The unthinkable happened, this is pathetic Options

[dion9146]

So I'm on my way to pickup take-out Chinese for dinner last night. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) It's partly cloudy, and a nice warm Summer evening. There had been some typical pop-up Summer rain showers earlier in the day, but now it was dry and sunny. I hadn't driven the car all weekend, so I decided to give her some exercise to close the weekend.

I get about half-way there, and the cloud above me opens up and starts dumping buckets of water. By the time I got the top out of the trunk, I was already soaked. Then I started thinking about the engine. The lid no longer has a rain tray, so I get in and start hauling butt to keep the water out of the engine bay. Then I realize, in the 5 years of ownership of this car, I've never driven it in the rain! Hell, I didn't even know if the wipers worked. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

By the time I got to the restaurant, it was dry and sunny again.

My poor baby got wet......I know, pathetic. I'll probably head out to the garage only to find a pile of rust now. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Dion

[Ductech]

Man i never would have gotten my car running if i were to never drive in the rain. I second or third the thought of driving a teener in the rain can be quite fun. My low power subaru teener is a blast to drive in the rain, it never takes much to get sideways in an empty parking lot. Hell last night i was wishing i had a couple five gallon containers i could throw in the frunk cause i found a parking lot near by my house thats completely empty by midnight, looked like it might make a good skidpad.
Don't let the rain scare you too much.... just like anything in life... don't ride it hard and put it away wet.... or else it might not be there some day

Put it back in the garage, and get that moisture out if it hasn't already made its way out. The reason some of these rust horror stories can be bad is cause some sat under trees after the first or second owner blew the motor up and never fixed it.

In the evercalming way of the hitch hikers guide to the galaxy DONT PANIC

and enjoy the rest of your summer drivin