Old Rattle Flat
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Yup - by george - my neighbor is shoveling off his car - literally!
Snow Removal ??? Oops - Neighbor!
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ultrajim49
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Next thing you know he'll be asking how to get rid of scratches
Unfortunately, the things you are discussing are really pretty common. The garage broom is the heavy snow removal tool of choice for many people. Use of a snow shovel is also seen quite often. My wife was given a snow brush/ice scraper combination that actually had a metal, (brass), scraper. A friend of my wife removes ice from her windows with hot water. Pours it out of a tea kettle, then runs the wipers. She has been doing it for 30 years and never had a problem. I would probably break a $300 windshield the first time I tried it. A guy I used to work with always kicked his shoes against the door sill when he got in the car so he "wouldn't mess up the carpet". Carpet was not too bad, door sills were pretty beat up. I don't think he even noticed. Some people don't think, some don't care. I also think the cold winter weather affects our thinking process.
Charles
Charles
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I was sitting at the kitchen table looking out the window, when he started shoveling. Grabbed a camera, turned off the flash, and shot right through the glass - out the window. Just dumb luck that it turned out ok.
Redcar GUY
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On the beater car I use all kinds of nasty stuff, Brooms, sticks, shovels
but that is why it is a beater car
but that is why it is a beater car
C. Charles Hahn
CCH Auto Appearance, LLC
CharlesW said:
Actually this is something I do, but I am careful to not hit the door sill with the soles of my shoes, which doesn't do any dammage (Atleast that I've seen on close autopia-esque examination). But if you did it with the soles of your shoes.... :shocked
Shiny Lil Detlr said:
I jokingly, (kinda), suggest to people that they remove their shoes when they get in the car in bad weather. It's fun to see the look on their faces as they try to decide if I am serious or kidding. I actually am serious, but I tell them I was just kidding.
Charles
CharlesW said:A guy I used to work with always kicked his shoes against the door sill when he got in the car so he "wouldn't mess up the carpet". Carpet was not too bad, door sills were pretty beat up. I don't think he even noticed. Some people don't think, some don't care. I also think the cold winter weather affects our thinking process.
Charles
I would love to hear some suggestions about a better way to get great gobs of snow off your shoes. I caught myself doing this and wondered about that today. If I don't do it, the bottoms of my boots are going to be wet enough that my foot is going to slip off the brake pedal. I think a lot of people around here do it to be polite.
BTW, it's not just protecting the carpets. If the floors are soaking in salty water, it's gonna rust the floor.
Taxlady said:
After I open the door, I sit in the seat, feet still outside the car, kick one shoe/boot against the other, then swing my feet inside the car. You can scrape one sole against the other if you feel you didn't get it off the bottom of your shoe/boot.
For the soaked carpet, I have two sets of carpeted front mats. After a particularly wet day, I switch them. I tried one set of the vinyl so called winter mats and didn't care for them. I much prefer the two sets of carpeted mats and changing them when they get wet. Kind of like I do with my shoes. Also, buy the factory mats. They fit and don't really cost that much more.
My last daily driver, I had for 14 years and 165,000 miles. Original carpet still looked new. Went through 3 sets of the mats, though.
Charles
C. Charles Hahn
CCH Auto Appearance, LLC
another neat item I saw today was a brush that you keep in the car, and when you get in just brush your shoes off with it and it knocks all the snow out of the crevices on the bottoms of your shoes, etc.
just use that, shake it off outside the door, and leave it on your floormat or something like that...
BTW you should see my wife's car's floormats and carpet... she does nothing to knock the muddy snow and stuff off, just rubs it into the carpets/mats... my extractor is gonna get a MAJOR workout in the spring :shocked
just use that, shake it off outside the door, and leave it on your floormat or something like that...
BTW you should see my wife's car's floormats and carpet... she does nothing to knock the muddy snow and stuff off, just rubs it into the carpets/mats... my extractor is gonna get a MAJOR workout in the spring :shocked
SLD, I love the idea of a brush.
Charles, did I mention that I have a Volvo? I bought Volvo winter mats. Cost me about Cdn $150 for the four of them. They don't sell individual mats. 
I can't afford another set now. I don't even think other mats would work. There are these little knobs on the driver's side on the floor to keep the mat from moving around. I love the little knobs. I once had a terrifying experience with a mat that slipped under the accelerator. I was about 50 miles from anywhere.
Charles, did I mention that I have a Volvo?
I bought Volvo winter mats. Cost me about Cdn $150 for the four of them. They don't sell individual mats. I can't afford another set now. I don't even think other mats would work. There are these little knobs on the driver's side on the floor to keep the mat from moving around. I love the little knobs. I once had a terrifying experience with a mat that slipped under the accelerator. I was about 50 miles from anywhere.Taxlady said:SLD, I love the idea of a brush.
Charles, did I mention that I have a Volvo?
One of the advantages of driving a cheap GM car is the cheap cost of replacing the cheap stuff GM used in the first place. The GM carpeted mats are around $25-$30 (US) for a front set only. No knobs to hold them in place, but like I said, they fit. They don't seem to move around much.
Personally, I wouldn't consider anything but the factory mats. They fit and they are relatively inexpensive.
Charles
C. Charles Hahn
CCH Auto Appearance, LLC
sorry I don't have a brand name... I might have to go back and look again- it was at a Rite Aid (one of the many here in town) so I would think it may be something you could find... :nixweiss
Dave N
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For winter, I have a set of Husky Floor Liners. They are custom molded to your car's contours, and form a "tray" on the floor. They do a great job of protecting the 4-5 inches of side carpeting that a flat mat does not. You could pour a few cups of liquid in them and it would not run out. On top of these, I put some cheap ($2.50) doormat rugs I got at a local home improvement store to soak up the winter slush (the Husky mats have a flat bottom surface). After winter, I just throw the rugs away. The Husky mats wash with soap and water, and cost about $50 per pair.