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here is my beater
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/evo008-1.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/evo002-1.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/evo004-1.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/evo003-1.jpg
I might wash it

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Heres both of mine. Ill post pics later of them freezing in the snow
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...r/DSCF0339.jpg

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Tkr why would you drive your evo in the winter when you've spent so much time and money making it solid?

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Probably because he spent so much time and money on it, he wants to drive it

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why not it is my everyday car. I gave my 92 talon to the wife and the orignal awd spyder will never see winter or my 51 ford f-1 truck

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I cant believe you're driving that in the winter either!! It just seems to me like that front bumper wouldnt last the winter without getting cracked or wrecked but i might be underestimating the bumper a little...

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1991 audi 100. I will have to take pics this week to post them up.

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http://www.t-mobilepictures.com/phot...70c43530f5.jpg

what idiot stores a car for the winter? muhahaha ;)

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why would it crack? it is not a bodykit or fiberglass it is oem mitsubishi it is urathane

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A chunk of ice off the frame rail of a semi will crack an oem bumper too.

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woopty doo. A chunk of ice off the frame rail of a semi will crack an oem bumper on that white evo 9 too, and I'm sure that'll be a HELL of alot more expensive to replace... It's just a car, who friggen cares. Isn't this everyone's dream? To have a sweet car, and drive it as much as they possibly can and enjoy it?

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^If you owned a $100,000 car would you drive it in the winter? How many vipers/corvets/lambos have you ever seen driving in the winter? Granted you don't see many in the first place but if you can find me a pic online I'll be impressed.

What I'm saying is some people's cars have a lot of personal value. I wouldn't wanna drive my gsx in the winter because I have worked so hard to get it looking so clean. It's a personal choice and I can see both sides, but for me, my gsx doesn't see bad weather period.

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My winter beater 1998 Subaru Legacy GT
http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/...m/CIMG1489.JPG

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^who gives a shit about a run of the mill, mass produced gsx.
I agree with chris, and mark, all the time and money enjoy it while you can.
The above cars you mentioned brian are a little more than 10k and are also not AWD.
But i have seen a couple of vettes and a few days ago i saw a porsche, but of course you didn't say that cause it does have AWD.
Good on you mark, i hope to be driving my dsm next winter once the underbody has some kind of coating on it.

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tooshay

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If anyone on here has a $100,000+ car, please let us all know. KTHNXBYE

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aaron I'm just throwin out my opinion. Usually this starts some kinda of argument when somebody on this board does that, but I promise that's not at all my intention. There is no right or wrong answer to this discussion, it's pure preference. I choose to not drive my gsx in the winter because to me it's my "viper" and I'd like to keep it as nice and clean as possible.

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I don't get the significance of this comment? You said before that it's everyones dream to own a sweet car and drive it. I never said anybody on here does own a lambo/viper etc. But that's irrelevant imo anyways

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This whole discussion is irrelivant, because everyone's deffinition of what's valuable is going to be different. Plus I like being an ass. I fold

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if it makes a difference there's a yellow lambo at the neighboring sister dealership I drove a few weeks ago, that is STILL getting driven! And some rather nice porsches.

-A. Swift

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haha I'll fold too and call it a truce

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The great thing about America is that each of us gets to decide what to do with our money. Mark, myself, and many others have chosen to drive our nice cars through the winter. I bought the Evo for 1 main reason: to have a fast, fun car to drive every single day during the entire year. I got tired of putting a car into storage and having an asset of mine sit idle for half the year just so it can stay clean. Everyone is free to do what they please with their own car; there is no right or wrong decision.

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It can get a little cold.

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Or some days I drive this.

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It looks kinda like this, I don't care enough to take pics.
http://www.rpmmotorsportstulsa.com/i...GrandAmGT1.jpg
I might drive the 92 TT after I get it running again. But between the lower fuel economy and higher gas prices, maybe not. Might have to try and fix the fuel economy, I think the O2 sensors are dead.

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Sweet! You found a bike, Nash? It looks nice, I love the color combo.

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Since the crank pulley on my evo broke and I'm waiting another day or so for a new timing belt pulley, I have been zipping around in Anna's GLI: less than half the horsepower of my evo, but still two turbocharged liters and twin-clutch, paddle-shifting FWD fun in the snow!

http://www.scheides.com/albums/gli/IMG_0039.sized.jpg

This car makes me look forward to some of the amenities the EvoX MR will have to offer.

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I love the new VW's they're coming out with. The Jetta and the Golf especially look really good.

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They really are great cars; the GLI and GTI are the way to go though.

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We saw a Porsche at Porky's. Not just saw it but he was doing the same as us, went through the drive through I think though.

Like Chris said though, whether or not you park your car for the winter is up to you, it'll probably cost money to store it, or you can spend that money on car washes or wash it in an indoor garage if you are lucky and get the use out of it.

It's all up to you.

I wanted to park my Eclipse but then I thought about it some more and realized the money I spent on a beater, 500-1000 bucks would probably just be a waste and could have been money in the bank or put into the car in mods. It's just an Eclipse after all, no matter how awesome I think it is.

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'93 Merc 4.3 V8 RWD with Traction control, leather, air ride suspension, and a sweet blue/green 80's style digital dash!

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M3 winter beater..

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I'm driving my gsx all winter :) Like Tim said, there was a guy driving a porsche when we met up at Porky's a couple weeks ago. I don't see a problem with driving a car you love to drive all year long.

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You are what you drive.....

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^ Nice Toureg! :lol:

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Toureg's don't do 167mph. :)

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And I am one who will never drive my DSM in the winter. I like to be, rust free, in my 1G :)

So the Green Dragon gets winter duty!