View Poll Results: Do you drive your car throughout all four seasons?
Yes! This car is meant to be driven!
66
85.71%
No! She's a garage queen!
11
14.29%
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How many of you drive your cars year 'round?
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I don't know where you guys live that you are considering driving year round.. In Edmonton, AB, Canada we get -30C, salt and rocks all over the roads and snow falls over 10-12inches in a night on occasion.
Not to mention half the city doesn't know how to drive in these conditions.
I got myself a truck for the winter. I save the car for when the roads are clear and the temp isn't -30. Winter here is just too hard on vehicles.
Not to mention half the city doesn't know how to drive in these conditions.
I got myself a truck for the winter. I save the car for when the roads are clear and the temp isn't -30. Winter here is just too hard on vehicles.
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2012 C63 coupe
I don't know where you guys live that you are considering driving year round.. In Edmonton, AB, Canada we get -30C, salt and rocks all over the roads and snow falls over 10-12inches in a night on occasion.
Not to mention half the city doesn't know how to drive in these conditions.
I got myself a truck for the winter. I save the car for when the roads are clear and the temp isn't -30. Winter here is just too hard on vehicles.
Not to mention half the city doesn't know how to drive in these conditions.
I got myself a truck for the winter. I save the car for when the roads are clear and the temp isn't -30. Winter here is just too hard on vehicles.
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From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2010 C63 AMG, 2009 ISF , 2002 L-Tuned IS300, 2011 ML350
If I kept cars 8+ years, then maybe I would consider not driving it in winter. However, for me, I trade cars every few years and like to enjoy them everyday that I own them. Unless you are keeping cars for a LONG time and/or are collecting them, winter harshness is no big deal.
I had a 1993 Stealth TT that I sold in 2009 (gotta admit I was driving the car every winter). (16 years)
I had a 2002 Lexus IS 300 that I gave to my young bro last year (the car is still running like brand new). (8 years)
edit: if my car was leased, I would definitely drive it in the winter... no point to pay monthly lease payment to let it sit in the garage... imo!
Last edited by Roswell; Nov 27, 2011 at 01:51 PM.
