12-29-2019, 03:03 PM
The heated seats and heater are fine for my riding (midwest). Like Coolwhip, I have to turn the seats on and off- they are quite warm.
When I bought mine and drove it home ~400 miles, I got caught in a traditional midwest frog-drowning rain. I couldn't drive above 45 mph without serious hydroplaning. As in 'lose all traction and move 3 feet laterally'. I was stuck on the highway for many miles, driving 40-45 with my hazards on and hoping no one would run over my dumb a$$. So- be very, very aware that these light vehicles with big wide tires can skip like a stone across a lake in a heavy rain.
But- I don't think it damaged the car. I have an ABS issue that may or may not have arisen from that, but the interior dried out nicely when I got home (and put a box fan in the car for two days).
When I bought mine and drove it home ~400 miles, I got caught in a traditional midwest frog-drowning rain. I couldn't drive above 45 mph without serious hydroplaning. As in 'lose all traction and move 3 feet laterally'. I was stuck on the highway for many miles, driving 40-45 with my hazards on and hoping no one would run over my dumb a$$. So- be very, very aware that these light vehicles with big wide tires can skip like a stone across a lake in a heavy rain.
But- I don't think it damaged the car. I have an ABS issue that may or may not have arisen from that, but the interior dried out nicely when I got home (and put a box fan in the car for two days).