The winter here has been beyond belief. I haven't even started my snowblower once yet. I don't think that there was more than one dump of snow over 10 cm and we haven't had anything -30 yet, normally we'd have like 12 or 14 days of it. The only downer was going to get a piece welded for my tractor exhaust (not so good with cast welding myself!) and 2 miles after I left home met a semi and probably kicked up a rock and shattered my sunroof.
I'd bought a front windshield for my gf's car last year, installed was $375 or something like that. Discovered that the glass places can't get Nissan glass other than factory. Called the Nissan dealer and got the shock of my life - $680!
Called a wrecker at Lethbridge and got one for $175 plus shipping. Apparently just 4 bolts or screws to swap it out so I hope I can do that.
The day it happened I even covered it with a piece of plastic I had, maybe 1.5 mm think, duct taped it on - it was +8 that day so I figured that it would hold. The next morning going to my parents place, puttering along at 60 km and it flew off. Snow forecast last night so I covered it with a towel - not too interested in getting water in that area!
I hope it will stay warm for when I have to install the new piece, not sure if it will arrived today, most likely tomorrow.
I'd also have to admit to being a closet Smart car fan, ever since I saw them in Europe back in 2009 I think it was. One of my Au-Pairs from Germany actually had a Smart ForFour - I never knew until that point there was a 4 door version but they never imported them into North America for some reason. I miss having a little diesel car since I lost my company TDI Beetle about 5 years ago..............
Cheers,
Garry