What Car Stuff Can You do in the Winter?
I consider you a friend, so I’m going to tell you something that’s important for you to hear. This winter is going to suck. Right now we’ve got fall leaves, stylish Starbucks cups, and the faint smell of burning wood in air (aside: whose burning all that stuff and why is it taking so long?). Well, those wonderful fall images will soon be history. Now that the winter is officially here (December 22nd) we have to just sit and wait for the snow. At that point, the only images we’ll have are of broken ice scrapers, salted roads (which doesn’t make them taste any different), and threat of a whole new batch of drivers who will be learning to skid out of control drive on snow for the first time. Indeed, the end IS coming. Given this, here are some things you can do to delay your own inevitable seasonal affective disorder.
1. Give up, stay inside and watch videos. I know you’ve seen every episode of Top Gear and Fifth Gear, but I bet there are a bunch of videos you haven’t seen. Have you ever watched Speed Vision’s DVD series “American Muscle Car?” Buy it here. It’s awesome. How about some old classic racing movies? Well, now is the time.
2. Buy upgrades. Obviously you aren’t going to be joy-riding as much so why not use this time to do the exhaust work or get the intake powder coated. At a minimum, it would be a good time to work on some of those little annoying projects that you haven’t had time for. Don’t have a garage? Well, just check out the “garage club” at the Sports Car Shop. They provide everything for you at a reasonable rate.
3. Go to meets (check out the calendar). Yes, there are still plenty going on in the winter. Katie’s for example, is only shunned when it’s actually snowing (sometimes not even then). I would swear I heard a story of a guy who left his wife during labor to go to Katie’s. Yes, people are that obsessive.
4. Go car shopping. Now’s a great time to make a deal on lots of cars. For example, I’ve had a lot of luck buying sportscars and convertibles in places like Chicago or Detroit especially towards the end of the month. They can’t move them and they know that. Their only hope is that someone in a warmer part of the country will be interested. Enter stage left you.
There is no escaping it. The winter is going to suck. Here’s to hoping that it sucks a little less for you.
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