Andrew,
I drove my BGT in the snow this winter in Minneapolis. It goes very nicely,
just as well as my FWD car
actually.
Cheers,
Simon
Andrew B. Lundgren wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Apr 1998 08:50:26 PDT, Jim McDougal wrote:
>
> >I am planning on moving to the Denver/ Aurora area in about a month and
> >I am unsure about what to do about my car. I have always lived in
> >Northern California (San Mateo and Santa Cruz)and as such, have had the
> >privilage of being able to drive Sysiphus (chrome bumpered 74 MGB)
> >daily. How much should I be concerned about the snow and road salt?
> >Should I purchase annother car for the winter or would I be safe in just
> >giving the underbody a good coat of waxoil?
>
> I live in Aurora (southern edge anyway) The salt can be washed off. They
>mix it with
> sand half and half. I have never driven my '70 B in snow, but I grew up
>here, so I am used to
> snow driving. If you are not used to it, then you may very well wreck your
>B. As they are
> RWD and pretty light I would guess that it would not go very well in the snow
>anyway.
>
> I have a Ford Explorer (Wife's) and a '84 Toyota Cressida. (oil leaking
>thing) I only drove the
> truck to work because of weather two or three times. My B spent the winter
>in the garage for
> mechanical problems, but if you only drive your B on nice days you should
>still be able to
> drive it every month, as there are very nice days in the winter here.
>
> If you are going to use it for a daily driver here, you are going to need a
>top and a heater that both
> work well. (I would suggest another car if you can spare the $)
>
> The emissions won't be bad to pass. When you do get plates, ask about
>collector's plates, as they only
> have to be renewed every five years. (Car must be 20 or 25 years old to
>qualify, can't remember which.
> My car is a '70 so it wasn't a problem.)
>
> When you get out here I can tell you of a few parts sources/repair shops if
>you need it, as well as a
> English only car show.
>
> Andrew Lundgren
> Lundgren@iname.com
> http://www.maindrag.com/~lundgren
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