Why can't I drive in the rain?
04-26-2012, 10:01 PM
#21
Drive in the rain? WHAT!!!! That would be like driving with dust on it!!!
It is NOT allowed!
04-26-2012, 10:04 PM
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Yup; I bought toupstrio's vette & loving it! You are apparently a ninja forum searcher. 
Not a thing wrong with the car that I can see. The M2W turns a lot of heads.
The only reason I ask is while I was searching for my new vette, I saw several which said "Has never seen rain". I also know my CFO will not drive his in the rain under any circumstance.
Never quite made any sense to me, as I do apply water when washing the car... so what's the difference?
Not a thing wrong with the car that I can see. The M2W turns a lot of heads.The only reason I ask is while I was searching for my new vette, I saw several which said "Has never seen rain". I also know my CFO will not drive his in the rain under any circumstance.
Never quite made any sense to me, as I do apply water when washing the car... so what's the difference?
04-26-2012, 10:07 PM
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Ok; so I never quite understood why I shouldn't be driving my new c6 in the rain. I never rains here, so it typically never comes up but it rained today and I wanted to drive my car anyway.
So I did.
Will it eventually hurt my paint or something? It is my toy car, not a DD.
So I did.
Will it eventually hurt my paint or something? It is my toy car, not a DD.
04-26-2012, 10:09 PM
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04-26-2012, 10:19 PM
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04-26-2012, 10:27 PM
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I drive mine anywhere except snow. It should be noted they do suck in a heavy rain. Look at your tires and you will see why. Given the choice, I jump in my new Ford Exploder in the rain. The SYNC in the new Fords really suck.
04-26-2012, 10:29 PM
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Some of the ultra performance summer tires have very little capacity for water evacuation and therefor are skittish in the wet and much more prone to hydroplaning. Purchase tires for your anticipated driving use and the rain is no issue.
04-26-2012, 10:39 PM
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Tire thing
Ok; so I never quite understood why I shouldn't be driving my new c6 in the rain. I never rains here, so it typically never comes up but it rained today and I wanted to drive my car anyway.
So I did.
Will it eventually hurt my paint or something? It is my toy car, not a DD.
So I did.
Will it eventually hurt my paint or something? It is my toy car, not a DD.
04-26-2012, 10:40 PM
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04-26-2012, 11:09 PM
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My car is a warm/dry-weather, top-down, pleasure cruiser.
I have used the wipers so infrequently that I have to admit that every time I do, I have to re-learn the procedure.
Fortunately I can still open a beer.
I have used the wipers so infrequently that I have to admit that every time I do, I have to re-learn the procedure.
Fortunately I can still open a beer.
04-26-2012, 11:35 PM
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Ok; so I never quite understood why I shouldn't be driving my new c6 in the rain. I never rains here, so it typically never comes up but it rained today and I wanted to drive my car anyway.
So I did.
Will it eventually hurt my paint or something? It is my toy car, not a DD.
So I did.
Will it eventually hurt my paint or something? It is my toy car, not a DD.
? mine is only used for good weather days. My murano does all the hard work.
04-26-2012, 11:35 PM
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Driving in the rain.................. is just another excuse to wash & wax it later
04-26-2012, 11:37 PM
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04-26-2012, 11:38 PM
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lol i love the morons that are afraid to take their car out in the rain.... like our corvettes are ferraris or lambos..... please we drive nice cars and we are proud of them but a little water isn't going to ruin a car.... salt on the other hand....
04-26-2012, 11:38 PM
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That is the key...Driven properly.. The few times I have seen Corvettes crashed and on the side of the road have been in the rain or after a race on the highway. One thing is for certain, each and every time the drivers thought they could handle it.
For the record if my Corvette was my only car I would drive it in the rain and snow. However it is not my only car, and I have other vehicles that I would rather drive in the rain.
04-26-2012, 11:43 PM
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600,000+ miles in Corvettes as daily drivers since 1990 - I have, likely, 30,000 miles in the rain, perhaps more.
If rain won't hurt your Mercedes or BMW or Audi or Cadillac, Ferrari, etc., why would it hurt your Vette?
If rain won't hurt your Mercedes or BMW or Audi or Cadillac, Ferrari, etc., why would it hurt your Vette?