I had my boys put the winters on the GF's Mini yesterday, while it was snowing... while I supervised And while she took pictures from inside the house
Loving it!
The Forester got its boots put on Nov 10, and the Corolla, sleeping away without much use, gets its ageing (on their 7th season :|) Xi2s put on Nov 26th - Green/Ross does 'em for free since we bought them there.
On Saturday, knowing that the temp was going to dip lower for the remainder of the season, I reapplied RainX to both cars. Man, I owe Ron a beer for telling me to read the facking label and use water to remove the foggy residue rather than just buffing 'er dry. Did all exterior windows on both cars in about 20 mins, whereas it used to take me about an hour each.
Story about the Forester:
Last week (Wednesday), the wife was brilliant enough to sit in the Forester at work with the ignition set to "ON" but the engine off. This continued for 15 mins while on the phone with her mother, with the headlights on, heated seats on, and the fan on "auto" (despite no new engine heat). She ran inside work to get something, and then on coming out, "NO-SAN, MY CAR WON'T START!" Of course, I figured the cause out only after I called roadside (free with my BMO credit card).
So my brilliant wife refuses to back into parking spots despite many fights over same. When roadside came, they had to put the Forester into neutral and push it back (blocking the parking lot) so that the car could be jumped.
The experience really re-ignited the whole "do I buy that Noco Genius Boost 40 on sale at Canadian Tire" debate again.
Since the battery is otherwise good and we've had no trouble since, I see no reason to get one for the Forester.
...but now I'm wondering if it makes sense to get one for the Corolla, which sits for up to a week or two at a time during the winter months (in a covered, albeit unheated garage). The battery is the OEM on a 2010 Corolla with 98,000km.
Thoughts?