Put her up for winter

"Battery Tender Unnecessary" (carac)
12/04/2013 at 17:24 • Filed to: None

With a new set of Michelin Pilot Supersports to keep company until they get mounted in the spring.

Winter storage makes the heart grow fonder.

Bonus points for identifying the "new car" in the box behind the mower.

DISCUSSION (35)

Brian Silvestro > Battery Tender Unnecessary
12/04/2013 at 17:27

Maybe that car will start to appreciate in value if you keep it long enough. Still, it's so badass.

Cixelsyd > Battery Tender Unnecessary
12/04/2013 at 17:27

COZY COUPE, FTW!

KB Garage > Battery Tender Unnecessary
12/04/2013 at 17:28

Kinja'd!!!

Is it this?

For Sweden > Battery Tender Unnecessary
12/04/2013 at 17:29

With the car in storage, is the battery tender now necessary?

Battery Tender Unnecessary > Cixelsyd
12/04/2013 at 17:30

Ding, Ding. They just released a 30th anniversary edition I had to pickup. I had an original right as they came out. Parents said I would sleep in it. Gave it to my cousins when I outgrew it...who destroyed it. Wish I still had the original. My love of cars started early.

Hooker > Battery Tender Unnecessary
12/04/2013 at 17:31

The Pilot?

Also, I may be a little late to the party but what is under the wrap? I think I know what it is but don't want to embarrass myself.

Battery Tender Unnecessary > For Sweden
12/04/2013 at 17:31

Shhhhh, I'll have to change it to "Battery Tender Unnecessary...except when there's a layer of salt/brine on the road"

Battery Tender Unnecessary > KB Garage
12/04/2013 at 17:32

Mmmhmm. The feels creep up on me when I see one.

dogisbadob > Battery Tender Unnecessary
12/04/2013 at 17:34

Pilot Supersports in time for the winter? Are you in Australia? :p

Why not just get some snow tires? :)

Nice Pilot. Why would Michelin name its performance tires after a bloated Accord wagon? hahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Is there a Sharkruiser in the box?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Battery Tender Unnecessary
12/04/2013 at 17:36

Lil Tykes for your 'lil tyke!

The PSS are such great tires - looking forward to getting my car back on them in a few months, but will be glad for my winter set these next few days...

Off topic:

I had no idea how crazy the rear aero of your upcoming i8 looked before I saw this picture in Automobile...

Kinja'd!!!

Quattro-luvr, Powered by Datsun & Stinger > Battery Tender Unnecessary
12/04/2013 at 17:37

SLS?

exizeo - still loving fourza > dogisbadob
12/04/2013 at 17:38

I think he means that he'll use them next year. It's doubtful that he'd drive the SLS (looks like it) during the winter.

Battery Tender Unnecessary > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
12/04/2013 at 17:41

Yeah, washing under the "flying buttresses" is going to be interesting. It looks like what my 10 year old self thought cars would look like in 2015. Dealer still saying they've been told to expect March/April delivery. Car and Driver recently found the worldwide total for the first year is around 1900 or less (depending on component yields on the more specialized drivetrain parts) with less than 500 to the US.

The WB > Hooker
12/04/2013 at 17:43

The AMG on the bonnet of the cover gives it away. That and those sumptuous hips.

Battery Tender Unnecessary > Brian Silvestro
12/04/2013 at 17:46

I plan on keeping it long enough for that to probably happen. The number of large displacement, naturally aspirated super-sports cars you can buy new is rapidly declining.

FireSpittingV12 > Battery Tender Unnecessary
12/04/2013 at 17:47

Ill never understand why people put their cars away for winter.....tomorrow and friday in NYC its going to be 61 degrees. Perfect driving weather if you can avoid the rain.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Battery Tender Unnecessary
12/04/2013 at 17:49

1. Get a one of 500 first model year "future car".
2. Drive it like you stole it for 3 months.
3. Sell it.
4. PROFIT!

Brian Silvestro > Battery Tender Unnecessary
12/04/2013 at 17:50

Sadly that is very true. But as long as you're on oppo I'm sure we'll get our required dosage.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Battery Tender Unnecessary
12/04/2013 at 17:51

So it's for you ?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > FireSpittingV12
12/04/2013 at 17:59

Because they can.

If I had an option, here in Oklahoma, I would still probably try to drive my nice car most days, but I can completely see why people in the north put them away for a few months. Sand, salt and grimy slush are hell on a car.

That said, I proudly daily drive my E90 M3 all year. See those rock chips? That's patina , son.

Battery Tender Unnecessary > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
12/04/2013 at 17:59

Not to actually use (I'm 6'1" and don't fit). More to keep for my first kid...at some far future date. And mainly because they were half off a week ago.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Battery Tender Unnecessary
12/04/2013 at 18:01

Judgment free zone here, man.

But when that far, future kid finally comes, you're going to have so much fun playing with Hot Wheels, LEGO, etc. I know I have been!

scoob > The WB
12/04/2013 at 18:02

That and the nose as big as California and the rearwards cockpit.

scoob > Battery Tender Unnecessary
12/04/2013 at 18:03

I never would've known a man with an SLS would also have a Pilot. It's not bad or anything, it's just I would've expected something like a matte black Range Rover Sport haha.

Battery Tender Unnecessary > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
12/04/2013 at 18:04

Yeah. I've agreed in writing to pay sticker but crazy stories of guys committing to $80k over in CA. If that ends up being the case, I see some east coast buyers making enough to pay for nearly half of a 2016 model year.

Battery Tender Unnecessary > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
12/04/2013 at 18:12

That and Virginia has some of the worst restraint when it comes to salting the road. Night before the day before Thanksgiving there was a chance of icy rain/sleet. By morning the road was white, not from ice and snow, just the salt. Rode with my sister to Thanksgiving. On the interstate it sounded like we were in a light hailstorm there was so much on the road getting thrown up. If we got a heavy rain that washed the salt away and the temps hit 50s/60s I'd have her back out. But that doesn't appear to be in the cards.

Battery Tender Unnecessary > Quattro-luvr, Powered by Datsun & Stinger
12/04/2013 at 18:12

Aye. Factory car cover.

dogisbadob > exizeo - still loving fourza
12/04/2013 at 18:13

He's lucky to have an SLS!

But yeah, now your explanation makes sense haha

Battery Tender Unnecessary > scoob
12/04/2013 at 18:22

The Pilot isn't mine, family visiting...I actually have a Gloss Santorini Black RRS S/C'd I use in the winter, so you were VERY close.

Hooker > The WB
12/04/2013 at 19:31

My eyes were definitely focused on those hips. Damn.

Big Bubba Ray > KB Garage
12/04/2013 at 22:06

I had one of these as a kid. Always loved tooling around the back yard and driveway looking like Fred Flintstone. I had my sister "drive" one time while I rode on top. She slammed the brakes (read: heels) and I tumbled off the top, smashed my face on the concrete and was left with a pretty sweet scar. Good times.

4WD430 > Battery Tender Unnecessary
12/04/2013 at 22:46

That SLS is looking fine! Can I have it?.......for free......It was worth a try...

Enginerrrrrrrrr > Battery Tender Unnecessary
12/05/2013 at 15:10

My god the SLS looks great even under cover.

I was lucky enough to drive an SLS on a track in Vegas. I was amazed at how well it handled with how big it is. And the sound of that V8! Like a Focke Wulf doing a low-pass. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I envy you.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Battery Tender Unnecessary
12/05/2013 at 23:00

One benefit of daily driving a RWD sports car year-round:

Hooning in an empty parking lot on a fresh layer of sleet.

My drive home from work today was not quite as fun, however.

The WB > scoob
12/06/2013 at 17:22

All wonderful, wonderful things.