Lynny
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Registered: 3rd Jan 03
Location: oop north! Where people talk properly
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crap road surfaces, frost & ice, salt everywhere..... so what changes do you make to your car now the cold weather is on its way? Or do you simply garage it up for winter and use a run around for the few months over xmas? Reason I ask is spent a good 3 hours cleaning the car this afternoon, not only did my hands feel numb afterwards with the cold, but started to wonder whats the point as no doubt it'll rain tomorrow and ruin all my hard work!
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Kyle T
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Registered: 11th Sep 04
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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Im worried about grit on the roads. Seat paint is notoriously thin, and chips dead easy 
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Lynny
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quote:
Originally posted by Kyle T
Im worried about grit on the roads. Seat paint is notoriously thin, and chips dead easy
yeah this is what i mean. i knwo alot of people return to standard bumpers etc for winter to protect their paintwork.....but those of us with standard cars anyway cant 
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Adam_B
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Registered: 13th Dec 00
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i drive a 9 year old corsa, i dont give a fuck about winter
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willay
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need to clean and treat the bodywork regardless of the weather I thought 
Personally I'll be putting more coolant in my water system, more oil in the engine (though thats an all year thing for 20xe owners ). Looking forward to the lack of grip and every road journey possibly being my last.
I'll be changing my suspension for ledas and possibly getting a diff too, thats my winter prep
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
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corsa has no engine so no worries, cav, well i aint washed it for ages. doubt itll matter
as for the golf, i hope it rots in hell
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Its very cold tonight, the Nova is garaged now though so she is tucked up warm, I sleep no more than 2 feet away from her.
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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i will be doing nothing special.
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Lynny
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Registered: 3rd Jan 03
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quote:
Originally posted by willay
need to clean and treat the bodywork regardless of the weather I thought
didnt say otherwise
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drax
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Registered: 5th Feb 05
Location: Sittingbourne, Kent
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i need to buy some anti freeze
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shane2corsa
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Registered: 4th Sep 05
Location: Nettleham, Lincolnshire
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ill be giving it a good wax or two and then carrying on as usaul, washing it everyday during the gritting period. the salt rots away in all the little nooks in the bodywork, plenty of jet washing helps
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chr15barn3s
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Registered: 5th Oct 03
Location: Farnborough
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Il take the wheels off and clean and grease the coilover threads. May do it this weekend.
Clean it regularly and keep it polished so its easier to clean the next time
Wont bother checking anti freeze as Vauxhall should have done all that when it was serviced a couple of months ago.
But lots of screenwash aswell.
Think thats it.
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Nismo
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mean i glue the roof shut
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CorsaSRi16v
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Registered: 2nd Nov 01
Location: Staffordshire Drives: Honda Accord Type-R
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quote:
Originally posted by broster
as for the golf, i hope it rots in hell
What's up with the Golf?
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jamesvalver
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Registered: 21st Feb 03
Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
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i'll just be using my car all through and hope nothing happens to it altho its gona get cold in there with no interior
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davey_jack
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Registered: 28th Jan 06
Location: Horley, Surrey Drives: Clio 182
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I'm gettin my project corsa MOT'd and taxed tomorrow, I cant wait to drive it, so bollucks to using my run around for the winter!
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Stoneyginger
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Registered: 25th Jan 01
Location: Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
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i have a spare set of astra wheels for my corsa once the weather sets in to keep my white ones in good nick, i tend not to use it when it starts getting crappy weather 
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
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I am going to use the missus' astra 
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Stoneyginger
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Location: Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
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Chris F
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Registered: 26th Dec 05
Location: Newmarket Drives: Escort Van 1.8
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I was going to referb my wheels, may leave it awhile now tho!
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Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
Location: Howden
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quote:
Originally posted by Kyle T
Im worried about grit on the roads. Seat paint is notoriously thin, and chips dead easy
polish helps...
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CorsAsh
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Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
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I will mostly enjoy being able to spin the tyres up in snowy weather, and feel what it's like to drive a moderately powerful car the rest of the year
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Matt L
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
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i may start to use pulic tansport  if the weather gets too bad.
[Edited on 04-10-2006 by Matt L]
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corb
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Registered: 24th Apr 02
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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I'll carry on using my Ibiza as normal and use the corsa as and when i want to!
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marklaruk
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Registered: 4th Sep 04
Location: Leeds
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i send my car in for a respray  and watch as it gets fucked over the course of winter...
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