Snowstorm, scratched glass, rust – what are the most frequent misfortunes of car owners in spring?

“I do not advise customers to rush to change tires – they should definitely not be changed in early spring. Of course, you have to follow the weather forecast – at the end of March or the beginning of April, it can be +10, +15 degrees during the day, and at night – zero degrees again. If the car moves more in the city, where the roads do not cool down as quickly as outside the city, then maybe this hasty tire change is not so critical, but if the car also drives on the highway, then there is definitely no need to rush to change the tires earlier than the beginning of April,” says ” Sigma Motors” representative, adding that “summer tires simply do not work on snow, it is absolutely irresponsible to drive with them”.

Frozen window fluid

Another typical spring problem, which is not big, but can spoil the driving pleasure a little, is the summer window fluid, which simply freezes when there is a “minus” in the field. In the spring, car service representatives recommend buying window fluids that do not freeze, for example, down to minus 2 degrees, says Megnis, service manager of “Auto Motivs”.

“The same problem can be observed even more often in autumn, when people have not had time to use up the summer window solution, and then it freezes,” says R. Freimanis. In such cases, the car is driven indoors, in the heat, it must be heated and wait for the frozen liquid to thaw naturally.

In the spring, service managers also observe situations when it turns out that the car has corroded a lot during the winter, or it has rust or even holes in the bodywork. “During the winter period, you have to wash the car more often, then the dirt will affect the car’s body less,” says Megnis.