Winter and F-cars
Discussion
This is my first winter with the Mondy and I'm still using it, rain or shine, at least 3 or 4 times a week.
Thing is, I can't help noticing that there doesn't seem to be any others on the road locally. In the summer I see several a day as they don't seem to be in short supply around SW19.
Does everyone put their car into hibernation? Is it that bad to keep driving?
Thing is, I can't help noticing that there doesn't seem to be any others on the road locally. In the summer I see several a day as they don't seem to be in short supply around SW19.
Does everyone put their car into hibernation? Is it that bad to keep driving?
Keep the car away from salt. Park it up in the garage and invest in a good dehumidifier.
I bought one of these www.dry-it-out.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=17
and the results have surpassed all expectations. Pulls six litres of water out of the atmosphere everyday and keeps my car bone dry.
I bought one of these www.dry-it-out.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=17
and the results have surpassed all expectations. Pulls six litres of water out of the atmosphere everyday and keeps my car bone dry.
Thing is, I bought a CAR.
It's there to be driven, surely? I wouldn't drive it on salted roads, but rain? It can handle that, can't it?
I quite deliberately bought a car with some miles on it, as it made me feel like it was a real car, not a toy.
I just wonder how accurate the perception is - has anyone, for instance, compared a 60,000 mile 355 (if one exists) with a garage queen to see how badly actually using the car affects it?
It's there to be driven, surely? I wouldn't drive it on salted roads, but rain? It can handle that, can't it?
I quite deliberately bought a car with some miles on it, as it made me feel like it was a real car, not a toy.
I just wonder how accurate the perception is - has anyone, for instance, compared a 60,000 mile 355 (if one exists) with a garage queen to see how badly actually using the car affects it?
Dunno what later F cars are like, but I looked underneath several 328s before I bought mine and I wasn't impressed.
Some of them were terribly scabby along the sills and the wheelarch lips.
The fiberglass bodywork and galvanised chassis on my old Esprit were definitely a more practical proposition for winter motoring.
I am ashamed to say that I don't use my 328 on salty wet roads.
Some of them were terribly scabby along the sills and the wheelarch lips.
The fiberglass bodywork and galvanised chassis on my old Esprit were definitely a more practical proposition for winter motoring.
I am ashamed to say that I don't use my 328 on salty wet roads.
[quote=justayellowbadge]Thing is, I bought a CAR.
You didn't just buy any car, you bought a classic Italian sports car. Nobody can tell you when to drive it or what conditions to avoid. You can choose to drive your car 365 days of the year and park it outside in the wind, rain and sunshine if you so wish. Best of luck.
You didn't just buy any car, you bought a classic Italian sports car. Nobody can tell you when to drive it or what conditions to avoid. You can choose to drive your car 365 days of the year and park it outside in the wind, rain and sunshine if you so wish. Best of luck.
I’m experiencing my first winter with an f-car in a cold country and it’s killing me. I don’t have a problem using the car in the wet but it’s such an un-enjoyable experience it’s really not worth the hassle. The few times I have gone out since the end of October I’ve ended up in a queue of traffic doing 40 mph with the windscreen wipers on full-pelt or driving through pea-soup fog on the motorway. Hardly what a Sunday drive is about. I can’t wait for the spring or at least a cold but dry and bright winter morning where I can go out for a blat.
Use it, and just keep it clean. I used my 308 through the winter and it didn't miss a beat (yes it was an everyday car and lived outside). When I bought it it had been stored "properly" for 6 months and cost me the best part of £2k to sort all the storage induced faults.
All Italian cars I've owned have thrived on use and suffered in storage.
All Italian cars I've owned have thrived on use and suffered in storage.
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