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MG MGA - Now I'm sad

Put my baby away in storage for the winter yesterday. Ho hum. Can't wait for pring time. 8^(
Andy Bounsall

Geeezzz Andy ..... you should move to London, Ontario. I just took mine for a nice cruise yesterday. Fall is a great time for touring. First flake of snow though and I'm heading for the garage too !!!
Michael Hosier

It looks like a good day in the northwest this morning. Clear skies above, through the frost is on the roof. I will wait and see what it is like around noon. IF it stays dry today, I will take mine out for a spin.
We don't get too many days for the next few months when the roads are dry and weather is clear.
Ray Ammeter

Took mine out last night with my wife and we went down the coast and ended up to pick up a nice baby back rib dinner to take home to eat. Both the ribs and ride were great!!!
JEFF BECKER

Hi Andy. I live in Kitchener Ontario....half way between Toronto and London. Although it is getting a tad nippy, (Read bloody cold) I still drive my MG at every opportunity. Yes, this means wearing a heavier coat, and perhaps even earmuffs. And yes, perhaps people think I am a bit strange, driving top down in cold weather. Of course the (inadequate) MGA heater is cranked right up. Regrettably, I will soon also have to put my toy away for yet another Canadian Winter. For folks in the southern USA, this means about 6 months of MG downtime, until the snow recedes, and spring (finally) arrives. Even then it is still usually cold! In the mean time, the British attitude will prevail: If it ain't raining or snowing too hard to see, the bloody top stays down! The only good thing about winter, is it allows time to rebuild the worn out bits on my MGA. This winter, an overhaul of my weeping master cylinder, and clutch slave cylinders are on the to do list. Cheers! Partially frozen in Canada eh, Glenn
Glenn

Sorry guys. It's just getting cool enough here in South Florida to take our cars out of "Summer" storage and do some cruising. BTW, didn't we drive these things all year around in the old days? I remember those days when I was at Ft. Bragg, NC (early 60s) when I would even drive with the top down with temps in the teens.

Joe
Joseph Wiley

Hi Joseph. Currently, the temperature here in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada has been about +5 to +8 degrees F. I routinely drive my MG in this cold weather, and only stop driving it when the temperature drops so much that the cold becomes unbearable. Here in Canada, our normal winter temperatures range anywhere from -10 degrees F, to -40 degrees F. At the low end of this range, these extremely frigid temperatures can turn regular motor oil into jelly, and can freeze exposed skin within seconds. Couple our cold temperatures with huge quantities of snow, and you can easily understand why we can't drive our MG's when winter arrives. Unfortunately, winter here lasts about 5 to 6 months. :^( Glenn
Glennl

Joe--in the "old days" we were in our late teens and early twenties. We were flexible and could tolerate levels of discomfort that we now find intolerable. Our joints weren't stiff, our waists were slim. We were physically fit. We also lacked some common sense, like the time I drove my old B through one of the worst winter storms to hit the eastern seaboard in years. (I was in Norfolk back then)
R. L Carleen

HI All

I half expected to see a thread like this one when I signed on today. I also put the baby away for the winter despite the fact it was a fantastic day. like Glenn and the others I drive mine as much as possable and the gloves and tweed tilly hat have been out for a month or more already. But all good things come to a ....... rest. I was going to say end but that is way too final and it pushes the prospects of spring retrival of the car too far into the future.

I store my car in an old dairy barn with 20 or so other treasured classics and the cars must arrive in the order they will be pulled out come spring. As one of the smallest I get the tight spot and need to get in early. Most everybody was there yesterday and a party atmosphere prevailed. Some of the cars have slept here every winter for over 20 years. By the way I pay $180can ($147usd or 80 pounds) for the winter. so not a bad deal.

Keep the faith gents Spring is on the way

Ralph
Ralph H .

Hi Ralph: In response to your statement "Keep the faith gents Spring is on the way", I can only say, so is Christmas!
Glenn

Michael, I had it out for a final spin Friday afternoon. As with Ralph's, the garage where I'm storing it for the winter wanted them all in this weekend to make sure that everyone is tucked in before the first hint of snow (which actually may not show up for another month, but you can never be certain).

Yes, Christmas is coming. That's definitely something to look forward to. Then New Years, Valentines Day, Easter, and before you know it, MG season again!
Andy Bounsall

You are all so lucky! We're expecting 6-10" of snow by morning. Only 6 more months! Better wax up the snowboard!

John
John Bries

Boy, Halloween was a spectacular driving day here in the Puget Sound region. I took the MGA out for an unexpected "another-drive" before getting it tucked in for the winter. Sunny skies and temperature in the mid-50s. A beautiful crisp autumn day. I had to make sure to get back before dark -- didn't want to risk getting hit in the head with an errant egg! :-)
David Breneman

Glenn

I remember seeing a picture of you being snowed in last winter. 8 feet of hard packed snow against the garage door does not give you much of a chance to get out on the roads, even on the occasional warmish(ish) winter's day.

In my younger days I spent some time flying from your Canadian Air Force base at Goose Bay, over on your eastern seaboard. In the winter we used to start the jets up inside the hangars and getting everything warm before we ventured outside. Otherwise hydraulic oil seals in the undercarriage system would harden and leak in the severe cold.

Steve
Steve Gyles

Boy, I am putting mine away and I can't even drive it yet.:( I don't have the luxury of a garage that it can fint into, so it will sit outside under a tarp. Hopefully, though, next year!!
mike parker

Of course it all depends on the weather. I drove mine untill Jan. 2 before it went into hibernation. It started to wake up early April. Hope this years is just as nice.
Kris Sorensen

All wimps ! Year round driving is the way to go. I just stay off the road when they are salted and wet. Once they are dry, I drive again. As many winter days here are just cold with low humidity, that can give some days of beautiful driving on cleared roads, with snow all around.

I just need Moss to deliver the new dynamo pulley, rather than the three bills for stuff that also has not arrived. I should have placed the order by phone in Darlington instead of online.
dominic

Hi Kris. It's nice to know that other people are as insane as I am! Cheers! Glenn
Glenn

Dominic,
Year round driving is ok, but just because the roads are dry doesn't mean that the salt doesn't do its nasty work on the car. If your car is such that you don't want to be making rust repairs, you may wish to remove the floorboards after driving in salt and flushing the frame rails, as well as every other part of the car you can and all the parts that you cannot.
mike parker

This thread was discussed between 31/10/2004 and 02/11/2004

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