MK1's and winter

Whats the best way to protect my mk1 against winter …..
No warm garage for my ride  :cry:

invest in a good car cover to start esp if a cabby
you can get various types depending on ya budget ,  
how much do you love your car i suppose lol .
well worth it if ya dont have a garage
also suggest a trip to mechanic for a winter once over
use good oil , keep fluids nearly always full , warm ya car up properly for at least 10 mins obviously depending on how understanding ya neighbores are and always have a full tank ……

Pretty basic advice but….I use a Karcher power washer on the underside of the car once a week during the winter. Also, if you do a lot of driving wash the car regularly to remove salt build up from the body. My cabby gets washed every 2-3 days during winter, I hate seeing the white salt stains  :evil:  I don't have the luxury of winter wheels so my polished Le Castellets get treated with a wheel polish once and a while.

Thanks guys
Car cover difinately on the shopping list then, would it make a diffrence if you park on grass or concret ……moisture in the ground and all that :?
What about wax oiling the car underneath ,If you jet was it can you wash the wax oil off???
this is what my mk1 looks like

Bit young are'nt you mate??  :wink:

8Valverpaul said

Bit young are'nt you mate??  :wink:

   
Imagine his insurance costs !!

ohh hell have to have a booster seat to see over the stearing wheel cute

good luck with the car and winter , remember your driving a mini german tank whats the worst that could happen . . . these things were built to last

car covers from ebay , fairly reasonable if you shop around .
park on concrete.

Get a breathable car cover - can get them in Argos.  A car port is actually better than a garage 8O as you need some ventination.  Condenstaion is the major enemy when it comes to rust :?

Thats my son
he loves the car, Thank goodness its still a looong time before I have to start worrying about him asking for the keys :wink:
Thanks for the advice on the car cover issue

lol my son is just over two and asks for the car keys He loves the scirocco and the golf, but can't stand the 'family car' (astra).  Actually, come to think of it, i feel the same  

Aye,Careful washing is important.
Always hose the car down first too.

Neil.

Everyone goes on about zymol - will have to give em a try  

smiffiemonster said

invest in a good car cover to start esp if a cabby
you can get various types depending on ya budget ,  
how much do you love your car i suppose lol .
well worth it if ya dont have a garage
also suggest a trip to mechanic for a winter once over
use good oil , keep fluids nearly always full , warm ya car up properly for at least 10 mins obviously depending on how understanding ya neighbores are and always have a full tank ……

All good advice, but don't do the warm up bit on tick over take it for a drive (10 miles approx). the problem with idling is is doesn't warm the engine up properly causes excesive wear and the exhaust will get aload of condinsation in it and last only short time,if you drive it the exhaust will get dry out properly and the engine will be thouroughly warmed up, and hey its a good excuse to take it for a spin.

Rob  

honest mine wont move till shes been on for 5 mins judders well bad
if i let her sit for 5 mins then take her round the block and down to the shops 5 mins drive park up let her sit …. shes a happy happy car
so just goingon my own experiences .

Kids and cars ,mine gets all chuffed when I fetch him from school in the MK1 ….Our family car is not to bad 2l 16v Audi 80
Wife does'nt know it yet but the engine WILL eventually end up in my mk1  

If you dropped the 2l Audi engine into the Golf what else would you have to change/upgrade ?

Robb said

.. the problem with idling is is doesn't warm the engine up properly causes excesive wear

I read something along these lines in a VW Manual the other day.

balloon_man said

If you dropped the 2l Audi engine into the Golf what else would you have to change/upgrade ?

Its the hard way of doing a 2l 16v conversion you have to change the sump cams and a host of other bits ,there seem to be more of these engines floating about than the VW 2l 16v and some of them are pretty well looked after  (only a little  of the topic sorry ops: )