Amazing natural ice sculputres lake of Geneva..

Luke · 7 Feb 2012 at 12:45

loltim said:
why would it? if you melt the ice to open the door so you don't break the door lock/handle, and start the engine it should be fine?

you get anti freeze in engine coolant/clutch fluid?

The water will have gone into small nooks and crannies then frozen. Water expands as it freezes (ever left a bottle of coke in the freezer?) and there is a real risk of the car being wrecked as this happens.

Luke · 7 Feb 2012 at 12:45

Ampeg said:
Just like when Cumulus posts you know it's going to be desperately ******* cool photos of desperately ******* dramatic Swtitzerland. Never posts about anything else, never has an interest in anything anyone else posts.

Fixed.

B@Th*nG · 7 Feb 2012 at 13:01

Luke said:
The water will have gone into small nooks and crannies then frozen. Water expands as it freezes (ever left a bottle of coke in the freezer?) and there is a real risk of the car being wrecked as this happens.

ye, that's what i'd have thought

B@

loltim · 7 Feb 2012 at 13:04

what nooks and crannies? if you could get the door open and start the engine, it'd be fine after 20 mins with the engine running.

Kainz · 7 Feb 2012 at 13:07

Imagine if those conditions came over here. It'd be a bloody national disaster! :eek:

Gammawolf · 7 Feb 2012 at 13:08

Luke said:
The water will have gone into small nooks and crannies then frozen. Water expands as it freezes (ever left a bottle of coke in the freezer?) and there is a real risk of the car being wrecked as this happens.

Coke is a bad example unless its totally flat, freezing it not only results in expansion but dissolved gases cannot be sustained in the liquid/solid and cause the bottle to rupture due to the pressure build up.
The damage to the car in this way will be negliable or else it would be a major problem for anywhere with water and sub zero temps, IE like last night where it rained during the evening and froze over night. I'd be more worried about the additional weight on the car although not by much.

B@Th*nG · 7 Feb 2012 at 13:26

loltim said:
what nooks and crannies? if you could get the door open and start the engine, it'd be fine after 20 mins with the engine running.

i think it's best that the only contribution you make to the rest of this discussion is silence lol

B@

Spenty · 7 Feb 2012 at 13:36

The car may be fine if you slowly warmed the engine but switching it on and making a dramatic temperature change would likely lead to something cracking/blowing. A few peoples cars I know over here have went in the winter because they stupidly overuse the accelerator just after switching on from a cold start. Blown head gaskets or cracked cylinders etc.

loltim · 7 Feb 2012 at 13:41

B@Th*nG said:
i think it's best that the only contribution you make to the rest of this discussion is silence lol

B@

Rightio champ. In the mean time I suggest you do a spot of reading on anti freeze, and the freezing point of clutch fluid/engine oils.

Fegruson · 7 Feb 2012 at 14:22

loltim said:
Rightio champ. In the mean time I suggest you do a spot of reading on anti freeze, and the freezing point of clutch fluid/engine oils.

I'm not sure anti-freeze can sustain long periods of negative temperatures can it?

Electrical cables can be fairly exposed, I wouldn't be surprised if these were the first to go.

Plus, what's to say there aren't cracks on the outside of the pipes that water can get into and freeze?

loltim · 7 Feb 2012 at 14:33

Exposed electrical cables and cracked pipes would be associated with an older car anyway, which would have trouble starting even on a slightly frosty morning?

arctine · 7 Feb 2012 at 14:38

The engine/electrics would probably be fine, it's the tyres I'd be worried about.

ripoffthemonkey · 7 Feb 2012 at 14:55

Ampeg said:
Just like when Cumulus posts you know it's going to be desperately ******* dull photos of desperately ******* dull Swtitzerland. Never posts about anything else, never has an interest in anything anyone else posts.

Any need for that? thats just offensive!
Switzerland is a beautiful country with amazing scenery in both winter and sumer, stunning walking and climbing too!
Great pics OP..

Spenty · 7 Feb 2012 at 15:11

Ampeg said:
Just like when Cumulus posts you know it's going to be desperately ******* dull photos of desperately ******* dull Swtitzerland. Never posts about anything else, never has an interest in anything anyone else posts.

Lol he must have a lot of threads with just pictures then if his post count is over 1000+. You been sacked or having a bad day or something?