F-Type Winter
#21
12-16-2014, 08:54 PM
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Im still not an F type owner but will be in april. My experience with northeast weather(metro ny) and Porsche can be simply be explained by the typically expensive Porsche winter package I purchased. Its a little steep at $38,000 but does include winter tires mounted on rims attached to a ford explorer, there were quite a few snow driving days last winter otherwise I use the sports car) . With minimal front clearance those valences would be expensive to replace as the snow ice and debris that accumulate between the tire tracks would make your car a plow- Not sure Id blow through 2 feet of snow with the front end of my f type- has nothing to do with traction
However, the heavy snow belt areas usually get the roads plowed to a manageable level in a half-day or so.
#22
12-17-2014, 07:34 AM
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#23
12-17-2014, 04:09 PM
What I have noticed is that the brake rotors on the F-Type rust extraordinarily fast (compared to my previous cars). There is a noticeable amount of rust on them every morning, I feel can feel the build up with the brake pedal, I have to drag the brake a tiny bit when first starting out to clean them off. One time I left it over a weekend and the Monday morning the pads were essentially seized on the rotors, so much so that idle in reverse wasn't enough to get the car moving on a flat surface. Going to start rinsing the rotors with the hose when I bring it into the garage every night.
#24
12-17-2014, 04:11 PM
Im still not an F type owner but will be in april. My experience with northeast weather(metro ny) and Porsche can be simply be explained by the typically expensive Porsche winter package I purchased. Its a little steep at $38,000 but does include winter tires mounted on rims attached to a ford explorer, there were quite a few snow driving days last winter otherwise I use the sports car) . With minimal front clearance those valences would be expensive to replace as the snow ice and debris that accumulate between the tire tracks would make your car a plow- Not sure Id blow through 2 feet of snow with the front end of my f type- has nothing to do with traction
#25
12-18-2014, 02:43 PM
I'm running it unprotected, I doubt there is any protection that would withstand a true winter, except storage...
What I have noticed is that the brake rotors on the F-Type rust extraordinarily fast (compared to my previous cars). There is a noticeable amount of rust on them every morning, I feel can feel the build up with the brake pedal, I have to drag the brake a tiny bit when first starting out to clean them off. One time I left it over a weekend and the Monday morning the pads were essentially seized on the rotors, so much so that idle in reverse wasn't enough to get the car moving on a flat surface. Going to start rinsing the rotors with the hose when I bring it into the garage every night.
What I have noticed is that the brake rotors on the F-Type rust extraordinarily fast (compared to my previous cars). There is a noticeable amount of rust on them every morning, I feel can feel the build up with the brake pedal, I have to drag the brake a tiny bit when first starting out to clean them off. One time I left it over a weekend and the Monday morning the pads were essentially seized on the rotors, so much so that idle in reverse wasn't enough to get the car moving on a flat surface. Going to start rinsing the rotors with the hose when I bring it into the garage every night.
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#26
12-18-2014, 03:58 PM
Nice collection of cars by the way!
#27
12-18-2014, 04:49 PM
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#28
12-18-2014, 04:51 PM
Ya, i'm not talking about just a small visible rust like in the summer, it's enough rust that you feel it when you brake the first few times, and enough to seize the pads to the rotors preventing idle from getting the car going..
#29
12-19-2014, 08:16 PM
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Winter? What winter?
Today, in the great state of Maine, it was just splendid driving weather - sunny clear blue skies, cool temperatures, and barely any salt or sand on the roads. Easily racked up 100+ miles today (with equal measures of triple digit...well you know). It is 70 mph per person right?
Winter? What winter?
Today, in the great state of Maine, it was just splendid driving weather - sunny clear blue skies, cool temperatures, and barely any salt or sand on the roads. Easily racked up 100+ miles today (with equal measures of triple digit...well you know). It is 70 mph per person right?
Winter? What winter?
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#30
12-20-2014, 06:31 AM
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Aluminum doesn't rust, but it will still oxidize on the surface. In acidic or alkaline environments (acid rain in the Northeast), the oxidation can be severe enough to cause significant material loss. You can witness this by looking at old aluminum cans along the side of the road, particularly where the soils are acidic. If the paint is not properly sealed or is chipped, oxidation on the aluminum under the paint will cause the paint to start chipping off. Road salt is not likely to accelerate aluminum oxidation nearly as much rust (iron alloy or steel oxidation).
#31
12-20-2014, 06:42 AM
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Winter? What winter? Today, in the great state of Maine, it was just splendid driving weather - sunny clear blue skies, cool temperatures, and barely any salt or sand on the roads. Easily racked up 100+ miles today (with equal measures of triple digit...well you know). It is 70 mph per person right? Winter? What winter?
#32
12-20-2014, 05:11 PM
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#33
12-20-2014, 06:10 PM
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Winter? What winter?
Today, in the great state of Maine, it was just splendid driving weather - sunny clear blue skies, cool temperatures, and barely any salt or sand on the roads. Easily racked up 100+ miles today (with equal measures of triple digit...well you know). It is 70 mph per person right?
Winter? What winter?
Today, in the great state of Maine, it was just splendid driving weather - sunny clear blue skies, cool temperatures, and barely any salt or sand on the roads. Easily racked up 100+ miles today (with equal measures of triple digit...well you know). It is 70 mph per person right?
Winter? What winter?
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#34
12-20-2014, 08:21 PM
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Thank you Foosh.
While I was having lunch today - F-Type parked directly in front of the classic A1 Diner in Gardiner, Maine - two guys came over to my table to tell me what a stunning car it is. Naturally I thanked them, and of course agreed, which they then followed with, "aren't you worried about driving it in the winter?", insinuating that it was too beautiful a car to take out unless conditions are pristine.
Ain't no such thing and, as I told them, "it's just a car". And a car is meant for one thing and one thing only - other than the external intrinsic beauty (a work of art in some cases, and even then...) - DRIVING.
Winter be damned!
Thanks again,
RJ52
While I was having lunch today - F-Type parked directly in front of the classic A1 Diner in Gardiner, Maine - two guys came over to my table to tell me what a stunning car it is. Naturally I thanked them, and of course agreed, which they then followed with, "aren't you worried about driving it in the winter?", insinuating that it was too beautiful a car to take out unless conditions are pristine.
Ain't no such thing and, as I told them, "it's just a car". And a car is meant for one thing and one thing only - other than the external intrinsic beauty (a work of art in some cases, and even then...) - DRIVING.
Winter be damned!
Thanks again,
RJ52
#35
12-21-2014, 08:04 AM
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That's the great thing about the aluminum body. With proper surface protection and regular rinsing, the winter toll can be minimal.
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#36
12-22-2014, 09:00 AM
Negative. For the most part - and as we live and work on the coast - local munis and the state clear the roads up quite well and over the years I've rarely found the need for snows (and that includes the years I had an NSX). Unless it's snowing and/or icy - in which case the F-Type will very likely remain at home (and if I get "caught" in something, so be it) - I've made the decision to drive my V6S regardless of the weather/winter. Especially since I had the car "filmed", I'm less concerned about sand/salt/debris hitting the car.
It's just a car...if a stunning one at that!
Carpe diem.
P.S. No question, on the drive in this morning, I felt a bit more alive...with rear wheel drive! What is life without adventure?
It's just a car...if a stunning one at that!
Carpe diem.
P.S. No question, on the drive in this morning, I felt a bit more alive...with rear wheel drive! What is life without adventure?
you're brave to drive it with the original summers. I diont know what weather you get in your region but in sub 40F, summer tires become like bricks...
Really gives the car another life with winters on
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#38
12-22-2014, 11:29 AM
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IT'S ALIVE, ALIVE!!!!
#39
12-23-2014, 01:37 PM
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#40
12-26-2014, 10:05 PM
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Please tell me some of you on the east coast who've stored your F-Type for the winter took it out on some of this splendid Indian summer weather many of us are having??? And if you haven't (why haven't you?) surely you've been thinking about it???
Carpe diem.
Carpe diem.
Last edited by RickyJay52; 12-26-2014 at 10:08 PM.