Winterizing my lancer...
good or bad idea?

Whats it usually cost?
anyone have any ideas?

 

get a set of cheap steel rims with some good winter tires. take off all of the cosmetic mods you think i will take a beating. always warm up your car like 5 mins ahead of time. never just turn on your car and go in the winter.

 

there is an actual spray they put on the bottom of your car called winterizing it.
its cause im from buffalo and we salt the roads more here than anywhere ...
im just watching out for rust on my investment.

the stuff you said already has been done.
thansk tho

 

if you want to save yourself some time and don't mind using a lil bit of extra gas, get a remote starter and have it run for 5-10 minutes before u leave. it's nice getting into a car that's already warm, plus ur engine will b ready to go. it's a win-win situation

definitely recommend getting winter rims, especially since ur in buffalo

 

i was just curious if anyone has actually used the winter spray...
thats all...
these are obvious things you are telling me,
not to be rude...

 

never heard of the spray... how much does it cost?

 

Actually, that is the correct way to warm your vehicle.

The best thing you can do is start it, wait for the RPMs to come down to normal (less than a min) and drive off. Keep it under 3K RPMs until you're up to normal operating temp.

By letting you car sit and idle, you are getting the engine warm, but the rest of your drivetrain is still cold. By driving gently until the temp is normal, everything comes up to temp at the same time, thus reducing wear.

 

Your car comes with an undercoating stock. It's that black sticky stuff under your car. You don't need any furthur rust prevention under there.

 

When you find out some more info on this please share.

 

+1....your engine might be warm, but what about your tranny? For me it usually takes a 5 mins of driving below 3k to get everything going.

 

That black sticky stuff isn't stock in all parts of the US, in fact, when Rob at RRM saw it on my car he had no clue what it was. But, if you have it, it is plenty sufficient.

 

im gonna get my car sprayed with this dripless oil stuff we do at work. when i used to drive my old suzuki swifts, i bought quite a few of them (parts cars and whatnot) that had been undercoated and were just rotted all to hell underneath anywyas. in my experience undercoating can hold moisture in and cause the car to rot away anyways. dripless oil is the good stuff. its nasty to work on a car after its been applied, and you should reapply it before every winter, but its a small price to pay to save your car from rust for at least a few more years.

Greg

 

i live in canada so this is a good one for me, first things first, tires, like vonzipper said buy some cheep steel rims, mine where i think $25 each, and some winter tires, or if you want fountain tire has ultra grip winter tires for our stock rims.
a block heater, gotta have one. car starter is a good choice, then you dont have to walk out to start it in the morning, getting one with an auto timers a good idea unless your a 5 spd. undercoating will cost you about 100 bucks i think, but it will save you way more in the long run. i dont know if you want to take of any body skirting or not but it might be worth it. my front skirt came off on the passenger side from just driving down the street in the snow, $180 fix.

 

i did not know that,
you are an incredibly sexy man,
did you know that otter?

 

Otter knows.