Winter Is Here!! ----{driving or storing}

[catch]

The great winter has arrived here in the GTA! Well it arrived a week or 2 ago.

Who decided to drive and who decided to store? and why?

I decided storage was the way to go this year for me. A few reasons swayed this decision:

First, the car is new, picked it up September 4th so I missed the whole summer with it (long story short my 2015 got delayed so I re-ordered a 2016). The paint is still perfect (opti-coated and waxed) and Id like to keep it that way at least for one full summer.

Second, winter tires in our sizes are just more then I wanted to spend... this made justifying storage a lot easier for me

Third, I work in the automotive industry as a Client Retention Manager and Sales Manager so a car is always available to me if I need one (which made the 7 month wait for my ///M3 a lot more tolerable).

Whats everyone else doing? Id love to see some winter pics!

Heres mine

Snow fell:



Cleaned it up:



As it sits next to the winter car:

[force4rmr]

Similar to you, just picked up my '16 mid October. Only drove for a few weeks then stored for our east coast winter. Tempted to slap winters on for the nicer days but content for now to stick with my truck for DD duties.

[jilixg]

Hey, friend, what is the tint on your car? It seems below 20%? Is that legal in your place? In quebec, it s 70%, I hate this law.

[myzmak]

In Calgary. We've had winter for a month or so.

Driving driving driving.







No fecking garage queens for me.

[aboulfad]

Daily driver, it's a normal car, not a Ferrari It only sleeps at night in my garage, winter/snow storm arrived last week in Montreal. Here's some dirty pics and how it will look after tomorrow's bath http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1202659. I think myzmak is the dirtiest

[Mikster]

Originally Posted by catch

The great winter has arrived here in the GTA! Well it arrived a week or 2 ago.

Who decided to drive and who decided to store? and why?

I decided storage was the way to go this year for me. A few reasons swayed this decision:

First, the car is new, picked it up September 4th so I missed the whole summer with it (long story short my 2015 got delayed so I re-ordered a 2016). The paint is still perfect (opti-coated and waxed) and Id like to keep it that way at least for one full summer.

Second, winter tires in our sizes are just more then I wanted to spend... this made justifying storage a lot easier for me

Third, I work in the automotive industry as a Client Retention Manager and Sales Manager so a car is always available to me if I need one (which made the 7 month wait for my ///M3 a lot more tolerable).

Whats everyone else doing? Id love to see some winter pics!

Heres mine

Snow fell:



Cleaned it up:



As it sits next to the winter car:

No front plate??
M

[myzmak]

Originally Posted by aboulfad

I think myzmak is the dirtiest

That's what she said....

Yeah, I usually try to keep it cleaner than that (it actually got a bit worse) but we were just locked in this cycle of snow/melt/snow/melt where it was never cold and dry enough for the snow to stick around - it just kept melting the day after it fell and i was busy so didnt want to 'waste' time on a bath.

It is cleaner now but....I'm sure it will get to the multiple-salt-layer status again soon enough

[aboulfad]

@myzmak , this winter season has been very forgiving and bizarre here, today is +5C and raining I have a CQUK costing and it's recommended to wash regularity, and that sucks, because of the conditions you mention the car is dirty the same day!

[myzmak]

Originally Posted by aboulfad

@myzmak , this winter season has been very forgiving and bizarre here, today is +5C and raining I have a CQUK costing and it's recommended to wash regularity, and that sucks, because of the conditions you mention the car is dirty the next day!

Yeah, it has been a bit of a pain....nothing worse than washing it and having it half dirty after the 10 block drive home

Last winter we had the unusually warm/dry weather so it was easier to keep it clean (though it sucked for skiing and, all other things being equal, i will take the better snow for skiing and a slightly dirtier M )

[catch]

Originally Posted by jilixg

Hey, friend, what is the tint on your car? It seems below 20%? Is that legal in your place? In quebec, it s 70%, I hate this law.

15% all around with a 50% windshield. Ive hear Quebec is a lot stricter with their laws then Ontario, not just tint, but the whole Highway Traffic Act

[catch]

Originally Posted by Mikster

No front plate??
M

it must have fallen off when I went to take those pictures... what are the odds...

[farbmw]

I'm driving the Cobalt and only driving the M4 when the weather is desent.

[Brennan ///M4]

Year round daily driver for me. It's been through 2 snow storms so far, and I've had no troubles at all.

[MrCsquared]

How do you like the CX3 - debating whether or not to pick one up

[catch]

Originally Posted by farbmw

I'm driving the Cobalt and only driving the M4 when the weather is desent.

Those 2 need to swap spots! Id defiantly park the M in the solo spot!

[catch]

Originally Posted by MrCsquared

How do you like the CX3 - debating whether or not to pick one up

I liked it! Swapped it out for a CX-5 GT this week, wanted something a little bigger.
Shoot me a private message if you're seriously looking at one though... Happy to help and set up a great deal for you

[sunnyboy]

Unfortunately, not rich enough to afford a winter beater...

Fortunately I am still driving my car, don't think I could survive the 4 months hibernation of my car...

[SSM46mt]

a bit of both - have winters on and have been driving it until recently - will probably store from now till end of Feb/mid march

[redfox]

I drive the M4 all year round. I only distinguish between wet days and dry days. Since owning the M4 starting in June 2014, I've washed it only a handful of times. Most recently, I have not washed it for 4 months and running.

"wet car" attached. Love this thing! So much fun in wet conditions.

[pyceasyas123]

I'm driving mine through the winter. I wrapped the front end in 3m. Winter wheels went on last week.

[gq1]

First time storing an M! I've always driven my M3's through winter but with 3 young boys (2/4/7) that need to be hauled around daily I couldn't stand to watch them destroy the interior of my M4!

[///Machiavelli]

Originally Posted by pyceasyas123

I'm driving mine through the winter. I wrapped the front end in 3m. Winter wheels went on last week.

You finally got the Grigio? Nice! A little bird told me about it but I didn't want to say anything on the forum. Did you make a new thread for it yet?

We should get a shoot done of GTA Individual F8x colours.