[Miata] Cold!

[Dillon]

I left my Miata parked at O'Hare for 3 weeks, picking it up in 10 degree
weather on Thursday.  She started right up - no probs.  I did notice this
last weekend that even with Redline MT-90 and 75w90 freshly replaced in the
tranny/diff, the car still felt like I was shifting through mud once the
temp dropped below 0F.  Powersteering was getting a little sticky too.

The only thing I really don't like is that my hard-top has started to squeak
like styrofoam now that the temps are extremely low.  I just can't get that
sound out of my head.

It's also gotten a lot easier to oversteer around corners even in my snow
tires.  I probably left a dozen burnouts in my wake ;)

Aside from the hard-top squeaking, I love driving my Miata in the winter
time ...



On 2/6/07, Robert Manssen <reelbrat at hawaiiantel.net> wrote:
>
>  Eighty two degrees here on Maui today.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* MH <nik586 at mts.net>
> *To:* miata at realbig.com
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 06, 2007 5:15 AM
> *Subject:* RE: [Miata] Cold!
>
> I turn right out my driveway, Left on the highway, left again after 7
> minutes and left again after about another 12.  That's it!  Oh the
> injustice!  Did I mention the complete lack of any elevation change?
>
> Our roads are so straight and boring out here, I could fall asleep at the
> wheel and wake up in a difference province!
>
> Marvin
>
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* Hank [mailto:Subhunter at verizon.net]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 06, 2007 8:54 AM
> *To:* MH; miata at realbig.com
> *Subject:* Re: [Miata] Cold!
>
>  Cold shouldn't be a surprise to anybody that lives that far north! Try 6
> degrees and a 25 kt wind in south-eastern Nawth Carolina.  It's supposed to
> be warm down here!  Oh yeah, solution to your freezing problem........drive
> faster, lots faster.  Your not driving fast enough to create friction and oh
> yeah, turn and shift a whole lot!
>
>
> Hank & the Scandalously Striped Silver '99
> Curmudgeon Racing
> Deep in the Heart of Dragon Country
> Murphy, Nawth Carolina
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* MH <nik586 at mts.net>
> *To:* miata at realbig.com
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 06, 2007 9:43 AM
> *Subject:* [Miata] Cold!
>
>
> It has been so cold up in Manitoba that the last two days my clutch fluid
> and power steering fluid are freezing while I am driving!  -40°C is just
> plain cold!
>
> Marvin
>
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