accumulator sprang a leak and the cluch is now a slipper. Trying to decide if I put the money into the clutch and accumulator or if it now gets a small block ford or do I try to go for the new duratec cyclone 305hp mustang 3.7l 6 cylinder

[AllezWasps]

Just taxed mine for another 6 months so as long as it doesn't snow, the roads aren't salty and it's not to wet, the Wedge and I will be enjoying plenty of winter outings!

[dixiebabes]

It never stops snowing up here.

Dix

[Chimpafrolic]

Layups are for Ghays.

Or Wedgies that need to sort their rads out (Gav!)



The Chimp loves to frolic in the cold stuff

Good post Mr Tank

[Chimpafrolic]

OK so benebob is excused as he gets proper snow.

I may even excuse the Jocks.

But the rest of you lot need to man up.

You are missing some great driving days by tucking you cars up under a blanket all winter.

I thought you Wedgies were to real men in the TVR world.

Anyone for golf?

[NTEL]

Hardcore......Woodhead Pass a couple of years since

Never lay up my cars. I probably drive it more in winter than summer.

Sorry its a T car though lads

[Chimpafrolic]

Looks like TVRs do go out in the snow.

Just not the Wedge shaped ones.

Poor show Wedgies, must try harder

[KJR]

Chimpafrolic said:

Looks like TVRs do go out in the snow.

Just not the Wedge shaped ones.

Poor show Wedgies, must try harder

A few years ago and a car I no longer have. A 25 mile run to the TVRCC Scotland meet one Christmas with the roof down ...




Just a note to add that the "Dodge Viper" in the picture is not a "real" one. The guy who owned it built it from scratch, including the chassis and body.

[Oz2]

Remind me what winter is again!!!!!!!!!!
Even in the UK I was an all year round wedger that's bks puttin it away what about those crisp winter mornings, blue sky and more power????????



C'mon wedge men
Keep your cars on the road 365 days a year!!!!!
Listen to me when I live in the sub tropics.............

[adam quantrill]

Nothing beats a top-down blast on Christmas Day!!!!

[robsco]

No winter lay-up here. Crisp, dry winter mornings here we come.

[Aeroflop]

We don't have any snow yet and it's not even cold (the lowest I've noted so far was +1C), but still the salting season has already arrived. As I really, really hate that stuff to get on my cars, I only force my daily ride to face the stuff (and try to keep that facing as low as possible also). Hence, a winter vacation for her.