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[Ninot]

Never had my locks freeze. Never ever.

I have de-icer, but its unopened, of course.

[Drake Tungsten]

Maybe it isn't that cold in Canada...

[PuddlewatchHQ]

Garaged cars don't suffer the lock freeze problem.

Reason why most lock freezes are at night when the car is parked in a lot. At least here anyway. I assume Canada is the same but you guys get even harsher weather.

I think you'll find that after 18 years the THABOAT is running on borrowed time. It's probably passed the point for repairs though maybe you don't have the same problem with road salt that we do. Either find some way to refurbish soon or sell it. Repair bills are probably allready an issue.

I had a 15 year old bonneville that well went to the scrap yard in 2000. It just wasn't fixable at that point because of rust on the frame.

[KrazyHorse]

I've never actually seen a frozen lock either, and my parents parked their cars outside.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
Maybe it isn't that cold in Canada...

Montreal's a bit colder than Lincoln (?). Not drastically so. Similar to Minneapolis.

[Drake Tungsten]

Montreal's slightly warmer than Lincoln at the moment, though. According to my sources, at least.

[KrazyHorse]

I'm just talking averages.

Eastern NA has had a pretty mild winter so far.

[Ninot]

It's been decently cold the past two weeks or so.

And yeah, always park outside, no fancy indoor garage here. Locks are fine.

[KrazyHorse]

Seriously, how can your ****ing locks freeze when it's like -3C?

I've seen -40C and I've also seen 100 mm (4 inches) of frozen rain come down in 3 days. Sometimes the entire lock was covered in ice, but if you chipped through it and managed to insert your key it would always work fine.

[KrazyHorse]

Looks like it's only gotten down to the -22C range. You and I both know Montreal's had a good winter when you're complaining about that...

[KrazyHorse]

Hopkins cancelled classes today, and my wife's work was cancelled. There was maybe 5mm of frozen rain and maybe 5 cm of snow.

[PuddlewatchHQ]

Water leakage through the seal on the

door window. Especially for an older vehicle where the seal is failing.

[KrazyHorse]

I guess so. But I've honestly never known anybody who's ever had that problem.

Oh, and FYI Ozzy, what you want to use is alcohol or antifreeze. Water won't cut it.

[KrazyHorse]

I had fun today playing "deliberately send my car into a fishtail" on the almost deserted roads. All-weathers have no traction.



I even managed to pull a Uey at speed. I think I hurt my neck doing it, though.

[Drake Tungsten]

I'm just talking averages.

I'm just bragging. ***** Canadians with your ****ing ***** weather...

Hopkins cancelled classes today, and my wife's work was cancelled. There was maybe 5mm of frozen rain and maybe 5 cm of snow.

Dude, that's bull****. We had six inches of snow on Monday night on top of a layer of ice and I still had to drive an hour to school the next morning...

I had fun today playing "deliberately send my car into a fishtail" on the almost deserted roads.

That was a fun game until I rolled my car.