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Thank you, Scotty, for the reminder of how to drive and maintain a car during the winter season! I will definitely keep this info in mind! My mother and my other relatives need to watch this video too, lol!
"Never turn off the traction control." I once got a 2014 Camry as a rental in the winter. The lot where I received the car was all ice and the traction control just shut the car down so it wouldn't move. I turned off the traction control, the car got out of the lot without sliding at all, then I turned it back on once I was on the plowed and salted road.
I met Scotty once at a restaurant. He was such a nice and humble fella. I wanted to discuss cars but he just kept going on about how much he loved nachos.
@@Hugh_Manitee Which leads to another rule: keep an extra pair of gloves in the car. When I was 20 I forgot my gloves when I left the house one time and of course that was the day I got a flat tire and had to change it in a foot of snow with no gloves.
Pro Tip: If you live in Texas just don’t leave the house because a huge amt of folks can’t even drive in the rain, much less the ice we occasionally get.
Here in ireland my girlfriend got a crack on her windscreen Toyota CRV Hybrid .Toyota dealership dundalk .charged insurance co over 4000 euro for replacement .?
Inadequate capability of road salt and snow plows in Texas. In Ohio any village over 1,000 has at least one dump truck loaded with salt and snowplow, tire chains if needed. If you have to keep going in snow you have to spend $ on plowtrucks with salt, or prepay a plow contractor.
Quick thing about 4Low Scotty, make sure it’s in neutral when you switch or it won’t engage. When that 4Low light is blinking that means it’s not engaged.
Leave 3 or more inches of powdered snow on your parked car if freezing rain is forecast in the next few hours. It's a lot easier to remove snow that has a light crust on top than to remove a thick case of ice.
Extremely bad advice. Men often die by heart attacks from shoveling snow. Snow with freezing rain or rain in it are extremely heavy. One big shovel full , and men keel over after they over exercise their heart.
NO, traction control off if you're stuck in snow or driving through deep snow, very light on the throttle but the tires need to spin slightly and not be interrupted by the TSC/DSC. Turn back on as soon as you're moving. Source: 25 years of driving and unstucking in Wisconsin.
I'm from the Great White North (Canada) and we learn all this at 16 when 1st licensed! Scotty is right. ABS and Traction control help a lot! If you get into a bad slide put it in neutral so you r not fighting the engine, you'll have better control and stop sooner! When the roads are icy take my advice and stay home! It's not worth destroying your vehicle and getting hurt!!!
very true, I survived 2 winters in Niagara Ontario with a 2012 Honda civic, invested in very good snow tires, never had a problem.. stayed home when the storm blew the town away, u want to give yourself a lot of time to get from a to b..
@@niagaracanadagooners2111i don't understand why folks are more proactive in snowy areas that don't have dedicated snow tires for winter... It's makes a fwd car handle like a 4wd.
Scotty I have a Tacoma as well, you never engaged 4Low correctly. It is beeping at you because it never engaged. You have to shift into neutral until the blinking stops and the pre collision and safety tech will also be disabled. Love you videos, keep up the good work!
I drove in the snowy winters of Michigan in a Honda Civic for 15 years without a single incident. No Snow Tires, No 4-wheel drive, No traction Control. Just a good ole MT shifter and lots of defensive driving. I've passed 100's of cars and trucks in the ditch all these years.
Thanks.. same here, though finally went to WINTER TIRES STUDDED, HERE IN HELANA , MT…. ( shovel, SUPER ICE MELT, sand, some ballast in my GMC CANYON 2WD, & Spouse Car……(( we just moved from Northern Indiana, snow Belt to finish life with kids, & Grandkid’s……….
Even through poorly cleared roads in 8" plus snows? With such low clearance underneath?🤔.. I hope so, after over 30 years of driving a pick-up trucks, now I'm driving a Toyota Corolla and am worried about the snow.
Sounds like when I had my 04’ Hyundai Accent,no 4x4 no snow tires,just a MT trans,I remember driving in a huge snow storms passing SUV’s and trucks that were sliding all over the place lol
Scotty, living in New Hampshire I bought a car cover that's waterproof and flexible. Put on cover before it starts raining that turns to snow. Also it prevents doors from freezing closed
as a person who lived in alaska my whole life and has to deal with this stuff most of the year, these are extremely good tips. ive never owned a vehichle that doesnt have FWD and ABS, because theyre *essential* for living in alaska. excellent stuff as always scotty!
@@seanthompson8071No, I don't think they did. If it's FWD and has ABS and or traction control, it's perfectly viable for winter. RWD is the ony one that you shouldn't drive in the snow unless you absolutely HAVE to.
@@playdgDriving RWD is far harder than AWD, FWD, or 4WD. The reason is the power comes from the rear, meaning if you press the throttle a little too hard then the rear breaks traction causing you to spin out. This isn’t possible with FWD or AWD/4WD since there is power coming from either the front or all 4 wheels
@@aletron4750 You americans haven't heard about winter tyres. In most european countries snow tyres are mandatory from 01.11. to 01.04. And when you change them regularely(every 3-4 years) you absolutely have no problem driving RWD car in the snow. You should just be more gentle and careful, ofcourse that 4wd is the best but noone around here is scared of driving rwd car with good winter tyres
My worries is not the snow....it's the other people who is driving. They think since they have 4wd/AWD they are invisible. I have fwd with snow tires and I get around just fine. People need to slow down when it is bad out.
That's a thing I don't like about AWD. You can't get a proper "feel" of the road when accelerating thinking it's not so bad then you get screwed at the next curve.
Just FYI, in the Tacoma, if the 4LO light is blinking, 4LO is not engaged. For the Tacomas to shift into 4LO, the truck MUST be in neutral. Otherwise it will not shift. Once 4LO is engaged, it will be solid and not blinking.
Glad someone mentioned this as I was about to. I have an older model, a 2011, and if it's blinking/beeping then it's not in 4 low. Can't always believe everything that ole' Scotty says everyone! lol...
Great guidelines Scotty! I learned to drive in a 1964 Volkswagen Beetle, back when Beetles were everywhere. In Ohio where we got snow on a regular basis, the school buses had studded tires it took more than 7 inches to close school. I used to have a front wheel drive Mitsubishi. When I had trouble going up slippery snowy slopes I drove it like a classic Beetle, rear wheel drive with the motor over the wheels. I drove it backwards and it got up those slopes and home. This left my neighbors scratching their heads. That doesn't work on ice. But, it got me to the grocery store and home when others were stuck in their driveways.
Scotty tell everybody to go to Costco for the less than$20 windsheild cover. It will also cover the wipers. And if the snow is light like it was here in Nova Scotia this morning . I used my cordless leaf blower. 3 cars done in less than 2 minutes.
Your posting about winter (snow) driving is good . Having boosted many cars over the years, I like the Lithium booster. I sm disappointed that you didn;t take a few more minutes to talk about cleaning the snow from the WHOLE car! Sweeping off the hood avoids snow blowing onto the windshield, blinding the driver (and pushing snow into the heater intake!). Cleaning the roof and trunk off improves the peripheral vision, too. In Canada, having an obstructed window can earn you a ticket, not to mention the additional risk of limited visibility!
I disagree with Scotty on the traction control. I always turn my traction control off in the snow and ice. When traction control kicks on, it applies the anti-lock brake on which ever tire is spinning in the deep snow and that causes you to get stuck. Traction control is junk, especially on chevrolet vehicles.
I rented a cavalier years ago. I like older gm stuff bc those will run. Being a rental, it had the cheapest possible tires on it. I got stuck and the traction control wouldn't allow any wheel spin whatsoever. I disabled it by removing the abs fuse. While it was snowing at a rate of 2" per hour. Once I did that, I was able to rock the car out and get going again. Thank God in later years they at least added a button to disable traction control. Cavaliers are actually good in the snow, but the traction control does suck. Besides, does a 115 hp 2.2L vehicle need traction control? Lol
@@williamsinger4124 I just bought a 2008 Honda FIT, because I could not afford the 2011 Honda FIT that has the button to turn off the traction control. Since the 2008 TC can't be turned off, I had to install snow tires.
In western Canada we have snow and ice on the roads 5+ months a year. Snow tires, front wheel drive and you can go 95 percent of the places you need on a daily basis. Light right foot and give yourself space…no problem
I live in Canada and we get a lot of snow and freezing rain . Our vehicles that are not in the garage are covered . We just watch the weather and cover when necessary . It takes two minutes once you have done it a couple of times . It is much faster then cleaning off a car . If you get stuck in the snow then turn off the traction control until you are unstuck .
Great content, I always enjoy watching his videos but this had some valuable safety info that more people should take to heart. It’s amazing how many people think that 4wd makes them invincible. They neglect to realize that everyone has 4wheel brakes. If it’s icy and you don’t have studs or chains and are driving like it’s summer, you’re just the first one to the scene of the accident. See it all the time, jacked up pickup all the way to the tree line before they get stopped. Keep it up Scotty!
You scratch your paint with that brush, but it doesn't matter on a non reflective paint. Try this on a black car and see your scratches. I personally would use a microfiber towel clipped around the brush
⚠️ VW - Warning brushes cause micro scratches on the paint so you can see it in bright light. This is from volkswagen vehicles their paint is thin vs other car brands. I have an 06 gti and learned this the hard way although they are micro and not significant, it is significant enough for me to say something. [1 year vw dealership experience]
As I live in Toronto with heavy snow sometimes you just need to turn off your Traction Control while you drive in deep snow, so you won’t get stuck in snow easily just go easy on gas! Driving slowly with traction control off in deep snows is easier to get moving, but in normal conditions please keep your traction control on.
Yeah i always turn traction control off in low speeds when i'm driving in bad conditions meaning deep snow or slippery ice because the system will start freaking out and mess with the traction even more and you'll get stuck.
A brush will leave swirl marks and minor imperfections in the clear coat requiring a paint correction with an orbital buffer and polishing compound. I wrap a microfiber cloth around the brush held on with rubber bands to help prevent the swirls and scratches when removing snow. Also those soap brushes at the car wash are terrible and grind dirt into the paint and scratches
As far as snow tires and traction control, I've been using Michelin X-Ice snow tires for years. It's amazing the difference they make. They're called studless snow tires because Michelin claims the tread compound even grips on ice. For best stopping, I have them in all four corners even though my van is front wheel drive . As for traction control, I turn it off when I'm driving on the city streets here in Milwaukee. They use salt here ( 400 by 200 by 100 ft high pies down at the port) which t akes care of the ice. But it doesn't take care of the snow ridges the plows leave across intersections. There, I want the front tires to spin to work down to the pavement. There's nothing worse then to have the traction control on, have it kill the engine power when you're halfway through an intersection because the tires are spinning and then the light just changed for traffic coming the other way. Now, on the freeway, I use traction control all the time. It's amazing how fast I can drive on a snow covered freeway lane and not spin out. I very rarely see cars in the ditch anymore during a snow storm. If so, It's usually due to people following too close. Then it's three vehicles at a time.
I have people leave their wipers up all the time and wonder why their blades never touched the window after that. Numerous times I've had to replace springs for people. Better just to prop them up with a stick an inch or so above the glass.
A better alternative to leaving your wiper blades up is to instead cover them in plastic like with a plastic garbage bag and leave in normal position. If you leave them up you still expose the blades to the elements and there is always the possibility the wind can blow them back down into the windshield causing damage. When you are ready to clear the windshield simply raise the plastic covered wipers and clean off the windshield then lower the wipers back down minus the plastic bag.
From Qc Canada, Never used tires with stud. Good winter tires are enought now. In the past or with cheap ones it was a good idea to have studded tires but now tires are really better than 10 years ago. And for traction control lol sometimes when there is too much snow, you have to kill it or the damn car won't get up the hill! 🤷♂️🙈😅
7:27 scotty once again has no clue what he's talking about 😂 If your Toyota Tacoma 4 Low is beeping this can be because it is not engaging. You must brake fully, put the truck in Neutral, and then switch to 4 Low. It will engage and should not beep and you can put it into drive and go. The 4 low will trigger a flash/beep when it's trying to engage but can't. I get a kick outa him! 4lo light beeping has nothing to do with speed telling you to "go slow"
Scotty you forgot one thing about traction control, if you are backing out of a slightly elevated road you should turn off traction control or if you get stuck you'll never get out.
Before heading out the door after a snow and/or ice event, I always ask is this trip to ________ (fill in the blank) in these road conditions worth the $500.00 deductible? It stops me every single time.
Scotty -- live in Wisconsin, and have been a courier/delivery driver for a long time. Did find, that in deep (>6") wet snow, sometimes have to turn traction control OFF, otherwise the traction control will cause the wheels to "bog down" and you will barely move from a stop. Turn it off, and both wheels (FWD) will spin free until they find traction, and you are off to the races! Mainly using Dodge RAM Promasters and Promaster City.
I'm older than Scotty if you can believe that. I worked in a Union gas station 1960 Los Angeles. We had a battery on a hand cart we could walk a quarter to a half mile to jump start someone in trouble. I've always carried jumper cables to start cars with the motor running for maximum boost. But I guess with all the computers I won't be doing that anymore. I once had a battery blow up in my face because I tried to jump it while it was on a charger hydrogen gas no good. Fortunately it wasn't a big explosion and I was uninjured, but I guess it could have been worse. Good days being a gas jockey in the 50s and 60s. We almost always had at least two attendance on duty sometimes six or eight to pump gas, clean windows check oil and tires etc also work in the bay servicing cars the usual interval was 1,000 miles for oil. Can you believe it? Almost every car had a dozen zerk fittings or more that required greasing at regular intervals. I could open every Hood in my sleep. Waited on a young celebrity Kathy Young who had just released a thousand stars in the sky but nobody reading this would know what I'm talking about except maybe Scotty.
I also have jumper cables always in my trunk but i also have a spare 50AH starter battery in the trunk that i keep in full charge so i can give power when someone needs and not danger my car electronics.
Well I live in Saskatchewan where we likely have 3 feet of snow and a lot of people including me, are driving on all season tires, not winter tires. I've talked to the DOT and snow tires aren't required, but you must have tread on your tires.
I knew someone who though that allowing the oil to circulate on a cold engine for at least 30 seconds or so was bunk. So he didn't do it. He just started up and then took off like a wild man when it was 0 degrees. When the engine started burning oil after a couple of years he just couldn't make the connection. Of course it was the engine not being built right, it had nothing to do with how he was treating it.
Your recommendation for not driving on ice and snow unless you really have to sounds very funny from a Finnish perspective. ;) Driving on winter conditions is perfectly normal here and I'm sure everywhere with long harsh winters. Most people have studded tyres but winter tyres without studs are also common and work well in most conditions. Roads are ploughed often but salt is kept to a minimum and instead gravel is being dispersed for traction on tricky spots.
I believe he meant... refrain IF you don't have winter tires. Which makes total sense. Where i live it is not even legal to drive without proper winter tires during winter season. We had to pass a law because a lot of people are just... well... stupid. ;-) Driving in snow is just so much fun. Just takes a little getting used to and awareness.
I used to live in Sweden and they have mandatory winter tires regulation, same as in Finland I presume. Roads are ploughed and lots of granite gravel is used, which is collected in spring. After moving to Canada I was shocked how many people drive here with all-seasons (basically three season tires with rather crappy traction in cold temperatures and on snow). There's no compulsory winter tires laws here and lots of folks drive heavy minivan or monstrous pickup trucks. It's scary sometimes and also stupid. The roads are scraped to the bare asphalt but not immediately after a snowfall, and eastern provinces use an enormous amount of salt which deteriorates the cars quickly. RU-vid is full of videos, mostly from Ontario and BC, with cars literally sliding on thin ice in winter. I mean, come on Canada, there are other northern countries where people are driving through half a year of snowy conditions.
@@TheKiller1922 I live in Quebec and as i wrote, real winter tires are mandatory here. All-season tires are not allowed as they just don't do the job. Each province gets to choose their own policy in that regard.
1- hot water is a big no no. True. 2- clearing snow off you windows. True. 3- wiper. Not true. Learn to pull you wiper off the ice. And clear you windshield washer sprays. 4- always start you car first, before clearing the ice. The heat will help remove the ice. And turn your AC ON. Mechanical AC reverses and provide extra heat and cut humidity. 5- summer tires are garbage on ice. 4WD or AWD won’t change a thing. 6- all season tires are ok over to -10C. Winter tires rules in winter. That is more important than 4WD. 7- studded tires are second best on ice. But become dangerous on dry pavement over 90 Kmh (45mph). Chains are best, but lower speed. 8- anti slip system on non luxury cars are garbage. Disable them. 9- learn to start at higher gear on slippery surface. (Starting from dead stop in 2nd or 3rd gear) go slow. Accelerate gently. Low AWD do help because the gear ratio. 10- booster advices are excellent.
Scotty I live in Canada. If I waited until all the ice was off the road I would not drive 6 months out of the year! I can say you are 100 % correct about jumping your car. Be very careful hooking up the battery leads, I fried a bunch of wires on my old truck one time hooking up the batteries backwards (yep stupid but easy to do in the dark in -30). I will take your advice and grab one of those fancy Hulkman booster thingys they look very neat. Best way to battle the winter is to get a big 4x4 truck and throw 6 sandbags in the box. If you don't get winter tires at least get all terrain tires! Keep an emergency kit, tow rope, and a shovel in the truck. Make sure you get heated seats your wife will love you for it.
Thank you Scotty. Been looking for a good jump starter. Had a Stanley power station, and it didn’t perform very well, or hold up. The only plus was perhaps the built in air compressor, and maybe the outlets. Opted for the Hulkman Alpha 100 like you got, and even purchased the protection case.
Turning traction control off does have it's practical purposes. That's why you can turn it off. Last year an AWD VW was stuck because the traction control wouldn't stay off long enough. It just brought him to a halt and he remained stuck.
Yes. Sometimes when you’re in deep snow you actually have to turn traction control off to get it moving. Maybe not all traction control systems are like that though.
Be safe in the snow Scotty! I always have the portable jumper as well just very safe. For ice I'd look into a ceramic coating, mine only part of the window has ice but it defrosts in a minute. Look at the rag company they sell diamond body protech. The glass coating can prevent frost
When I was still working during the winter up here in Wisconsin, on second shift last year (retired in April) I tried using one of the windshield snow covers. I found they work really well if you can get them on before the snow and ice hits. I'd come out at the end of my shift at 12 midnight to my van covered in snow and ice. Pull off the shield, and like magic, a clear windshield. No snow brushing or ice scraping. Since they're all made out of nylon, which doesn't absorb water, you just fold them up, stuff them in their pouch, and drive away.
Hay everyone, if you start your car 15 min before you need to leave the ice and snow will slide right off. I live 180 Miles from the Canadian border so - 40 for weeks on end is just life. I drive a focus and a 4x4 with just run of the mill tires. I've never driven on snow tires, guess just used to handling
Scotty is basically everyone's smart mechanical grandpa, gives great car info 24/7 and with helpful tips some of those tips would cost 200-300 each visiting a mechanic shop in California lol
I'm from Northern BC and we are 6 months of the year in snow. I use a leaf blower to remove the snow off of my vehicles and all of them have studded winter tires all around. I suggest to get a set of the right size tire chains for the drive wheels, it will get you home no matter how bad the roads are!
Great insights for those who live in deeply winterized areas. Most people who don't live in northern BC don't really need tire chains. And when they do, they should probably just stay home. - another dude in northern BC
For those watching, don't be afraid to drive on snowy/icy roads, just learn to be a better driver. Keep in mind BETTER driver does not mean slow sissy. Know the car, see and feel the road, hear the tires on the road. I know, it sounds like vehicle hippie crap, but you can learn a lot about the conditions by doing those, and when they change. A manual vehicle is your best bet in the winter, engine helps you slow and is easier to not wheel spin when you start. If you must have an auto select a gear to turn off the overdrive, if your not going fast enough to need it, and make the car hold gear to help slow down. That stupid drop to idle when you take your foot off the gas drives me nuts. Most newer cars need traction control since they seem to be designed to need it, but abs isn't necessary, although they have it. When it slides, release some brake.
Winter Driving 101 in Canada where I live. Keep a bag of sand or kitty litter in the vehicle in case you get stuck. A handful of kitty litter under the drive wheels will give you extra traction if you are stuck on the ice.
Putting the wiper blades up for a storm is a bad idea. If there are strong winds, it could damage or destroy the blades and/or housing/blade connection.
Scotty, Thanks for the lithium-ion battery pack demo. I knew that they were good, but didn't realize how good they really are until you gave your demo & explained how they will not mess up today's high-tech computer vehicles like a bad jump start can. So I will keep mine in my trunk when doing the long trips here in Alaska!😎😎
Living in northern Alberta, it was common to crack a windshield during the winter just by turning a hot defroster on. Buick had an electric heater built into their defrost systems during the late 70's causing windshields to crack, especially if it already had a small stone chip.
One nice thing of rear wheel drive is finding an empty parking lot and let loose. Speaking from experience. Plus it teaches you on how to handle the vehicle on slippery conditions.
I remember when I was young, my father took me to an empty parking lot after a snow in his AMC Ambassador. He said," Here, learn how to drive in the snow". Ah, the good ol' days of only rear wheel drive cars.
My first new car was rear wheel drive with a manual transmission. For fun I would fishtail in the snow on backroads or parking lots. Got into a skid on the highway once during a bad snowstorm. Knew exactly what to do and did not end up in the ditch.
Don't forget to brush off the top of your car. It causes a lot of issues for people behind you when your car blows snow in their face. This is especially true with vans and semi-trucks.
Scotty here’s another tip; get a longer “brushy part” to get the snow out from under your wipers and in between your wipers. In fact get a ice scraper/brush that has a soft neoprene brush part so it doesn’t have any issues with your paint. I love when people that live in the south get 2 inches of snow and freak out and need “4 lo” to move. They wouldn’t make it out of the house up in the Midwest.
We reside in western NYS...right smack dab in the "Lake Effect Country"...I swear by this tool: BIRDROCK HOME 55" Extendable Snow Brush with Detachable Ice Scraper for Car | 14" Wide Foam Head | Size: Truck, Car, & SUV | Aluminum Body with Ergonomic Grip | Safe on Auto Windshield & Window. This to us is far better as in NYS traffic law, you MUST remove ALL snow & ice before driving on the road. ;!>
Im just nodding my head... ok.... I live in central MN.. best advice I can give? brake early... stay slower than normal.. give 4 car lengths minimum.. never brake in a turn, never accelerate in a turn.. use all the friction those tires can give you STATICALLY! ease into things... stay frosty and smooth my friends. TWO hands on the wheel... !!
I bought one but returned it because the warning section in the instructions said to never leave in your car due to extreme heat in the summer or extreme cold in the winter. Basically it’s a use at home item which defeats the purpose of being prepared every where you go. Maybe some folks leave in their cars with no issue but the warning was enough for me to return it. I wish they made one that says you can keep in the car and I would buy it.
@@jawsgreatwhite9966dang that sucks. Thought this would be convenient to have but it gets so hot here the in summer I can’t leave anything in the vehicle
@@jawsgreatwhite9966 yea no problem. I also have one in the trunk at all times. Just remember to charge it once in a while lol because like most batteries it does lose charge over time. Don't want to feel stupid when you need it and its almost completely empty 🤣
Scotty, a guy from Apple Auto Glass (not sure if they’re in the US) told me not to leave my wipers pulled away from the windshield like you showed. He said if the wiper snaps back and hits the window in freezing weather, the windshield might shatter. He said it was better to put the wipers into a plastic bag…I did that for a few years, worked great. We get lots of ice around here…my new Toyota has a nice feature, the space where the wipers live is heated and does a good job of freeing up the wipers after 10 minutes or so.
You got a great channel, I really like it. But I live in Russia and you know - I never heard of breaking the windshield wipers by turning them on when they're frozen. Been driving for like 14 years, different cars, do this all the time because I often forget to turn the wipers off when leaving the car. Never once had a problem. Never heard of anyone having this probelm too. They just won't wipe till they melt free, that's all. The reason why you want to leave your wipers up in this sort of weather is that if it's snowing and your wipers are all buried in snow you'll have to clean them from ice and snow and all the crap manually or they will just be constantly melting water on the windscreen. Also the brush you got isn't ideal. I like those T-shaped brushes and I always choose the one with the longest possible handle. Because you can push the snow from the roof away from you. Or even if you pull it from the roof towards you you want to stand as far away as possible so that the snow doesn't land on your feet. Also in winter I keep two shovels in the trunk. Full size snow shovel and a small steel trench shovel. Saved me numerous times. Jumper boxes are great. Everyone should have one. If your friend doesn't have one give it to him for birthday or something. I now have like -15 F outside. I don't care. I know I can start my car, I can rely on that. Just don't keep the jumper box in the same damn car, keep it at home where it's warm so it doesn't loose power too. And they come with a gazillion of different cables and chargers so you can charge them anywhere from anything and you can charge anything from it too - phones, laptops. It's got a light too. A really usefull thing for all kinds of emergencies, blackouts and the like. But if your car is serviced right, if the battery is ok and there're no problems with connections the gasoline engine will start even at -15 F if you drive regularly. It will die if you leave it standing for many days in the extreme cold - yes. But if you get it out for a drive every day come hell or high water - it will start every time.
id agree with you, but this winter i had one of my windshield wipers snap off from being frozen to the windshield. i didnt think it could happen, either, but go figure.
@@sjdfhdkfk I just recently had a wiper freeze itself to the window after I started driving. I unstuck it but didn't clean it. It melted while I was standing still. And froze again when I started driving. Unexpected.
99.99% of people have no business using 4-Low ever. I don’t know Toyotas well, but reading the comments, it sounds like it was beeping because it never engaged and shifted to the reduction gearset (incorrect shift procedure). Scotty usually provides pretty good info, but this one is pretty bad. Not only should you almost never use 4-Low unless pulling a stump, or loaded down in deep mud/sand, but you should never use it in snow/ice…period… NEVER.
I'm here in Pennsylvania. Have two front drive cars and two 4x4 trucks. Three peak rated tires work great. All terrains that are 3 peak also. The only thing that scares me is ice on a hill and other people on the road with me 😂
i know what the argument is for wipers up or down, I've lived in Indiana for all my life and I am a wipers up person, otherwise, I have to beat my blades with the scraper and if you spray the wiper springs with some silicone every now and then.....you'll be fine. Light snow, I grab our EGO blower and it's amazing. Wet pack snow, well, it just sucks. Just take your time and if you have a pickup, go ahead and scoop up some free weight and load the bed up over the axle. I have an '03 Ranger 4x4 with 250,000 miles on it and a limited slip rear differential and amazing tires so as long as I'm careful, I make it everywhere and have even pulled out police Tahoe's that ran off the road. Read the forecast and be prepared and please clean off your hood and roof so you don't blind someone behind you when it gives way. Drive like you are off road, be careful and remember the faster you go, the longer it will take to brake no matter what. DO NOT BE IN A HURRY, even if you have a great 4x4 system. If you want to learn, have some great and safe recovery gear but know what you are doing. Jump boxes are cheaper and cheaper, get one and learn how to use it. Also, have a backup plan and even a backup plan for your backup plan to warn others if you should get yourself in a bad spot and don't make it worse, make yourself visible. There is no shame, if you don't know what you are doing, just keep going. Be an asset, not a liability.
In our area we are as likely to get ice as we are snow. Instead of spending 20 minutes scraping that hard stuff, followed by a long warm-up time wasting fuel, I slip an electric heater inside the car. Give it 10 minutes and the ice/snow slides off and the interior is 70 degrees. By the time it's necessary to apply the defrosters, I'm a mile down the road and the engine is warming up. That's something I've been doing since the 70's, when I drove a VW van and kept a heater mounted inside during winter. That works well even if you keep your car in an unheated garage.
I leave for work at 5am. During the winter I have a fan heater and extension lead in the car. If frost is forecast the night before, I poke the extension out the window and leave the plug (covered in case it rains) by the door. If it's all iced up when I get up, plug in to the socket just inside the backdoor, by the time I'm washed and ready to leave (10 minutes) the car is warm enough (doesn't have to be hot) just pop the cable back inside and drive off.
Are used to have a 87 Ford ranger five speed manual. It was 2 Wheel Dr., and I drove that thing through 14 inches of snow with no problem never even spun tires a vantage of the old 2.3 L four banger that made no power ran till the frame snapped in half from all the rust.
