Sad day/time of year

I actually got to drive my car up here into November that usually doesnt happen. I tend to park for the season the day it snows.

My great Uncles funeral was Nov 18 it was 70f outside. Next day it ****ing snows, no real gradual cold setting in for the season no real time to acclimatize.

The weather was crazy this year almost no spring it was really cold until april then it was warm into November.

If I lived in North Carolina still Id be driving the Ferrari year round.

 

I'm still ripping around in my spyder....and I live in Canada. The heater works dammit!!

 

I also dont like driving on summer tires in cold weather call me crazy but I have had the skates on before in one of my vettes and screw that.

 

I have been driving for the past two weeks with the top up. No idea how Berlinetta guys do this all the time. Top down driving in a 355 is the only way to fly.

Had a lunch run yesterday....but things are slowly winding down. Sadly. One more weekend? Maybe?

 

I wind down the windows if I need more. It's noisy enough with the windows up. That was in my F355 and since I sold that my 360.
Coupe for looks especially profile.
We do have an Alfa Spider though, not as noisy from its four pot but definitely Italian sounding

 

I put my top up last weekend for the winter. And it stuck going up
But your right. Winter makes the 1st drive of Spring is so much more invigorating. It's a right of passage - Bikinis out of storage, Ferrari tops down.

 

Just to keep you all in good cheer, I'll post some top down beach drive photos this January.

 

Yup I will too in the meantime here is one from December. If anything, winter driving is probably my favorite in LA It's a GTS by the way and the roof is usually off but I had just washed it.
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Putting away your fun car for Winter does suck but the anticipation of the first Spring drive is like a kid waiting for Christmas morning.

 

Good advice right here
Couple years back in the 20 degree range on a clear dry day in January.
Less than a 1/2 mile from the house so tires still cold.
Took a turn in 2nd and got a bit to heavy on the gas half way thru the corner .....
Drove straight home and put myself in time out for a week.

 

If the roads are dry, the tach is high.

Also, getting a fun winter car makes passing the time a little more tolerable.

 

I am officially done. 5 inches yesterday. I don't mind the snow, but our state uses a salt-brine mix that gets heavily spread on the roads. That salt mix gets everywhere in my daily drivers.

I am done until the first big rainstorm of 2017.