Cold weather motoring

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#1 Cold weather motoring

Post by Marcus2571 » Tue Dec 06, 2022 7:58 pm

With the imminent cold snap (-5c/23f) looming here in UK does anyone have any tips for driving?! It's a dry cold apparently so hopefully ice won't be too much of an issue...

Whilst i'd prefer not to, for various reasons I have to drive my 1968 FHC cross country later this week. Motorway, A roads and rural B roads.

Praying they won't grit but any advice if they do would be much appreciated. Also cold cold starts - i've topped up anti-freeze!

Cheers

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#2 Re: Cold weather motoring

Post by mgcjag » Tue Dec 06, 2022 8:16 pm

Gritters out tonight....so salt now on the roads....quite widespread looking at the forcast......Tips....put your heater on......Steve
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#3 Re: Cold weather motoring

Post by dlgis » Tue Dec 06, 2022 10:13 pm

Did 100+ miles in mine today bringing it back from Essex to Kent before the salt spreading starts. I would certainly recommend a thorough snow foam and jet wash as soon as you get where you’re going to.
3 additional things I learned today:
Truck and van drivers make no allowance for brakes on an old car when they want to pull out.
Sunset viewed from Dartford (QE2) bridge is hard to beat :bigrin:
E types are happiest in the outside lane 8-)
Darryl
1964 S1 FHC 3.8 opalescent maroon

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