Ice storm prius

parrot_lady · 02-17-2007, 11:42 PM

With only one garage to share between us, and seeing as how I hadn't started work, Matt has been getting the garage for his truck. so when the storm my car was outside.... we wound up with ~9 inches of snow then ice over the top b/c it rained.

The ice was thick on one side(so thick the back windshield wiper was covered in it) at the top of the car, then rolls over the top down onto the passenger side.

All Four door locks were like that. Thank GOD I don't need a key to get into my car. So many people were screwed with ice in the locks, and yes, thats a SOLID icecube in the door handle.

Ice thickness on the roof. Yes it was that thick. I actually set off my glass breakage alarm twice while I was pounding away, ramming into the ice on the back windshield. Apparently my car was slightly warm so it remelted harder in one spot, and got stuck good enough to break the ice scraper.

My car was frozen to the ground to top it off. Just friggen fantastically my luck. I left him there for a day and a half, cleaned off, ready to go before I attempted to move him again.

**Tideland Prius** · 02-18-2007, 12:56 AM

dang that's a lot of ice. I had some problems with my dad's Camry doors shut tight (thank goodness for keyless entry cause the locks were frozen) but never a situation like yours.

JimN · 02-18-2007, 01:19 PM

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That looks like about the same amount of ice we had (very little snow). I didn't have the same problems on the side and the car wasn't frozen to the ground. Now I know my rear window defroster works. Keyless entry was a plus.

I'll never forget that trip to western PA when the car was frozen to the ground.

02-17-2007, 11:42 PM	#1
parrot_lady Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Chicago Burbs Posts: 344 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	With only one garage to share between us, and seeing as how I hadn't started work, Matt has been getting the garage for his truck. so when the storm my car was outside.... we wound up with ~9 inches of snow then ice over the top b/c it rained. The ice was thick on one side(so thick the back windshield wiper was covered in it) at the top of the car, then rolls over the top down onto the passenger side. All Four door locks were like that. Thank GOD I don't need a key to get into my car. So many people were screwed with ice in the locks, and yes, thats a SOLID icecube in the door handle. Ice thickness on the roof. Yes it was that thick. I actually set off my glass breakage alarm twice while I was pounding away, ramming into the ice on the back windshield. Apparently my car was slightly warm so it remelted harder in one spot, and got stuck good enough to break the ice scraper. My car was frozen to the ground to top it off. Just friggen fantastically my luck. I left him there for a day and a half, cleaned off, ready to go before I attempted to move him again. __________________ I gave up trying to figure out the plural of prius long ago. Someone asked me what kind of cars our family drove and I simply told them "We're a two prion family, no more no less." --- mods: Block heater(ins 1-28-06)mudflaps(ins 12-16-05), BT Tech chassis stiffening plate ( ins 12-16), EV switch (Rec'd)

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02-18-2007, 12:56 AM	#2
Tideland Prius Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 13,562 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11	dang that's a lot of ice. I had some problems with my dad's Camry doors shut tight (thank goodness for keyless entry cause the locks were frozen) but never a situation like yours.

02-18-2007, 01:19 PM	#3
JimN Certified Prius Advisor Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Jersey Posts: 2,135 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	[quote] That looks like about the same amount of ice we had (very little snow). I didn't have the same problems on the side and the car wasn't frozen to the ground. Now I know my rear window defroster works. Keyless entry was a plus. I'll never forget that trip to western PA when the car was frozen to the ground.