Anyone parking their CR-Z for the winter?

[skizzo82]

my S2000 is hibernating this winter

[bfhaith]

The unusually small snowfall so far in upstate NY has already shown me that the Z handles much better in winter weather than the Prius it replaced, so I'm not concerned at all about driving through the winter (albeit carefully!).

[patti87]

So there she is, resting in the corner of our indoor riding arena.

I am wondering now, since my husband has consumed every bit of usable space in our three car garage for his tractor and truck (and one of my vehicles) and various "junque" in the small barn, if this means I can now make a case for an indoor arena as a dual-purpose structure.

With our winter being non-existent thus far, I got my car fully insured and ready to rock two weeks ago and have been driving it a great deal, but like you will probably be storing him (why do cars always take on the opposite gender?) next winter.

Interesting thread. My plan, based on what the CR-Z guru mechanic told me at Honda (he has one, and his wife is getting one too) is to simply run it for 30 minutes each month, or when I can, as Mother Nature allows.

--Patti

[CRaZee]

I have driven mine this entire winter.. even with 18 to 20" of snow on the ground. As long as the roads are plowed, what is the difference?

[forty2j]

Originally Posted by CRaZee

I have driven mine this entire winter.. even with 18 to 20" of snow on the ground. As long as the roads are plowed, what is the difference?

Who needs a plow? Drove it through 3-5" of mostly unplowed (or badly plowed) roads.. Econ mode on, kept it to about 35 mph, and nary a slip.

[patti87]

I live on a dirt, farm road that doesn't get plowed in lake effect ski country just east of Lake Erie and about an hour south of Buffalo. Very rural area. Low taxes (well, as far as NYS goes) and little in the way of services. Long gravel farm driveway.

CRZ-Canadian is in a similar lake effect snow zone.

When we get snow it is typically measured in feet.

I'm the first to say that this year has been exceptionally mild and kind with regard to snowfall, so I've driven it these last two weeks, but in a normal year, nothing will get me off my hill but 4WD, and even that can be dicey on a fairly regular basis.

Trust me, I'm no wimpy driver in the snow, having weathered (literally) many blizzards in my day.

When I saw CRZ-Canadians photos of his buried truck, I thought, yes, look, there's a Tuesday. In April.



Okay, here's a photo of part of our driveway from a couple of weeks ago, when we got one of the only significant snowfalls of this season thus far:



This was right after my husband finished clearing it with the tractor, but gotta tell you, if we got twice this snowfall (which we often do) while I was out for the day, I'd have a helluva time getting up our hill and in to our driveway.

[CR-Z Canadian]

So, Patti87, I assume it's a given that you won't be lowering your car?
I think the arena idea is the perfect solution for you!
I've even considered using the CR-Z to harrow the footing. LOL!
If we lived in town, I would probably drive through the winter, but you are right - it isn't ideal for rural roads.

[61north]

CR-Z is my daily driver. This is a picture of my driveway. The loose snow is fresh but the rest is accumulation since October. The snow on top of the explorer has been accumulating since January 5th when I stopped driving it because I got the Z.

[CRaZee]

Originally Posted by forty2j

Who needs a plow? Drove it through 3-5" of mostly unplowed (or badly plowed) roads.. Econ mode on, kept it to about 35 mph, and nary a slip.

Yea.. that isn't a problem.. the problem is when it it 12" plus of wet hardpack...

[patti87]

Yea.. that isn't a problem.. the problem is when it it 12" plus of wet hardpack...

As the Fonz would say, "exactamundo."

If the plow did come down our road, as it occasionally does, and left that frozen at the end of our driveway, I'm betting I could take out a significant percentage of the undercarriage.

Trust me! If I thought I could drive it, you can be darned sure I would.