Most liked posts in thread: Winter: Driving or Not

Just had the PittStopMINI wintry driving "refresher" on Sunday... some 50 cars, mostly Minis, some Countrymen, and the winter tires held the day... until we burned through the snow and broke out the stopwatches...

My favorite: climbing a hill in newly-fallen heavy wet snow, packed by traffic to ice: Ford Ranger 4WD pickup ahead of me can't get moving on all-season tires. Spinning one, two, three wheels, passenger is then in the bed literally jumping up and down, still no traction. Passenger gets out to push, and movement begins, ve-e-ry slowly. I'm behind them, ge-enntly ease out the clutch and pull up alongside "you guys need some help?" "Naw, we're OK". Ease out the clutch again, drive on up the hill... <whistles softly>

 

My MINI lives outside, and I drive it year round, regardless of the weather....

 

Joys of the southwest. I drive it and race it all year round.

I'd probably die if I ever have to "winter" my car.

 

Daily Driver MINI man here

 

I drive mine & when I wear it out I will buy another & repeat the process. The MINI does very well in the winter when equipped with proper footwear. The car not me.

MM Chuck I can drive you around in my MINI if that will help you.

 

My MINI is more of a bad weather car.. When it is nice out I usually take the motorcycle instead.

 

rrr:

 

I park my MINI, when the weather is bad. For snowy/icy days, I have a Ford F350 4x4.

For fun in the snow, I have a two wheel drive Soviet military motorcycle with a sidecar, nothing stops it!

Dave

 

Mine is a daily driver no matter the weather. It lived outside for the first couple years, but now has a garage to come home to at night.

 

Daily drive mine and track it too, but when the weather gets bad and the salt goes on the roads, it trades places with the Tahoe and is tucked safe and sound in the back of the garage....

 

My MINI is a daily driver also. He does get garaged every night though. Just to keep him nice and toasty in these harsh single digit nights.

 

I wouldn't drive anything else! I have winter tread on The Beast and get back and forth to work with zero worries. I work nights so in the morning, I brush off the snow, turn on the seat warmers and motor on home.

Cheers!
Chris

safe

 

My 07 is supposed to be the DD, but I can take the 4x4 when snow is deep or roads are crap.

The 11 CM will be a daily driver all the time, good or bad roads unless the wife steals the Jeep 4x4. But I can stay home all day.

 

The MINI is my only car, so it gets driven every day, no matter the weather.

 

Used to drive it every day, now it's down to once or twice a week.

 

Mine lives outside see all weather and city parking.

I think that a mini with winters is only seconded by a mini with summer tires for fun.

I love my mini and i love me some snow. the two together is quite fun. :ihih:

-Jonathan