Hamilton Mountain overlooking downtown Hamilton ...

Car looks good. A suggestion if possible. Keep current rims for winter, but get some 16 or 17" ones for good weather, I think you'd like the look more.

Also my appologies to the guy^ stuck in "The 'Whee".

I don't want to spend money right now on factory rims for the summer. I'm thinking when the stock conti tires are done (hopefully in a few summers from now) than at that time I 'might' get new rims. Depends on whether or not I have a full-time job.

best tank: 6.27 ltr/100 km [45.02 imp / 37.51 US mpg]
25,000 km: 8.25 ltr/100 km [34.25 imp /28.50 US mpg]
36,000 km: 8.48 ltr/100 km [33.30 imp /27.73 US mpg]

2 wheels: 1980 Honda 750 CBK [parked for winter . . . sigh]
2 wheels: 1992 Suzuki GSE 500 [RIP]

I don't know where the snow is this year ... It's very strange. We've had nothing really besides extremely cold temperatures.

We received a couple cms overnight and are getting a few more throughout the day but nothing major :D It's great ... Although I kind of would like some to give the winter tires a chance to do some work !!!! :lol:

biggie edit, fixed the pic: (Thanks!)

Modified by V-Man at 4:59 PM 2/18/2010

I called it icy bath, because the water/soap literally froze on the outside of the car, and our driveway turned into a skating rink ... Then it snowed three days later. Now I am not washing it until Spring ...

Ya our temperatures are still in the freezing mark. And because of my sunroof I can't go through the automated car washes ... dealer told me not to. Plus I hate paying $10 for a wash and having the car coming out all dirty still. I love washing it by hand, but this will be the last time for a few months. I'm not risking turning our driveway into an ice rink again ...

Thanks for helping me post the pic!

Is it because of the brushes scratching the plastic sunroof?

Frank
09 Versa sedan MT-6 with 11500 mi

My Versa's never seen snow.

34,000 miles

No ... the sunroof is not plastic. It is glass.
And it's because I had some issues with it leaking this summer. Dealership fixed it, readjusted it and said no car washes. The pressure is too strong and the water would come inside the cabin. So now I save by money by avoiding car washes and wash it myself.

It's probably why the dealer said not to take a car with a sunroof through a car wash in the winter - you can't get all the water out from the rubber seal around it so it would ice up inside and potentially cause issues.

Of course realistically, weather always happens - so what can you do?

--*Rob

Ya I rarely ever wash my car in the winter. Since October I've only washed it twice. The second time (this past time 'icy bath') was the only cold day where it froze. But the sun was out and everything melted afterwards.

But the dealership said no auto car washes ever for me, so I'm not taking the chance.

no sunroof, no problem

best tank: 6.27 ltr/100 km [45.02 imp / 37.51 US mpg]
25,000 km: 8.25 ltr/100 km [34.25 imp /28.50 US mpg]
36,000 km: 8.48 ltr/100 km [33.30 imp /27.73 US mpg]

2 wheels: 1980 Honda 750 CBK [parked for winter . . . sigh]
2 wheels: 1992 Suzuki GSE 500 [RIP]

I feel bad for you and your car, to have never experienced such a thing.

Check that, I feel bad for me and my car, to continually experience such a thing

best tank: 6.27 ltr/100 km [45.02 imp / 37.51 US mpg]
25,000 km: 8.25 ltr/100 km [34.25 imp /28.50 US mpg]
36,000 km: 8.48 ltr/100 km [33.30 imp /27.73 US mpg]

2 wheels: 1980 Honda 750 CBK [parked for winter . . . sigh]
2 wheels: 1992 Suzuki GSE 500 [RIP]

Ya but I wanted a sunroof :D No more problems with it, I just don't want to create anymore. Plus I hate spending the money to wash it and then it snows the following day. You can never trust our winters here. I'm going to wait another month or so before giving it a really good wash again. I have to drive it and leave it parked in BUffalo in a few weeks anyways. I figured I might as well wait until I get back to wash it.

Pic w/ her hood open ...

Tucked away for the rest of the day ...

No wasn't me.

I haven't driven on that highway lately.

You're so lucky!... Down here I have to wash it once or twice per month. Basically we have 2 seasons, winter (rain, rain, and more rain), and summer (lots of sun)... When it's raining, the car gets all dirty with mud, and when it's just sun, the car gets full with dust everywhere, so my silver car actually turns beige...

But I don't allow anyone to wash my car, that's my job so it can be as clean as I want it to be...

2009 Nissan Tiida Hatchback 1.6L

Really? When was this? What highway again?
I never talk or text on my cell while driving. I will talk on it through the bluetooth, but I never hold my phone while driving. No need to w/ bluetooth.
I do have my ipod affixed to my vents though ...
Was it my car? Tinted windows? Rims?

Hmm ... Don't think I drove my car that way on the 14th.
I was in Toronto on the Family Day holiday (Feb 15th) for the auto show. But my brother drove his SE-R down, so my V hasn't been to Toronto in a month or so.