Come in from the cold
“Cold weather, rain and snow can really take its toll on a classic”
With the cold months here, it’s time to give your beloved a check over. Whether you plan to drive your air-cooled VW through the winter or tuck it away in storage, here are a few tips to keep everything in good order.
Cold weather, rain and snow can really take its toll on a classic vehicle. It’s not just the salt on the roads that makes things rust and seize; batteries are also put under extra strain, both from needing to use lights and wipers a lot more, along with the fact that cold engine oil requires more battery power to get things moving. Also, tyres need to have plenty of grip and be correctly inflated in order to cope with adverse weather conditions.
If, on the other hand, you are planning to store your VW throughout the cold months, it’s not just a simple case of putting it away and locking the garage door. Oh, no.
Read on for some handy tips on the necessary preparation work if you’re going to use or store your car for the winter, so when spring comes it emerges in perfect health again.
01 Battery check
If you’ve run your battery flat more than a couple of times replace it, as running a battery flat damages the
