Lets see your frozen motors!

Voodoomelon

An absolute iceblock! No driving to mass this morning...









How bad is yours?

emurphy

good thread. I took pics of my Alfa GT this morning have to find the camera lead to upload them should have them up in a while.

rabbitinlights

Slowly thawed out during the day......

Seweryn

Voodoomelon wrote: »

How bad is yours?

My Transporter Diesel:

fletch

No pick but washing my car yesterday evening was not a great idea....was like a solid block of ice this morning....4 brakes completely seized.

Silenceisbliss

no going to mass for me either! :P



Then when I finally got the door open!,


haha, damn Irish weather! *shakes fist in air*

rabbitinlights

Does ice damage paint?

Seweryn

rabbitinlights wrote: »

Does ice damage paint?

Not really. It does not improve it, but it does not make any more damage than strong sun light.

AugustusMaximus

Really nice 7 series BTW.

Muckie

Here's a pic of my Festive Impreza

emurphy

ok lads this is my first time putting photos on here so if they're too big or small or whatever let me know and tell me how to get it right please.

Its photos of my frozen Alfa GT this morning. I would have given pics of the inside but I would have had to defrost the windows to get the doors open which I just couldnt be arsed.

Enjoy

qz

Sofia is safely tucked away in the garage, might get her out tomorrow if the roads aren't too bad!

tossy

Kildare this morning! I'd rather take a picture from inside the car when its warm,not outside

argosy2006

Voodoomelon wrote: »

An absolute iceblock! No driving to mass this morning...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/voodoomelon/728%20lll/Frozen/fr1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/voodoomelon/728%20lll/Frozen/fr2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/voodoomelon/728%20lll/Frozen/fr3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/voodoomelon/728%20lll/Frozen/fr4.jpg

How bad is yours?

your number plate gives me a headache just looking at it lol:D

alias no.9

We had two cars out today with no de-icing required at all despite the roads. One of the joys of apartment living, underground carparks .

Voodoomelon

Indeed, i'd kill for a garage. I'd never leave the car alone if I could work on it indoors.

fletch

Silenceisbliss wrote: »

no going to mass for me either! :P

Was this picture really taken in Ireland???

unkel

fletch wrote: »

Was this picture really taken in Ireland???

Of course it was. Looks like it was taken on the Ha'penny bridge looking east.

fletch

unkel wrote: »

Of course it was. Looks like it was taken on the Ha'penny bridge looking east.

lol yeh I suppose I was being a bit naive.

peasant

I think that pic is from a series taken at lake Geneve in Switzerland a few years ago ...something to do with very cold weather and a storm throwing water over the wall.

pacman.podge

fletch wrote: »

Was this picture really taken in Ireland???

a now dont be thick:rolleyes: haha

The-Game

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Indeed, i'd kill for a garage. I'd never leave the car alone if I could work on it indoors.

+1 on that, id never stop!

Great thread idea too!

Greenmachine

Silenceisbliss wrote: »

no going to mass for me either! :P



Then when I finally got the door open!,


haha, damn Irish weather! *shakes fist in air*

NOW THAT IS ICY. None of the otherr car have anything on minr for the amount of ice on them. N. kIkdare mysself.

Voodoomelon

Here are a few more:

Hal1

I think those pics are from the ice storm in Canada in 1998. There is another forum I use running the same thread so here's some snowed in Cossie's amongst other cars.



















Thats all for now :pac:.

eringobragh

argosy2006 wrote: »

your number plate gives me a headache just looking at it lol:D

Yep, reckon it could be handy for the M50 toll

Voodoomelon

Nope, it gets it!

Hal1

Hal1

Marlow

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Indeed, i'd kill for a garage. I'd never leave the car alone if I could work on it indoors.

That was on the morning of the 24th.



Yesterday was worse. Completely ice coated.

And guess what ? That damn double-garage has been designed for Mini's or Nissa Micra's or what, but both the Bimmer and the Caravelle and the door won't close because most of the tail sticks out.

I've managed to get the Bimmer into one side and turn around and then just about been able to close the gate, but it's hard work and currently not possible because I have other stuff in there.

/M

rabbitinlights

I'll keep an eye on the M5 for you if you don't have the space!! ;-)

tossy

rabbitinlights wrote: »

I'll keep an eye on the M5 for you if you don't have the space!! ;-)

Yeah but the number plate might give you a head ache! :rolleyes:

I wonder if migraines are extra popular in Germany

Marlow

rabbitinlights wrote: »

I'll keep an eye on the M5 for you if you don't have the space!! ;-)

I wouldn't doubt it one second

tossy wrote: »

Yeah but the number plate might give you a head ache! :rolleyes:

I wonder if migraines are extra popular in Germany

Those number plates are legal, also in Ireland, as it's a european approved font. As long as it has the IRL EU logo and the irish county name.

That's also, why all number plate recognition systems can deal with them.

As for migranes .. I think it's more about german efficiency, so that you can't mistake any of the letters and numbers. Who knows.

/M

.Longshanks.

I never managed to get a pic of the car covered in ice / frost, but i did remember to get this from inside on Christmas morning.
-8.5°c!

Gary ITR

My car in the snow last year

Marlow

With the amount of snow, slush and crap coming down this afternoon and tonight, temperatures plummeting, I guess we'll have plenty of opportunity tomorrow morning to get those pictures.

/M

tossy

Marlow wrote: »

Those number plates are legal, also in Ireland, as it's a european approved font. As long as it has the IRL EU logo and the irish county name.

That's also, why all number plate recognition systems can deal with them.

As for migranes .. I think it's more about german efficiency, so that you can't mistake any of the letters and numbers. Who knows.

/M

I know i have them on my own car,i was poking fun at the "those number plates give me a headache,handy way of avoiding the M50 toll Bridgade"

The last person to use that line on me was a Garda "The might fool the gatso van's and the M50 toll,but the speed gun will always get you"

Marlow

tossy wrote: »

The last person to use that line on me was a Garda "The might fool the gatso van's and the M50 toll,but the speed gun will always get you"

At least he had humour.

/M

mumblin deaf ro

Pictures of a snowy Saab 92

http://www.saabsunited.com/2009/12/snowsaab-92.html

Mena

Thought I would res this thread after the little flurry we had last night.

Toots

Must throw up a pic of my car today too, completely snowed in, so I'll just be starting the engine, not going anywhere!!! There's a massive hill to get out of my apartment complex, and all morning there's been cars trying to get up speed to get up it, then sliding back down to the bottom again

The-Game

Toots* wrote: »

Must throw up a pic of my car today too, completely snowed in, so I'll just be starting the engine, not going anywhere!!! There's a massive hill to get out of my apartment complex, and all morning there's been cars trying to get up speed to get up it, then sliding back down to the bottom again

Now that is video worthy!! :cool:

johndaman66

Hal1 wrote: »

I think those pics are from the ice storm in Canada in 1998. There is another forum I use running the same thread so here's some snowed in Cossie's amongst other cars.
Thats all for now :pac:.

Many thanks for the snaps of the cossies and the Fast fords Hal1. A big fan here. Brightened up my day somewhat!

macdragon76

Ha, Ha very good!

It was cold but not that cold, You only get that cold in mainland europe, north america and scandanavia russia etc.

Nice Pic though!

Re Silenceisbliss photos!

Matt Simis

Doesnt look as Icy as it was in the photos, from this morning, though the Sun had and engine heat had pretty much defrosted the front end by the time I got the camera out. I was warming it up as Im working on some Engine Harness rewiring, when its cold the plastic clips and wires themselves tend to crack, hence me now "fixing" my earlier damage. :eek:

KamiKazi

Phone camera flash not working, apologies

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=100431&d=1262304402

BostonB

Well I've had one car with a smashed rear light and cracked bumper outside the house. Someone ran into it, and drove off. Nice.

Theres ice on the cars then snow on top. When people start scraping it off for snow balls theres every chance you'll have a bonnet/roof covered in scratches.

hurleronditch

Quick question lads, handbrake appears to be frozen on in my car, when you put down the lever, you can feel the cable go slack and but no movement in the actual brakes. Tried putting it in gear and going but wont budge.

2 questions, is there any possible permanent damage ( i dont think so????), and what do i do to free it up?

I drove through smallish floods in cork om wednesday which may have caused the water in or around the cable or brake

Atavan-Halen

Not frozen but snowy

Marlow

Yesterday, after a very frosty, snowy and icy night, the cars were covered in a couple inch thick ice layer.

After turning the car on and let it melt from below, I could simply push the ice of the window



/M

Muckie

Love the snowy micra.

As for hurlerontheditch's problem with the handbrake. I'd check that
out, sometimes the rear shoes liners can split and come loose
lodging solid within the drum,car becomes stuck(happened to the wifes
car last year because of the cold wet weather).
Just a matter of gettin the back wheel drum covers off and making sure
everthing is working/moving as it should.