I have those "retro wheels" in winter tires because snow is easier to take off from those. Internal heating is not any issue and now Defa has made engine heating system to Spider also (engine pre-heating)
of snow the first week of January one winter.
I’m keeping my Classica on the road, but here in upstate NY, salt is liberally applied and doesn’t really wash away until spring. So I avoid driving on days when the roads are wet and salty. That’s kind of a lot. On dry days, however, I’ve been out with the top down when the temp outside is below freezing. It gets looks, but it’s a riot to drive. By the way, the car gives me no trouble if it sits unused for two weeks at a time. Starts up fine and I make sure to drive it for a while at operating temp before it goes back in the garage. These cars like to be driven.
I don't have them on the 124 but I have had them on other RWD vehicles. They did work well but they wear quite quickly on dry roads. Depending on road conditions where you live you might only get two seasons out of them.
This far its been not horrible (knock on wood), but they would be winter only. but maybe 4 or 5 small snows a year.
Hey, can I ask where did you get the clear bra for the car?
before having snow tires… I hear your pain. I wasted half an hour, once, trying to get the car out of the drive on a nice February day. It didn’t happen. But, hey, now I have snow tires. It all goes so much better.
You don't want to say that too loudly - the internet might hear and be all over your case! Anyway, it's Mazda TC and I can't drive the car in the snow with it on either on this car or on my Mazda. Seems to me that they're not doing it right.
It’s a great safety feature…once you are moving. But from a standing start, there is inevitably going to be some wheel spin. And if the car cuts power and or applies the brakes to my one spinning wheel, no locking diff, then I ain’t going nowhere.
