save one for me sleeper

 

So do you guys daily your Evos in the winter? My 8 hasnt arrived yet, but I've been warned a few times not to drive it in the winter here due to ice and salt.

 

i do not drive my car in the winter, but quite a few people do just be prepared to repair rust and broken bolts after a few years of it.

 

That's pretty much what I've been told. I dont have a beater to drive during the winter yet so I may put an undercoating on it when it arrives to help with the rust issue.

 

i drove mine in the winter and had some seized bolts to deal with in texas

 

How bad are the winters over there. I'll be reporting to vilseck in January. Coming from Hawaii so either way, I'm going to be hurting.

 

they can be pretty nasty. count on road closures and the like. black ice is also a problem around here. i know that vilseck gets nasty cold and the snow will make you not want to do ****. if i were you, i would save up for a 1k beater so this way you can let your evo sleep during the winter. i drove mine around baumholder when i got it january 2012. it rusted the "new" exhaust and caused some bolt siezures. nothing too big but your going to want to be prepared.

where i was stationed this last time, bauholder, it was utterly nasty. then again, baumholder is on top of a mountain, unlike vilseck. the housing area in vilseck aint bad, and you have a 15 minute or less drive to a pretty big px. the city is ok, your close to nurnberg (which is NOT where the nurnbergring is) and that city is huge and perfect for sightseeing.

 

i plan on driving mine this winter. the past few years have been a little hectic to say the least. i'm not really sure how this winter is going to be either but judging by this past summer we may be in for one hell of a winter (bring it on).

 

I'm planning on getting a beater to save my car. It's always nice to be able to drive around in something else and keep the Evo for a fun car. Can't wait to get out there, but not looking forward to winters again.

 

My EVO is running amazing! Thanks Sleeper! New Throttle Body seals definitely made my car run 100x better.

 

Anyone close to ramstein have a OEM Radiator for sale

 

Hell yeah, forc3 f3d!! Another Evo 8/9 in Vilseck. I was getting pretty lonely and outnumbered with all the STI's running around here.

 

Any e85 available around the vilseck area? What's the pump gas quality like and how expensive is it?

 

Im not aware of any e85 in the immediate area. The quality of pump here isnt bad. I am very picky when it comes to parts or fluids, and I am satisfied with it. If you want to go off post and buy the German gas then it is going to be more expensive. To fill up the evo off post would probably be a little more than $100. I dont know the current gas prices because I am deployed right now, but it is probably not too much different from when I left.

So is your evo still basic mods? What plans do you have for it? I have a bunch of parts and I have quite a few evo/ sti friends in the surrounding areas with parts as well. And we all know our way around cars, so if you need any work done then let us know. My friend an I can get a clutch done from start to finish on an evo in under 4 hours. (He also has an EB IX?)

 

I think I just threw up at over $100 to fill up, good lord...

Still basic mods and don't plan in doing much with it other than suspension stuff in the future. Depends on if I'm able to find a house with a garage. Are you guys doing 9 or 12 months? I really wanted to deploy again when I got over there.