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YOUR RESEARCHHere we go again - 996s under snow
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Dunno about in other parts of the country, but in CO it's not unusual for people to put their windshield wipers in the "up" - windshield cleaning - position when a storm is expected, so they don't freeze to the windshield.
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Dunno about in other parts of the country, but in CO it's not unusual for people to put their windshield wipers in the "up" - windshield cleaning - position when a storm is expected, so they don't freeze to the windshield.
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I just cleaned out the car and went out for a warm-up ride
yesterday
. This morning, I've got the snow blanket again.
The black one parks near me. I've seen the owner, but he's not very chatty. What's with the spoiler? I assume poseur, but maybe there's something I don't know. Do they get iced down?
Mine's under the blanket.
carpundit may have had a point with the spoiler getting iced down. I know that when my Miata is going to sit through a winter storm, I put the concealed headlights in the "up" position or they'll get stuck in the "down" position by the ice and snow.
...but he's probably just a poseur, yeah.
Dunno about in other parts of the country, but in CO it's not unusual for people to put their windshield wipers in the "up" - windshield cleaning - position when a storm is expected, so they don't freeze to the windshield. Looks kinda funny in the parking lot - all these cars with their wipers pointing skyward..
Must be.. it says so right there on his license plate...
- Nick
We do that here, too. Well, not under the car cover. But our wagon has its blade pointing up. I kind of doubt that explains the spoiler, though. By the time you hit 75, the engine heat would have melted anything anyway.
I found 1/2"+ of ice on my "outdoor cars" the other morning. It took me over 20 minutes to just get the door open on my work car. Of course, if I had to park my 996 outside with no cover, I'd have made sure that the spoiler was unobstructed, so I'll agree with you.
Agreed.. the simplest explanation is that it was manually activated and left that way.. maybe the owner just likes the way it looks.
One would hope so, anyway. I suppose it's possible to start the car cold and go
from 0-75 in a few seconds, but probably not advisable
- Nick
