Time to Winterize!

With Friday being November the 1st., I just wanted to remind all of those in the northern hemisphere that NOW is the time to get your Aveo ready for the coming winter months. This means:

WASH & WAX - A good coat of wax will help protect the paint from the salt, sand, brine, etc.

CHANGE THE OIL & FILTER - or any other needed maintenance. Will your battery make it through the winter? It's a lot easier to do these things right now while you can still feel your fingers!

SNOW TIRES - Time to put on the winter boots. If you have never invested in snow tires believe me, they make a world of difference especially on our little cars. If you haven't already purchased a nicer or larger set of rims, this is the perfect reason to do so. I mounted the winter boots on the stock rims and put a nice set of performance tires on the nicer rims for the rest of the year. By doing this you will be protecting your nicer rims from all of the salt, sand, brine, etc. It also makes it cheaper and easier to change from the winter tires to the spring/summer/fall tires.

WINTER WIPERS - If you switch out wipers like I do, now is the time. Also fill up your washer fluid tank with something that does not freeze. If you have been using water throughout the summer get it out or your tank/pump may freeze and bust.

CHECK YOUR ANTI-FREEZE! - If you haven't done a flush and fill recently, then now would be a good time to do that.

EMERGENCY KIT - Make sure you have a small kit put together and in the car for any winter-time emergencies. (HINT: Pack some toilet paper - your 'roids will thank you when you do not have to use a snow ball!)

and last but most importantly, if you're a skier MOUNT THE SKI RACK! - You don't want to miss a minute on the slopes!

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With Friday being November the 1st., I just wanted to remind all of those in the northern hemispheres that NOW is the time to get your Aveo ready for the coming winter months. This means:

WASH & WAX - A good coat of wax will help protect the paint from the salt, sand, brine, etc. ;

CHANGE THE OIL & FILTER - or any other needed maintenance.

Will your battery make it through the winter? It's a lot easier to do these things right now while you can still feel your fingers!

SNOW TIRES - Time to put on the winter boots. If you have never invested in snow tires believe me, they make a world of difference especially on our little cars. If you haven't already purchased a nicer or larger set of rims, this is the perfect reason to do so. I mounted the winter boots on the stock rims and put a nice set of performance tires on the nicer rims for the rest of the year. By doing this you will be protecting your nicer rims from all of the salt, sand, brine, etc. It also makes it cheaper and easier to change from the winter tires to the spring/summer/fall tires.

WINTER WIPERS - If you switch out wipers like I do, know is the time. Also fill up your washer fluid tank with something that does not freeze. If you have been using water throughout the summer get it out or your tank/pump may freeze and bust.

CHECK YOUR ANTI-FREEZE! - If you haven't done a flush and fill recently, then now would be a good time to do that.;

EMERGENCY KIT - Make sure you have a small kit put together and in the car for any winter-time emergencies. (HINT: Pack some toilet paper - your 'roids will thank you when you do not have to use a snow ball!)

and last but most importantly, if you're a skier MOUNT THE SKI RACK! - You don't want to miss a minute on the slopes!

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is that Better Pickles?

That works lol. Good advice. It hurt my eyes to try and read it how it was.

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That works lol. Good advice. It hurt my eyes to try and read it how it was.

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yeah, it was like trying to read a continuous run on sentence!

Sorry! I couldn't get the editor functions to work. It should be fixed now.

Nice list! Thanks. I know I always forget to do a lot of this stuff until the last minute haha.

Always a good thing to do!

First off, I'm a girl. :o)

what does this mean (see next paragraph, below) ? I need new tires and I must buy from Goodyear. They do have a true snow tire. I live in the Kansas City area ... If I show this to the guy at Goodyear, will he quote me a price? lol. sorry. I have no idea what "rims" are and I just recently learned there's a difference between "wheels" and "tires"
oh and my Chev Aveo is 2011 with 26000 miles, original Hankooks need to be replaced now...

SNOW TIRES - Time to put on the winter boots. If you have never invested in snow tires believe me, they make a world of difference especially on our little cars. If you haven't already purchased a nicer or larger set of rims, this is the perfect reason to do so. I mounted the winter boots on the stock rims and put a nice set of performance tires on the nicer rims for the rest of the year. By doing this you will be protecting your nicer rims from all of the salt, sand, brine, etc. It also makes it cheaper and easier to change from the winter tires to the spring/summer/fall tires.

Rims is another word for wheels. You don't need bigger or fancy wheels unless you want more performance/better looks. You can have Goodyear mount snow tires on your factory wheels.

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Rims is another word for wheels. You don't need bigger or fancy wheels unless you want more performance/better looks. You can have Goodyear mount snow tires on your factory wheels.

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thanks, Pickles. And I decided to go with the General brand over the Kumho brand ... due to budget constraints! Looks don't mean anything to me right now but I do want adequate performance in snow! :o)

I am loving the Dunlop ds-3s I got. They aren't the best under heavy braking but are more than adequate. Everything else they perform great at, have already driven in an unpolowed 6" of snow with no problem. I think my total was 330 for all 4 shipped to my door

Yes, rims is another word for wheels. While it is not necessary to buy different wheels for the snow tires, it really makes things easier and cheaper in the long run.

A set of snow tires will usually last several winters depending upon how much you drive. A set usually lasts my wife about 3-4 winters, but she drives 3000 miles a month. The set I bought for my mother who lives in the Detroit area have 4 winters on them and they still had 9/32 of tread left on them when I put them on her car yesterday. They should last her another 2-3 years at that rate.

Around my house, mounting fees usually run around $15 a tire. That would work out to around $120 + tax a year if you only have one set of rims. Most tire dealers will mount your tires for free if you buy from them. I'd suggest buying a cheap set of steel wheels and have the snow tires put on them. This way you can keep the fees to a minimum. You can buy a cheap set from a junk yard or from RockAuto.com or ask your local tire dealer. Many tire dealers have used wheels available. This will keep you from having to pay for tire dismounting and mounting fees every spring and fall. Then you can just unbolt the complete tire/wheel assembly in the spring and bolt on your regular tire/wheels. In the fall, you can unbolt the regular tire/wheels and bolt on the snow tires/wheels. I usually run my snow tires from November until March.

If you do not have room to store the extra set of tires/wheels, many tire stores offer off-season storage. I know in the Detroit area, Belle tire offers this service. Customers can go online and schedule an appointment to have their snow tires removed or mounted and then they just show up and evryhting is taken care of for them.