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This has been doing the rounds via email in this area....
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by MattP:
But I do think that a VW Rabbit, even as a ragtop is stretching the "Luxury car" applation a bit.<hr></blockquote>
Absolutely. The only car of any interest in that garage anyway is the old Porsche on the right, but luxury? No! Maybe the one liners were written by a jounalist!
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But I do think that a VW Rabbit, even as a ragtop is stretching the "Luxury car" applation a bit.<hr></blockquote>
Absolutely. The only car of any interest in that garage anyway is the old Porsche on the right, but luxury? No! Maybe the one liners were written by a jounalist!
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I wonder what sort of damage will befall those cars? It's not like the ice fell onto them, so they wouldn't get crushed, but I figure that the weight would cause some denting. As the ice thaws sometime in July, chunks sliding off could damage the paint, too. I also wonder how the ragtop on that VW is holding up. As for mechanical bits, I would think that trying to remove cars so solidly frozen (literally) would break wheels, tires, and suspension bits, as well as any bodywork that's submerged.
How watertight are cars, at least from underneath?
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How watertight are cars, at least from underneath?
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AAA sign on the back wall is kind of an Ominous don't ya think?
Anyway this photo kind of reminds me of my first home in Denver. Didn’t realize it at the time but the driveway had a Northern exposure that never saw direct sun in the winter months. Making matters worse yet was that it had a very steep incline up into the Garage. If I didn’t keep on top of shoveling the snow build-up I’d have a glassier until springtime.
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Anyway this photo kind of reminds me of my first home in Denver. Didn’t realize it at the time but the driveway had a Northern exposure that never saw direct sun in the winter months. Making matters worse yet was that it had a very steep incline up into the Garage. If I didn’t keep on top of shoveling the snow build-up I’d have a glassier until springtime.
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by William:
I wonder what sort of damage will befall those cars? <snip> How watertight are cars, at least from underneath?
-William<hr></blockquote>
I kind of wonder if there were some way to heat the cars from inside, if it wouldn't help remove the ice more easily without damaging the paint.
I know that cars are not very watertight at all, particularly underneath. Look at the vent on the Porsche, you can see where the water must have drained down onto the engine through at least one side. I think the biggest problem with that would be exposed bits like wires ect.
I wonder what sort of damage will befall those cars? <snip> How watertight are cars, at least from underneath?
-William<hr></blockquote>
I kind of wonder if there were some way to heat the cars from inside, if it wouldn't help remove the ice more easily without damaging the paint.
I know that cars are not very watertight at all, particularly underneath. Look at the vent on the Porsche, you can see where the water must have drained down onto the engine through at least one side. I think the biggest problem with that would be exposed bits like wires ect.
AAA was right on the job...there at the right moment.
What do ya think about "ice picks" to help the restoration along? There is a lot of new auto info on "dimpled" surfaces being far more aerodynamic. A good space heater or four and they will be drivable in a few days (or weeks).
What do ya think about "ice picks" to help the restoration along? There is a lot of new auto info on "dimpled" surfaces being far more aerodynamic. A good space heater or four and they will be drivable in a few days (or weeks).
