Do you drive your pcar in the rain if you don't have to?

[Erakad]

I drive her every day, rain or shine. Only time I was glad I wasn't driving her in the rain (wife out of town, so I took her down for a brake job), was when the downpour created such deep rivers (where the road should be), that the "little darling" would have surely been washed away. A price you pay for a low slung car.

[}{arlequin]

of course it gets driven "wet".... that's why I didn't want a targa

it's only *allergic* to salt and armco

[nostatic]

its my only car...if I don't drive it I walk. Now that wouldn't be very much fun in the rain...

[}{arlequin]

so you cut your losses w/ the A8?

[Don 944 LA]

Well I don't drive in the rain because my wipers are VERY VERY slow, and didn't work at all when I bought it. I replaced the motor twice and they are still slow.

If they were faster, I probably would have NO issue with driving in the rain. Have to bump up the defensive driving ( watching the other guys stupid moves ) especially here in Calli.

[djmcmath]

I live in the Pacific Northwest. If I didn't drive in the rain, I'd never drive!

Dan

[Peter T.]

I bought my '68 as a fair weather car. Even though it's not a garage queen or concours show car, by any measure, keeping her dry is just plain long-term strategic thinking. The problems with rust is insidious with these cars. Why take the chance. That's why I have the Jeep and the Isuzu...

[BigD9146gt]

Rain time is fun time!

[Karl2bdc]

Even in the snow

[GFORCED]

I can't see a reason why not. I look forward to driving in the rain!

[dd74]

I would if I could trust the judgment and skill of other motorists who are also driving in the rain. Otherwise, no; I try to avoid it.

[serge944]

I take my 944 snowboarding with 2 other friends and their boards! Utility at its best.

[Porsche-O-Phile]

It gets it clean that way; you just have to be sure to hose off the underside after a few days to get the mud and crud off.

My choices are (1) the 944, (2) the 951 or (3) my motorcycle. The order of preference is in that order in inclement weather. The 951 is too easy to get sideways on wet roads and riding in the rain is as much hell on earth as a death wish around here, so the 944 is the obvious choice. Fortunately it rains about 10 days a year here, so it's seldom an issue. No leaks in the 944 either; I got those all fixed.

[84porsche]

This thread inspired me to drive my P-car in the rain again. So here are my results and lessons learned.

1) Don't drive in Irvine because people here really can't drive.
2) Back end gets loose alot easier because of slick roads. Don't slam on brakes.
3) Do fix Targa seals (driver door leaks a little bit)
4) 996 owners who drive in the rain don't waive back.
5) New Zymol wax does really well.
6) Wipers squeak in the rain.

[AFC-911]

It's funny that I found this thread here... A couple of days ago, I saw a red 356A that was driven in the rain, even though it was in immaculate condition, and I just couldn't believe it!!

My god was it gorgeous seeing the water droplets on it reflecting due the parking lot lights. I wish I had my camera (well, maybe not, as lighting was marginal at best, and the weather sucked).

[onewhippedpuppy]

If you haven't driven a 911 in the snow, you're missing out. Rally fun at it's best. The weight over the rear wheels gives you great traction, but that perfect power slide is only a blip of the throttle away.

[porsche356a]

Seattle... of course. Handles like a dream.

The 356, not so much.