Notices
2010-2014 Mustang Information on The S197 {GenII}
Sponsored By:
Sponsored By:

The Beast shall awaken in March or April

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 10/30/14, 12:14 PM
  #1  
Cobra Member
Thread Starter
 
JCStang's Avatar
 
Join Date: October 20, 2011
Location: Illinois
Posts: 1,042
Received 2 Likes on 1 Post
The Beast shall awaken in March or April

It is a sad day......
Attached Thumbnails The Beast shall awaken in March or April-gt-storage.jpg  
Old 10/30/14, 12:33 PM
  #2  
Bullitt Member
 
88lx50's Avatar
 
Join Date: January 6, 2014
Location: NYC
Posts: 345
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Wow - you packed it in early. I had my Stang out today. It was nice weather in NYC today.
Old 10/30/14, 01:07 PM
  #3  
Cobra Member
Thread Starter
 
JCStang's Avatar
 
Join Date: October 20, 2011
Location: Illinois
Posts: 1,042
Received 2 Likes on 1 Post
We may get a snow/rain mix tomorrow. The only good thing is I save some money on insurance and gas!!!! Put it away with 1,680 miles on it....averaging 15.8 mpg.
Old 10/30/14, 01:20 PM
  #4  
Mach 1 Member
 
Last1's Avatar
 
Join Date: October 25, 2012
Location: NJ
Posts: 585
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
I had a tarp under mine last winter too
Attached Thumbnails The Beast shall awaken in March or April-image.jpg  
Old 10/30/14, 01:21 PM
  #5  
Banned
 
5.M0NSTER's Avatar
 
Join Date: August 2, 2013
Location: Little north of Stuttgart, Germany
Posts: 3,090
Received 254 Likes on 230 Posts
I have another week or so to go. We're supposed to get our first snow/mix this Friday, so my beast will ride it out in the garage, but next week looks better, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

One nice thing about driving in cold weather is that the stock pirellis suddenly turn into drift friendly tires. I got a bit sideways in a few corners this morning
Old 10/30/14, 01:52 PM
  #6  
Cobra Member
 
xtc.inc's Avatar
 
Join Date: December 22, 2010
Posts: 1,023
Likes: 0
Received 9 Likes on 7 Posts
Love the cooler temps as the car breathes better and the exhaust sounds deeper.
Old 10/30/14, 02:28 PM
  #7  
I Have No Life
 
FromZto5's Avatar
 
Join Date: September 24, 2011
Posts: 10,141
Received 172 Likes on 145 Posts
Originally Posted by xtc.inc
Love the cooler temps as the car breathes better and the exhaust sounds deeper.
but my car feels slower because my tires can't grip so it's actually worse for me...

Originally Posted by Last1
I had a tarp under mine last winter too
ugh... why do you have to show me a sad picture like that?

Originally Posted by JCStang
It is a sad day......
Jeff, I'm about 99% sure I will put her away this weekend. I need to confirm with JDM that they're not sending me a new tune anytime soon
Old 10/30/14, 03:51 PM
  #8  
Cobra Member
Thread Starter
 
JCStang's Avatar
 
Join Date: October 20, 2011
Location: Illinois
Posts: 1,042
Received 2 Likes on 1 Post
Tell me again why we live in the north??????!!!!!! Man, I hate winter......
Old 10/30/14, 03:55 PM
  #9  
Bullitt Member
 
88lx50's Avatar
 
Join Date: January 6, 2014
Location: NYC
Posts: 345
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Originally Posted by JCStang
Tell me again why we live in the north??????!!!!!! Man, I hate winter......
Yeah I gotta move when I retire. Still got a ways to go though, I have to stick around NYC for another 12 years.
Old 10/30/14, 06:50 PM
  #10  
Cobra Member
 
xtc.inc's Avatar
 
Join Date: December 22, 2010
Posts: 1,023
Likes: 0
Received 9 Likes on 7 Posts
Originally Posted by FromZto5
but my car feels slower because my tires can't grip so it's actually worse for me
Once they are warm its good. Engine makes better power with those cool temps and that cold air going inside... it actually feels faster on a cool autumn day than it does a hot summer day
Old 10/30/14, 09:38 PM
  #11  
Shelby GT500 Member
 
kcoTiger's Avatar
 
Join Date: December 20, 2011
Location: CenTex...sort of
Posts: 4,354
Received 53 Likes on 52 Posts
Just another reason to love Texas.
Old 10/31/14, 06:52 AM
  #12  
Bullitt Member
 
V6 Driver's Avatar
 
Join Date: October 22, 2012
Location: West Bend, Wisconsin
Posts: 343
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes on 3 Posts
Yup, I parked mine last weekend and we had crappy weather all week. I woke up to snow this morning. Last winter I thought my car would be out by April, but the effen "polar vortex" in Wisconsin kept my car under wraps until late May.
Old 10/31/14, 07:11 AM
  #13  
Cobra Member
Thread Starter
 
JCStang's Avatar
 
Join Date: October 20, 2011
Location: Illinois
Posts: 1,042
Received 2 Likes on 1 Post
It's snowing ( well, flurrying) as I type this....guess I timed putting the car away and doing the last mowing just right!!
Old 10/31/14, 07:13 AM
  #14  
Cobra Member
Thread Starter
 
JCStang's Avatar
 
Join Date: October 20, 2011
Location: Illinois
Posts: 1,042
Received 2 Likes on 1 Post
And we have a wind chill right now of 16....
Old 10/31/14, 02:13 PM
  #15  
Cobra Member
 
mustangfan410's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 8, 2014
Posts: 1,466
Likes: 0
Received 14 Likes on 14 Posts
Originally Posted by JCStang
And we have a wind chill right now of 16....
Ouch! that sucks, we'll probably get those temps in Jan/Feb.
Old 11/1/14, 05:05 AM
  #16  
Member
 
Kingstrider's Avatar
 
Join Date: April 20, 2014
Location: Maryland
Posts: 27
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by JCStang
We may get a snow/rain mix tomorrow. The only good thing is I save some money on insurance and gas!!!! Put it away with 1,680 miles on it....averaging 15.8 mpg.
You drop coverage on your car during the winter months? Never thought of that but it makes sense I guess. Unless of course something happens to it in the garage. Would homeowner's cover that? Just curious as I could save a hundred bucks a month by dropping mine during the winter.
Old 11/1/14, 06:22 AM
  #17  
Bullitt Member
 
OnceYouGoBlack's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 14, 2014
Location: Chester County, SC
Posts: 268
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by Kingstrider
You drop coverage on your car during the winter months? Never thought of that but it makes sense I guess. Unless of course something happens to it in the garage. Would homeowner's cover that? Just curious as I could save a hundred bucks a month by dropping mine during the winter.
Wouldn't you have to turn in your tags and registration too?
I guess if it's not financed then you could cut comprehensive and go with the barely legal plan.
Old 11/1/14, 07:51 AM
  #18  
Shelby GT350 Member
 
shurtual86's Avatar
 
Join Date: December 16, 2011
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 4,657
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Originally Posted by Kingstrider

You drop coverage on your car during the winter months? Never thought of that but it makes sense I guess. Unless of course something happens to it in the garage. Would homeowner's cover that? Just curious as I could save a hundred bucks a month by dropping mine during the winter.
I changed plan when I would store it for winter. Cost about 20 a month but was fully covered in case it got damaged while in storage.
Old 11/1/14, 08:47 AM
  #19  
Shelby GT350 Member
 
dmichaels's Avatar
 
Join Date: April 14, 2013
Location: CT
Posts: 2,460
Received 111 Likes on 101 Posts
Going to be doing the same this year, probably in a week or two... but various improvements will be made over the winter, so that helps ease the pain
Old 11/1/14, 02:27 PM
  #20  
Cobra Member
Thread Starter
 
JCStang's Avatar
 
Join Date: October 20, 2011
Location: Illinois
Posts: 1,042
Received 2 Likes on 1 Post
I drop liability coverage...why insure for damage you may do to someone elses car/etc if you are not driving it....cut my yearly premium by $485, so if I store it for 6 months I save $242.50...not bad...


Quick Reply: The Beast shall awaken in March or April



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 06:25 PM.