Poll: Are you going to Run your Z over winter
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StevenH72 said:
I've just received a Karcher under-chassis cleaner gadget (on sale on Amazon.co.uk) which I'll be using regularly this winter to clean the salty crud off each weekend that the Z gets used.
Been researching clean, rust-treatment, slow-dry, plus dinitrol in-cavity, plus hardcoat on the bottom. But will have to save that for next summer as it's pricy and there's no-one nearby as far as I can tell. Closest two only do waxoyl.
Don't know if it's all too over the top, but I'd like our Z to be a long term keeper so £500 is probably worth it on balance...
ESP said:I have got NO time for people that 'Mothball or Hibernate' there cars over winter, even if it is your 2nd or even 3rd car?
Why bother buying one??
MAN UP!! My cousin lives in Canada and uses his Z3M as a daily drive, they have already had snow this autumn.
Mines a Roaster and itll be used 12months a year, i love those Bright sunny winter days when the air's got a really sharp bite, means ROOF DOWN HEATERS ON, BOOM!
Winter air bellow 5deg is a lot more dense in oxygen than +20deg air = sharper throttle response (thats a fact but it may make no difference that u can feel but im going with that lol)
Obviously never got stranded in the snow on summer runflats :roll: Far safer to leave the car at home on bad days or simply store it out of harms way over winter and use a car with suitable winter tyres
Thats what I do. If I had to use the Z4 then would have to fork out £1700 for replacement BMW 17s with winter runflats 
Tim.
PlumbNB1 said:
Yes, that's a good point...
Looks like I've made a big blooper with the weather this year
Last year I tucked the Zed away on SORN December to February and felt it was a good move as it was snowing, icy or raining and there was salt everywhere. This year I believed the doom-and-gloom forecasts about a harsh winter and then we've had the longest dry spell for months, some nice bright days and above average temp's. Gutted!
Last year I tucked the Zed away on SORN December to February and felt it was a good move as it was snowing, icy or raining and there was salt everywhere. This year I believed the doom-and-gloom forecasts about a harsh winter and then we've had the longest dry spell for months, some nice bright days and above average temp's. Gutted!
Yup, we've been fairly lucky this year. bit of a frost, then a bit of drizzle. Put winters on two weekends ago and its barely dropped below 10 deg
I'll be using it again over winter ... The beater always fails its MOT this time of year and it doesn't suit me to get it running until after January. Maybe the beater has had its day ... But it is ideal to spread the milage on even if that takes up summer miles and not winter miles. Winter doesn't bother me , I like it in the zed, mileage depressed me and I wish it didn't.
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Don't know about winter and frost snow and ice - what about the muck on the roads from farm work - went out this weekend and it was lethal on the country roads - like driving on diesel! A combination of low temperatures mud slime and drizzle - dangerous - take care out there!
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:thumbsdown:Nope, Z4 is cleaned within an inch of its life and has been parked up for winter. Will be starting it and moving it every so often to avoid any problems.
Will be running a 03/53 325ci m-sport conv auto over winter. Its already filthy and im just glad that its on that old car not my shiny Z4.
Will be running a 03/53 325ci m-sport conv auto over winter. Its already filthy and im just glad that its on that old car not my shiny Z4.
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