Post your Winter Beater

[Ekliptix]

I love the winter. ☻


Winter beater:
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/Ekliptix/jeep.jpg

Winter beater:
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/Ekliptix/M7_5.jpg

[Ramdawg]

not a bad winter beater

[Ekliptix]

It was $3k. Can't beat that for a reliable 4x4 in good condition. It's so damn slow though.

[Hakkola]

Man, those jeeps are gas guzzlers, when my car was in the shop I had to drive one for a couple weeks.

I have a volvo 740gl, I'll post pics later.

[Ekliptix]

It's a heck of a lot better then my mustang. Mine is a 4L non-HO. The newer ones feel quite a bit more powerful.

[Aleks]

I need a beater like that. How reliable are these beasts?

[Ekliptix]

The Jeep? Mine is a standard btw. It has 220,000km and it feels pretty tight still.
I had to replace the radiator a year ago and that's it. It uses very little oil.

Mine does not have a RPM gauge so this light comes on when it wants me to shift. Maybe it's lasting so long because it never sees above 3500rpm..?

[ecstasy_civic]

novanator:rofl:

FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
104,560 kms:love:

Averaging 43mpg SUCKA! lol

[Aleks]

Originally posted by Ekliptix
The Jeep? Mine is a standard btw. It has 220,000km and it feels pretty tight still.
I had to replace the radiator a year ago and that's it. It uses very little oil.

Mine does not have a RPM gauge so this light comes on when it wants me to shift. Maybe it's lasting so long because it never sees above 3500rpm..?

cool thanks. I might look for one of those...

[finboy]

http://www.dslextreme.com/~nhopper/pictures/Aries.jpg
pretty much that, but silver

[69cougar]

Jeep has a lot of history behind them. Very good vehicles IMO

[Aleks]

Finally picked up something. It's not pretty but it runs really well and has crazy heat!

[lastprodigy]

ahh love the beaters....so fun to jsut dick around in and makes you love your car so much more in the summer...:)

[sullygully]

'86 BMW 325E. RWD + studded tires + sand bags in trunk = hella fun driving on Sunshine Village's Access road for work everyday

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y285/sullygully/d5e6db15.jpg

[talonboi]

ahh well this is my winter beater

http://forums.beyond.ca/attachment.php?s=&postid=682665

AWD Turbo hehehe

[mutsuraboshi]

:eek: thats not a beater

http://pages.prodigy.net/wjake/image/snowfest.jpg

its so light it spins on turns faster than 40k, u gas like crazy when u are facing the right direction again after a 360, like those cheap rc cars

[enomine]

1988 corolla GTS

[CSMRX7]

My winter beater is a 04 Civic SIR

[lsc2g]

nice sled!

my winter beat is a 91 lebaron.. next year a late 90s audi a4 tho

[Gripenfelter]

Winter beater:

http://members.shaw.ca/skin_industries/DogSled1.jpg

http://members.shaw.ca/skin_industries/DogSled2.jpg

Powered by:

http://members.fortunecity.com/maximus8/

[Ben]

http://www.virgeweb.com/Ben/Audi/clearaudi03.jpg

[Aleks]

Originally posted by Gripenfelter
Winter beater:

http://members.shaw.ca/skin_industries/DogSled1.jpg

http://members.shaw.ca/skin_industries/DogSled2.jpg

Powered by:

http://members.fortunecity.com/maximus8/

Damn, that is one massive dog! Must be fun to wrestle with!

[Phy]

That's an awesome dog.

The winter beater is the summer grocery-wagon: Nissan 200SX. I'm prepping the bike for storage in the next week or so; hopefully there'll be some killer chinooks and I can go riding in December.

[BokCh0y]

Originally posted by Aleks


Damn, that is one massive dog! Must be fun to wrestle with!

:werd:

that dog is HUGE.

[Gripenfelter]

Fun to wrestle with if you like losing a lot. :cry:

[Vagabond142]

My winter "beater" is my regular lil '90 Civic DX :bigpimp: Doing the winter prep this weekend.... oil change, new oil filter, rotate the tires, check fluids, yadda yadda yadda :thumbsup:

[Mr. Burns]

Here is my winter beater.

http://members.shaw.ca/michael.fischer/gti1.jpg

[clapbak]

http://thumbs.automart.com/imgs/ag/autoextra/cst/085/732085/947/23599947/feed/thumb/10275020555001030.jpg

Silver/rust 2 door :)

[Team_Mclaren]

Choice between: (for weekends)

https://webdisk.ucalgary.ca/~vwclaw/public_html/re4.JPG
https://webdisk.ucalgary.ca/~vwclaw/public_html/rei1.JPG
https://webdisk.ucalgary.ca/~vwclaw/public_html/100_1605.jpg
Which ever one i can get it to run first..... need to finish the swap for the first one... need to get the engine started on the second.... need to fix the front bumper for the third....:banghead:

and this: (school days) (note: parking at the U = the gay)

http://www.barp.ca/bus/ct/newflyer/ct1998d40lf/7675.jpg

[Ekliptix]

Originally posted by Gripenfelter
Fun to wrestle with if you like losing a lot. :cry:
That's a cool looking dogsled. You're going to fly.
I used to dogsled hardcore in grade 7 and 8 when I went to boarding school. 4 day expeditions north of Edmonton, no tents, digging a hole in the snow and sticking our sleeping bags in.
On my second year I lost part of my toe to frostbite and my buddy got serious frostbite and lost 9 toes and some foot. Many months in the Burn Unit. :thumbsdow:

We had 50 huskys and malimutes on site and would hook 5/6 up to a sled. The big strong ones in the back and the smart ones up front to listen to our commands.
A couple times I'd take a couple of the smart ones out and hook them onto my GT Snowracer and they'd drag me around reeeally fast. My brakes were worn out after 30min of that.

In the summer to train them we'd use a kind of large go cart with no motor and a rollbar and platform on the back. The dogs would pull us through trails and stuff. Sometimes going down a hill the go cart would start to catch up the the dogs and they'd feel it nipping their heals. That'd put them intp the next gear. :D

Sorry for the slight hijack.

Also, we snowshoed 50km in one day hauling gear in grade 8 during races between teams. :nut:

[canadiandaytona]

Heres mine,
2.5 Intercooled Turbo (Garret T3)..15PSI with a stock 5 Speed (Pretty Rare)

http://www3.telus.net/canadiandaytona/index.jpg

[Gripenfelter]

Ekliptix: Thats awesome. Poor man's snowmobile. :D

My dog hasn't quite mastered the "SLOW DOWN" or "STOP" command. :D

I've lost skin from both elbows from him pulling me on rollerblades and chasing a rabbit.

We clocked him at 45kph pulling me on rollerblades while chasing my wife's car. The bearings in the rollerblades started to sing around 35kph I think. :eek:

[Ekliptix]

45km/h!? That's hauling!!

The commands we used were go, stop, left, right, pay attention, good job, pull really hard.
We used the commands in Inuit language too which was cool.

Have you bought a harness and tried to put it on him yet? That can be a chore if they don't want to cooperate.

[Gripenfelter]

I have an X-back harness. Its hard enough getting him into his collar let alone a harness. But if I bunch it all up and put his head through, he doesn't get tangled up.

[legendboy]

Nice puppy Gripenfelter!

I don't want to make the DA guys feel bad but this is my "beater" haha

http://www.telusplanet.net/public/dixon/DA.jpg

[Rockski]

my acclaim... ill get pics later

[BokCh0y]

Finally got a winter beater.....not that we need one with this weather!!!!!

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c103/Stinky_tofu/DSC00900.jpg

[CLiVE]

My winter beater....very very slow.

:confused:

[CLiVE]

And the other...'winter beater' haha.

[ApexDrift]

my winter beater was STOLEN

:cry: :banghead: :guns:

[JordanEG6]

I got this piece for 2 pairs of Air Jordan's :rofl:

[JordanEG6]

the air bag went at some point before i got it, so yeah no horn, airbag or hazards. :(

[freakin]

My winter beater:
88 740 turbo, power everything, manual tranny, RWD and 15 pounds of boost. :thumbsup:

http://members.shaw.ca/matteakin/Volvo/sideview.jpg

[JordanEG6]

^^ WOW..15 pounds of BOOST!? :eek:

haha nice car, your rims look like sw388s ;)

[freakin]

Yep, she's a fun car and I think I'm going to sell it in favor of my EF project. The rims are just the factory Volvo rims with the center caps taken off and painted flat black. Everyone thinks they look like slipstreams, hehe.

[C4S]

Look at my Avatar! :D

[nismodrifter]

Finally got some winter pics...

Tuckin tire on them 15'z yo.

http://members.shaw.ca/nismodrifter/winter.jpg

[Civic_Stylez403]

93 nissan sentra 4 door :bigpimp:

[pulse_crx]

86 jetta gli, was just a beater but now its a project,
Ive installed fk springs, big bumpers, sideskirts, and 16v fenderflares, momo wheel, etc....

http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2120416014

[the_fornicator]

95 geo tracker. got it for $1000 and it only has 129,000 kms.

oh yeah, it's RWD... and convertible. Not the best winter beater, but heat it up for 5 minutes before you go and there's plenty of heat blowing out right quick.

I love it.

[CivicDXR]

See the right side of my sig... :(

[turbo'dGSR]

Turbo gsr...so hard to control the power:( ......:D

[dj_honda]

Originally posted by nismodrifter
Finally got some winter pics...

Tuckin tire on them 15'z yo.

http://members.shaw.ca/nismodrifter/winter.jpg

hotness. i almost like the dumped look on smaller wheels better than the 19s.

i was tuckin 14s all summer....my front bumper shows it lol.


Originally posted by turbo'dGSR
Turbo gsr...so hard to control the power:( ......:D

i feel so sorry for you. wanna trade beaters?


:thumbsup: to all the year rounders

[SorrGwa]

my winter beater is my 89 626GT turbo. thing burns oil, and have crap loads of problems, but its hilarious that it actually hauls ass when the turbo spools.

http://www.revscene.net/SorrGwa/626GT/DSC00060a.jpg

http://www.revscene.net/SorrGwa/626GT/DSC00062a.jpg

[jerrynyc]

I'm writing about winter beaters for The Globe & Mail and was wondering if anybody would like to share a story or two. Please contact me at [email protected].

[01RedDX]

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[Team_Mclaren]

WOW, back from the death.

[StreetRacerX]

Picked it up roughly a month ago

2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/577/mw1d.jpg

[2Legit2Quit]

'01 MDX, does the job

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/xjuddsonx/mdx1_zps9116916b.jpg

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

Originally posted by StreetRacerX
Picked it up roughly a month ago

2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/577/mw1d.jpg

Jealous

[G-ZUS]

http://imganuncios.mitula.net/used_2004_ford_explorer_xlt_98846415164994322.jpg

[Tik-Tok]

My winter beater looks exactly like my summer beater. Only with stock rims, michelin x-ice's, and a healthy coat of sodium chloride along the sides.

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u64/TykTauk/20130509_155252-1.jpg

[flipstah]

My winter beater is my daily driver minus stock wheels and winter tires.

[roopi]

Originally posted by Twin_Cam_Turbo


Jealous

You won't be jealous of the gas bill.

[rage2]

It's nice seeing the progression of cars from some of the old timers here haha. Summer beater on the left, Winter beater on the right.

http://www.beyond.ca/wp-content/uploads/beyond-supermeat-2012-11.jpg

[taemo]

we have a red civic as our beater car but when there's lots of snow then this becomes our winter beater
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8252/8558914254_f1501dd914.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/itaemo/8558914254/)
IMG_5702 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/itaemo/8558914254/) by earl.dieta (http://www.flickr.com/people/itaemo/), on Flickr

[flipstah]

Originally posted by roopi


You won't be jealous of the gas bill.

Meh. If you bought a Jeep with an LS motor in it, the gas bill shouldn't play into account. :rofl:

[88CRX]

After so many years of driving a lowered car in winter having ground clearance is so nice haha. Hopefully last winter with this thing, time for something nicer.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/88crx/element-rota_02.gif

[Team_Mclaren]

Originally posted by flipstah


Meh. If you bought a Jeep with an LS motor in it, the gas bill shouldn't play into account. :rofl:

wut?

[Lex350]

my winter vehicle.....I don't get stuck anymore.

http://imageshack.us/a/img600/6116/rav1.jpg

[01RedDX]

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[rage2]

Originally posted by Team_Mclaren
wut?
Someone got GM and Chrysler all mixed up. :rofl:

[flipstah]

Originally posted by Team_Mclaren


wut?

Oops. Shows what I know about America. It's a HEMI.

I'm just gonna... Walk to this corner over here...

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Originally posted by flipstah


Jeep with an LS motor in it

Aaaaand you're dead to me.



DEAD

[flipstah]

Originally posted by BerserkerCatSplat


Aaaaand you're dead to me.



DEAD

:cry:

[Mibz]

Originally posted by BerserkerCatSplat
Aaaaand you're dead to me.



DEAD I think you quoted the wrong person. You're talking to 88CRX, right?


RIGHT?!

[88CRX]

Originally posted by Mibz
I think you quoted the wrong person. You're talking to 88CRX, right?


RIGHT?!

Hey now.

[spikerS]

The winter beater pulling my dog house.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/538173_10151481690481368_104663096_n.jpg

[Dim_Sum]

Daily/Winter
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l313/kungfusion_69/4runner_zpsc85e6959.jpg (http://s99.photobucket.com/user/kungfusion_69/media/4runner_zpsc85e6959.jpg.html)

[Hallowed_point]

Winter #3..still holding up pretty good condition wise. Wax it before the snow starts flying every year, wash weekly and paint correction in the spring.

[Sentry]

95 GSR I picked up a couple weeks ago.

http://i.imgur.com/Qpg4Jmr.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/8FlnUAg.jpg

n8CeQCKAoTA

FUNwheeldrive :D

[Hallowed_point]

^^^Those must be some angry bees to have survived in this cold weather :D

[Sentry]

They get super pissed off at 4500rpm all the way to 8000.

[Hallowed_point]

Originally posted by Sentry
They get super pissed off at 4500rpm all the way to 8000.

That's gotta be a fun little rocket..you can probably hook up off the line pretty good as there isn't gobs of torque to contend with.

[Sentry]

Depends on how naughty I drive it. On dry/warm pavement I can spin through first and chirp second and third, but spinning isn't fast and wastes rubber so I usually don't launch hard. Plus spinning is only cool in RWD cars. :D

[Cody D]

This year I'm running a C63 AMG with Blizzak LM32's and an old 911 C4 running a Michelin winter tire I can't remember. The 911 is a thousand times better in winter, more stable and more capable.

http://i.imgur.com/suJlEo8.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/uLkjr2F.jpg

[gpomp]

I have an AWD car for the summer and FWD for the winter, am I doing it wrong? :dunno:

https://scontent-a-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash2/530624_10100398953162271_420894461_n.jpg

[theken]

96 civic si, thats all I got now, I am thinking subaru or something stupid next year

[StreetRacerX]

Originally posted by Hallowed_point
Winter #3..still holding up pretty good condition wise. Wax it before the snow starts flying every year, wash weekly and paint correction in the spring.

Still rockin the F-body in the snow :bigpimp:

I thought you did something with the rear end of that thing?

As for gas mileage I don't think I've owned a vehicle that's gotten more than 24MPG. The Jeep averages 11.7 most of the time, doesn't seem to make much of a difference how I drive it(I may have gotten 11.9/12 with some highway driving), gas mileage typically isn't a concern for me unless the vehicle is insanely underpowered. The Jeep does pretty good and is plenty of fun with traction control off so I don't complain, I use a company vehicle for work, to and from.

[Redlined_8000]

Here is my beater / DD

This thing kicks ass in the snow

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f41/RSX250/blazer_zps51eed0d8.jpg (http://s44.photobucket.com/user/RSX250/media/blazer_zps51eed0d8.jpg.html)

[max_boost]

Budgetballer haha
Leased 328x. I'm getting max value out of this one haha

[max_boost]

Still driving the 911 but it only comes out during chinook days lol

[pheoxs]

Today I learned "Beater" means a completely different thing in Calgary.

Here's my little POS I tour around in. Bought it exactly as it sits now for 400$, haven't had to put a penny into it as of yet. Taken it back and forth to Edmonton a few times and handles the highway great.

Only complaint is open diff blows in the snow. Likely going to dump it when the new DD comes in, but for now it lets my FR-S sit in the garage so can't complain any.

http://i.imgur.com/Z3Wu5VD.jpg

[Sugarphreak]

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[flipstah]

My beater Land Rover has carb issues and won't start. :banghead: :cry:

[ercchry]

summer mod:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/1376628_10151926528673638_909905459_n.jpg

winter mode:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/1001260_10151899095413638_1174649646_n.jpg

toying with swapping back to this:

needs tires and an alignment first

http://i.imgur.com/EmDIx0r.jpg

ooorrr... back to this :rofl:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/482577_10151524020178638_1629750064_n.jpg

[JZS_147]

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5471/10829653763_2e8d323f12_b.jpg


05 Subaru Outback XT

-GR STi wheels with Blizzak's
-GR STi Brake calipers
-DBA 5000 series 2pc front rotors
-DBA 4000 series 1pc rear rotors
-Endless pads
-Endless RF650 fluid
-Lowered on Legacy shocks and lowering springs
-Whiteline front and rear adjustable sway bars
-Kartboy Endlinks
-Kartboy short shifter and bushing kit
-Recaro Profi SPG seat
-Exedy Stage 1 clutch
-Exedy Street Light flywheel
-Killer B oil pickup
-Killer B oil pan baffle
-Tomei billet belt guide
-Invidia Q300 exhaust
-Invidia catless downpipe
-Grimmspeed up-pipe
-COBB SF intake and airbox
-COBB V3 Accessport
-Dyno tuned in house

[Sentry]

OM NOM NOM
http://i.imgur.com/SuKDsGE.jpg

[Hallowed_point]

Originally posted by StreetRacerX


Still rockin the F-body in the snow :bigpimp:

I thought you did something with the rear end of that thing?

As for gas mileage I don't think I've owned a vehicle that's gotten more than 24MPG. The Jeep averages 11.7 most of the time, doesn't seem to make much of a difference how I drive it(I may have gotten 11.9/12 with some highway driving), gas mileage typically isn't a concern for me unless the vehicle is insanely underpowered. The Jeep does pretty good and is plenty of fun with traction control off so I don't complain, I use a company vehicle for work, to and from.

Yup..for now. Next winter might be a different story as I'm planning on lowering her slightly. Yes, I do have the black out berger panel but that's for the summer only :thumbsup:

Wow that SRT8 really gets horrendous mileage, I figured you'd get at least 14+ mpg city. Still love those though.

[lint]

http://i44.tinypic.com/1z6w4mu.jpg
yokohama geolander I-T G072