Does anyone else daily drive the F-Type year-round?

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01-13-2018, 11:40 AM

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I wasn't going to drive it in the winter, but it just works so well and all the cold weather features make it an absolute brilliant year round car. I just can't put it away.

Did you get the undercoating?

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01-13-2018, 02:55 PM

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Daily driver. Car was left outside. Yesterday the temp went from 12C at 8am to -8c at 6pm. Freezing rain started at 1pm as the rain eventually turned into snow. Car was covered in ice today at -11C. Door handles wouldn't pop open.
Used hot water in kettle to get it opened up and then took it for a spin to warm things up.
Gotta love Toronto.

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01-13-2018, 06:06 PM

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Did you get the undercoating?

No, but they dont use a ton of salt here. It’s usually too cold to be effective. Plus I’m ocd about washing and detailing.

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01-13-2018, 07:58 PM

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Looking to pick up a F-Type V6S AWD this Thursday. I live in New Jersey and it will be my only car. We’ll see how it goes.

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01-13-2018, 11:57 PM

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Daily driver here and, as noted earlier, it has actually been cold enough for the heated steering wheel the past couple of weeks but hopefully that will change soon.

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01-14-2018, 12:14 AM

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Cheers for our member in Fargo! Probably not a conv!

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01-14-2018, 01:36 AM

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Both my 'cats' frown on rain and desire their own personal heater, shelter, and pampering.

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01-14-2018, 02:14 AM

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That is one spoiled moggie!

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01-14-2018, 06:31 AM

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My cats have all been cordless.

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01-14-2018, 10:58 AM

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Daily driver here except with snow and ice. Seat heaters and steering wheel heater has gotten a workout this year.

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01-14-2018, 11:45 AM

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Daily driver for me year-round. Of course living in So Cal, I don't have the extreme challenges of our F-Type brothers in the cold states.
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01-14-2018, 12:24 PM

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Daily driver in Cincinnati. Covered in slush and salt at the moment. Saw a fellow snowy F Typer out last night and exchanged a nod of approval.

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01-14-2018, 12:27 PM

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Every single day in new hampshire for the last 2 years!!

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01-14-2018, 12:31 PM

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Nice shots Bradley! What do you do with the ground clearance issue when there is tons of deep snow? I'm talking 5 to 10 inches?

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01-14-2018, 01:16 PM

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Nice shots Bradley! What do you do with the ground clearance issue when there is tons of deep snow? I'm talking 5 to 10 inches?

typically here 5 inches it will handle it just fine, more than that I just have my Grand Cherokee (wife's car). Usually the roads are pretty well taken care of though. I use the Michelin alpine 3 winter tires, they are pretty awesome, I wish the car would have come with Michelin summers on it.

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01-14-2018, 02:18 PM

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01-14-2018, 03:16 PM

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Wow. With my Pirellis and RWD I couldn't even make it out off my street let alone a mountain pass. But that is what my lowly FWD van is for ....

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01-14-2018, 08:38 PM

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Wow. With my Pirellis and RWD I couldn't even make it out off my street let alone a mountain pass. But that is what my lowly FWD van is for ....

Same! I put 12k on mine April through December, but once it gets real cold and or the snow falls the summer tires just aren't safe. I had to get a running start to get it back up on the four post lift with maybe a half inch of snow on my driveway.

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