No I’m not, you are!

He’s right. Remember how the Model A used a hand-crank to turn the motor over? You’re doing the same thing here, but since the transmission’s locked into the crankshaft, pushing the vehicle back-and-forth can force the crankshaft to turn over.

My aunt’s best friend died from leaving the heater on in his Beetle during a snow-storm. Better bet, check the manifolds for leaks, and make sure the heater system is properly sealed. With new hoses, the ‘69 I rebuilt was getting 120-degrees from the vents.

You should invest in some Rubber Grease; you can get a tub of it at your local auto place for a couple of bucks...you can grease your weatherstrips, but it does double-duty on your CV boots, brake hoses, etc..

I’ve been using Fluid Film, but any sort of cooking spray or WD-40 works, as well.  You can also use Vasoline or similar products.

The only way I can go to work is by driving down my choice of a 35-degree or 37-degree incline.  It’s a snow day!  Stay the fuck home.  Get drunk and yell at people on the Internet like everybody else.

But when it is terribly cold, they have a higher chance of failing and a 100% chance of being a pain in the ass.

Stay the Hell away from the Apps; NC is considered “southern,” but yeah...all of our roads are just goat paths that got paved over.  That’s why we make fun of all those idiots up north that can’t drive on flat land.

...or everything else.  The driver in that pic is dangerous driving with that enormous layer of snow covering his car.  Does he not realize it turns into ice going down the road?  If that shit slides off at some point it could kill somebody.

2) I never realized until a few years ago how much my tire pressure dropped-off when it started getting cold.  Although, you get better traction in powder and slush with slightly deflated (-20%) tires...you only gain traction with properly-inflated tires on ice, so it would behoove the driver to inflate accordingly.

As far as kittie litter goes, keep an empty tin can and a candle...light the candle, stick it in the can, then place it under one of the drive wheels; it’ll melt the snow under your tire...then you can start dumping the kittie litter and shoving the plywood under there.

I agree whole-heartedly!

A little O/T, but I can’t stand the people, “THERE’S A BIG STORM COMING UP, BETTER FILL UP ON GAS!!!111!”

Everybody shits on automatics until they have to drop it into D and push that fucker.

You don’t stop shorter, you just have better control.

I’ll usually take it a little slower into the turn than I would normally while oversteering, then I’ll correct and punch the gas to straighten it out.  Works like a champ.

You also need to take a Remedial English course...whoo! Those are some bad grammers!

Who drives with ABS?  Pot?  Meet Kettle.

And you’re displacing all that force onto your trans; wanna install new brake pads, or rebuild your transmission?  Dealer’s choice.

Have fun replacing your clutch fork every March or April!