racing and safety How Does The '02 Handle In The Harsher Weather? (Noob Question)

[roadhog0]

Dont bother with it in the snow. Rain is another story... I've DD'd mine for the 4 years since I've owned it and always been careful to not take it out with fresh deicer down or in the snow unless I know the parking lot has no salt in it But they do fine in the rain. I dont mind it at all. Just be prepared to do some rust repair every few years...

[TobyB]

 

Oregon & Washington don't use much salt.

Didn't used to.  "De- Icer"  "oh, it's not salt"  Horseshit.  It's a salt.  It's not TABLE salt, but it's corrosive.  Lived in

the rust belt.  Saw rust- belt cars.  See what that shit does to cars.  It's salt.

 

Add a LSD to 4 snows, and when we got that snow in (what, 2008?) that mayor 5c didn't want to plow because

'it might hurt the fishes.  Oh, and the road dots) I was having a hard time with the 4x4's.

 

Yeah, they kept getting in my way.

 

Goes ANYWHERE. 

 

Don't do it, though- the rust is too brutal.

 

t

[dbmw2002]

'it might hurt the fishes. Oh, and the road dots) I was having a hard time with the 4x4's.

 

Toby,  Dunsmuir California, 50 year homies tell me the biggest fish are in city limits, they wont salt the roads for said Trout, everybody whos anybody drives a Turbo Cummins, they keep bustin knuckles, I keep rollin. Building my 68 for DD status my 76 will be my Queen, shes a viable candidate for Bavarian Beast of the Year

[NickVyse]

You only get a minutely tiny blip of existence in this World, drive your 02 whenever and wherever you can - everything returns to dust and rust eventually.

[Rocan]

I loveeeee my 2002 in the snow. I LOOK FORWARD TO IT! I've been having a blast these past couple days getting sideways and generally hooning about. Yes there is salt to contend with. It's metal. It will rust. Rust can be cut out and replaced. Stop worrying about trying to prevent every last scratch and rust bubble, it will happen. If it's a pristine example, then save it. But if its a driver, then drive the sucker until its broken. Then fix it and drive it some more. 

[jrkoupe]

Put four snows on a front wheel drive beater and you're all set.  

 

Note: Back in the 80's my tii was a blast to drive in the snow.  I had Phoenix 3011 tires and they worked great.  I made plenty of ski trips to VT and NH and always washed the sand/salt off when I got home but there is no way to get it out of all the little hiding places.  Save you '02 for sunny weather and you'll be much happier!

 

Phoenix_Stahlflex_DAVMAC_ad.jpg

 

Geez it was crazy to see this...

 

I was at Davmac, putting myself thru grad school......the 3011 was THE hot tire.....it gripped like no other back in the day...it was an ultra summer tire.....by no means a winter tire....lol

 

 

great stuff.

Edited December 18, 2013 by jrkoupe

[Maximillian]

Save your collectable 2002 and go buy a $500 Audi Quattro from the 80s or 90s. They are unstoppable in the snow. I had an '87 5000 and '91 200 20v and both never got stuck even in the historic snow falls of late here in MD. They way they handle the snow is unreal. I was passing stuck 4x4 trucks.

 

 I'd say an E30 325ix as well but they are getting to be valuable collectables.

 

[jgerock]

[dlmrun2002]

So  let me guess. The o2 won't go anywhere in the snow so  they are walking home?

 

dlm

[lilmo]

They are just deciding on the lines.  The driver is going to drop them off up the hill.

[xferboy]

Not that I'm planning on driving my 2002 in the winter, this is more for interest,

 

How is the heater?  Can it keep up with the cold? Does the engine keep heat in the cold? 

 

I'm in Saskatchewan Canada, and nice days during the winter -20C.  Ugly is -40.  Things don't work right at -40.

 

I found a registration from 1977 in Calgary AB, and my friend (a previous owner) drove it in Calgary for a couple years in the early 2000's (2002 maybe ).  Calgary can get similar temps as my location, but has many more warm days than Saskatoon.

 

Just wondering

Edited December 27, 2013 by xferboy

[roadhog0]

Ive had mine down to about 25* F and its fine. I can roast myself inside the car at that temperature!

[xferboy]

that 25F or -25F?

 

Never mind, I see where you're at.  My brother is out west of you in Port Angeles, so I'm familiar with the the temps.  -25F would come with 4 horsemen in that area

Edited December 27, 2013 by xferboy

[jgerock]

The heater in my car will roast my right foot.  Anything is better than the pathetic heaters (engine RPM dependent fume blower) that were in my previous VW's.  I had to keep a squeegie and scraper for use inside the windshield on my 66.

[John_in_VA]

The heater in my car will roast my right foot.  Anything is better than the pathetic heaters (engine RPM dependent fume blower) that were in my previous VW's.  I had to keep a squeegie and scraper for use inside the windshield on my 66.

My '74 Beetle could soften the rubber on the outer aspect of my left shoe after a number of hours at highway speed!  I carried a chamois to keep the interior windows clear. 

The fan-controlled blower was a revelation/revolution in the 2002 in coming from the bug.