When does your Z go into hibernation?

Cyclops · 11-10-2016, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by inTgr8r

perfect afternoon for it

I think I just might do that!

zgood4u · 11-11-2016, 02:51 PM

Never, daily driver is mine.

bfwollen · 11-23-2016, 09:35 AM

Living in Seattle, WA with our winter rains. I put my Z4 roadster in my shop the first of October and bring it out the first of April.

rplamb · 12-01-2016, 02:35 PM

Mid November to May 1st. It's a killer. I do spend March and April in Florida. But there is still salt on the road May 1st.

Huz-Z · 12-02-2016, 08:22 AM

Well, last Saturday, the temperature readout on the dash looked like this so I figured it was time.

And for those who don't like the metric system:

Do you know how much "fun" it to wash the car when its cold like that? Yipes! But I managed it all the same (thanks mostly to my rinse bucket of toasty warm water):

And after topping up the tank with gas and the tires with 5 extra pounds, waxing, an interior vacuuming, and hooking up the battery tender, all tucked away until next spring:

bosstones · 12-04-2016, 11:42 AM

I guess today. It is snowing in Chicago and roads are getting salted by me. I did not get to top off the tank (it is 1/3 full) or change the oil before putting the Moupe away for the winter.

I can top off the tank w/ a gas can and add Stabil but....either I do a cold oil change or let it go until spring.

mckenna4978 · 12-05-2016, 10:51 AM

Put mine away as well for the season and brought the insurance down to the bare minimum. Theft and fire.

mckenna4978

rockstar93 · 12-06-2016, 12:10 PM

While I haven't driven the cars for a few weeks, I just 'made their beds' and put them away this weekend. Filled the tanks with gas, changed the oil, foam under the tires, tarps over the concrete, and tenders on the batteries.

Excuse the tires, the next day they were on the winter beaters and out of the garage so it gives a bit more breathing room for the toys.

Z4Lee · 12-06-2016, 08:00 PM

Like most Canadians, as soon as salt is applied to the roads, for me this year it was the first week of December. Now to drive the TT 3.2L Quattro for the winter - not quite as sweet but goes like hell in the snow.

Frank851 · 12-06-2016, 08:39 PM

Never. I live in Miami and I ride my Honda Blackbird CBR 1100XX to work on mornings that it is not raining. My mcoupe is my daily driver when I need a car for errands that require a car or storage (can't pick up dry cleaning on my bike, can drop it off though on my bike!) Love living in FL.

Cyclops · 12-08-2016, 03:47 PM

Today was the day!

coh661 · 12-08-2016, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Cyclops

Today was the day!

Nice flooring

Cyclops · 12-08-2016, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by milamookie

Nice flooring

Thanks. I'd say one of the better investments in the garage. The tiles are Ribtrax by Swisstrax.

racerbruce · 12-08-2016, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by milamookie

Mine is going into hibernation starting this weekend. For those who live in colder regions like I do, when do you put yours away?

Daily driver in Seattle....been driving top town at 32F lately.

baege · 12-09-2016, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Z4Lee

Like most Canadians, as soon as salt is applied to the roads, for me this year it was the first week of December. Now to drive the TT 3.2L Quattro for the winter - not quite as sweet but goes like hell in the snow.

tt 3.2 is a cool rare car...smooth NA v6....is it a manual?

Z4Lee · 12-10-2016, 03:28 PM

Yep 6sp manual - like the Z4.

Sterling Roadster · 12-11-2016, 07:41 AM

I waterless washed it, and put the big pajamas on it last week. Pulling into the garage to see it covered and knowing I won't drive it for months hurts my soul.

TheFlyingFootman · 12-26-2016, 06:32 PM

I put my toys away on November 1st here in Ohio.

coo-pey · 12-26-2016, 07:29 PM

Much like my former motorcycles: Never. East Tennessee is fairly mild in the winter with only a few weeks of really bad weather. Plus having a coupe, it's not too bad.

MYovichZ4 · 12-26-2016, 10:33 PM

After the temps hit 55F today and twelve hours of rain washed the salt and snow away, I snuck Zed out for an afternoon of after Christmas shopping today. By the time we got home, the temps had dropped back down to freezing, but it was a clean driving day!

Twixboy · 12-27-2016, 02:38 AM

I put mine away in the middle of summer when I got transferred to Hawaii and didn't ship any of my cars with me

On the bright side, I'm still wearing shorts and short sleeves here. On the down side, I drive a Honda Pilot to and from the beach everyday. First world problems...

David70 · 01-03-2017, 04:47 PM

Based on current weather in Cincinnati, how long it has been since it snowed, then all of the rain we have had I plan to get it back out.

11-11-2016, 02:51 PM	#24
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11-23-2016, 09:35 AM	#25
bfwollen Enlisted Member 4 Rep 32 Posts Drives: 2006 Z4 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Olympia Washington iTrader: (0)	Parked for winter Living in Seattle, WA with our winter rains. I put my Z4 roadster in my shop the first of October and bring it out the first of April.
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12-01-2016, 02:35 PM	#26
rplamb New Member 3 Rep 15 Posts Drives: 2018 X3 3.0i M sport Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: New Hampshire iTrader: (0)	Mid November to May 1st. It's a killer. I do spend March and April in Florida. But there is still salt on the road May 1st. __________________ 2018 X3 3.0i M sport - mine 2014 428i- conv - Hers
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12-02-2016, 08:22 AM	#27
Huz-Z Brigadier General 846 Rep 4,057 Posts Drives: Z4 3.0si, 328 XDrive, X5 35i Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	Well, last Saturday, the temperature readout on the dash looked like this so I figured it was time. And for those who don't like the metric system: Do you know how much "fun" it to wash the car when its cold like that? Yipes! But I managed it all the same (thanks mostly to my rinse bucket of toasty warm water): And after topping up the tank with gas and the tires with 5 extra pounds, waxing, an interior vacuuming, and hooking up the battery tender, all tucked away until next spring: __________________ Huz-Z BMW Z4 3.0si Roadster. Montego Blue Metallic. Premium and Sport Package.
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12-04-2016, 11:42 AM	#28
bosstones Lieutenant Colonel 1154 Rep 1,543 Posts Drives: o_0 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Suburbia iTrader: (0)	I guess today. It is snowing in Chicago and roads are getting salted by me. I did not get to top off the tank (it is 1/3 full) or change the oil before putting the Moupe away for the winter. I can top off the tank w/ a gas can and add Stabil but....either I do a cold oil change or let it go until spring. __________________ - Jeff bosstones' flickr
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12-05-2016, 10:51 AM	#29
mckenna4978 Private First Class 21 Rep 110 Posts Drives: 07' BMW z4mr-A08 Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: chicago,illinois iTrader: (0)	Put mine away as well for the season and brought the insurance down to the bare minimum. Theft and fire. mckenna4978
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12-06-2016, 12:10 PM	#30
rockstar93 Lieutenant 321 Rep 528 Posts Drives: E86 Z4MC; E92 M3 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Cambridge, Ontario iTrader: (8) Garage List 2011 BMW E92 M3 [0.00] 2006 BMW Z4M Coupe [0.00]	While I haven't driven the cars for a few weeks, I just 'made their beds' and put them away this weekend. Filled the tanks with gas, changed the oil, foam under the tires, tarps over the concrete, and tenders on the batteries. Excuse the tires, the next day they were on the winter beaters and out of the garage so it gives a bit more breathing room for the toys. __________________ E46 M3 Coupe 6MT Jet Black/Cinnamon GONE E85 Z4M Roadster Imola Red/Black GONE E90 M3 Sedan 6MT Jerez Black/Fox Red GONE E86 Z4M Coupe Interlagos Blue/Black E92 M3 Coupe 6MT Interlagos Blue/Fox Red - Build Thread
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12-06-2016, 08:00 PM	#31
Z4Lee Enlisted Member 7 Rep 36 Posts Drives: 2006 Z4 3.0i Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: London, ON iTrader: (0)	Like most Canadians, as soon as salt is applied to the roads, for me this year it was the first week of December. Now to drive the TT 3.2L Quattro for the winter - not quite as sweet but goes like hell in the snow.
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12-06-2016, 08:39 PM	#32
Frank851 Admiral 240 Rep 314 Posts Drives: '07 Z4MC, '19 X5 xDrive40i Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (1)	Never. I live in Miami and I ride my Honda Blackbird CBR 1100XX to work on mornings that it is not raining. My mcoupe is my daily driver when I need a car for errands that require a car or storage (can't pick up dry cleaning on my bike, can drop it off though on my bike!) Love living in FL.
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12-08-2016, 03:47 PM	#33
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12-10-2016, 03:28 PM	#38
Z4Lee Enlisted Member 7 Rep 36 Posts Drives: 2006 Z4 3.0i Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: London, ON iTrader: (0)	Yep 6sp manual - like the Z4.
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12-11-2016, 07:41 AM	#39
Sterling Roadster Second Lieutenant 68 Rep 279 Posts Drives: e85 Z4 3.0i & e92 328i Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	I waterless washed it, and put the big pajamas on it last week. Pulling into the garage to see it covered and knowing I won't drive it for months hurts my soul.
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12-26-2016, 06:32 PM	#40
TheFlyingFootman New Member 2 Rep 18 Posts Drives: 2014 335i xdrive M-sport Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Toledo, Ohio iTrader: (0)	I put my toys away on November 1st here in Ohio.
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12-26-2016, 07:29 PM	#41
coo-pey Enlisted Member 12 Rep 36 Posts Drives: 2007 Z4 Coupe Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: East Tennessee iTrader: (0)	Much like my former motorcycles: Never. East Tennessee is fairly mild in the winter with only a few weeks of really bad weather. Plus having a coupe, it's not too bad. __________________ 2007 Z4 Coupe 3.0si w/sport package
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12-26-2016, 10:33 PM	#42
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12-27-2016, 02:38 AM	#43
Twixboy Captain 124 Rep 904 Posts Drives: '04 Z4 3.0i 6spd Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: MA iTrader: (2)	I put mine away in the middle of summer when I got transferred to Hawaii and didn't ship any of my cars with me On the bright side, I'm still wearing shorts and short sleeves here. On the down side, I drive a Honda Pilot to and from the beach everyday. First world problems...
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01-03-2017, 04:47 PM	#44
David70 Colonel 1567 Rep 2,665 Posts Drives: 06 Z4M Coupe - 13 Cadillac ATS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Cincinnati, OH iTrader: (1)	Based on current weather in Cincinnati, how long it has been since it snowed, then all of the rain we have had I plan to get it back out. __________________ 2006 Z4M Coupe - Stromung exhaust, ZHP knob, stubby antenna, clutch delay delete
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