terryp

Hello all, I have owned my first Vette for 2 years, a 2011 base coupe.
As I live in Canada, and being my daily driver, I have driven the C6 through 2 winters so far, with no trouble at all. Mind you, I did remove the centre air dam to avoid high snow drift trouble.

Thinking of trading up to new 2014 C7, and wondering if anyone has driven theirs through a winter yet? I'm wondering with all the top side open ventilation, whether wet snowy weather will cause problems?

Woodson

I will be. Search for The Monk's posts. He has and is in Calgary.

-CM-

You'll want to get a set of winter or all-season tires.

DerStig

Do they make winter tires that are as wide as 295-305?

jcp911s

Definitely all-seasons, and maybe even dedicated snows. Generally, in snow, narrower is better, so I would get a second set of "cheap" aftermarket wheels, so they could be swapped quickly.

I drove my Porsche 911 Daily in winter with Blizzaks, and had zero problem as long as the snow was less that about 5 inches. With LSD, I see no reason why a C7 would not be fine in a few inches of snow...

It's really all about the tires, not the car.

-CM-

Yes. Michelin offer true winter tires, and most of the other makers offer at least a/s.

terryp

I've got a full set of rims with Pirelli winters on the C6, same size as summers.
My understanding though is that the C6 won't fit the C7, is this correct?

mdiiulio

Driving in a blizzard

eboggs_jkvl

Hmmmm. New color option from GM? Salt White?


Elmer

mksz51

Well publicized story last year from Edmunds - the car DID get stuck around the Eisenhower tunnel area and had to back down the interstate. Total cluster and a display of terrible judgment.

Woodson

Californian.

~Stingray

What tires do you have?

RickMN

Semi-daily driver for me last winter here in MN, but only on days without snow on the roads. Plenty of cold (including below-zero) weather, though. Michelin Pilot Sport A/S-3's did a great job on the cold (but snow-free) pavement.

Greg00Coupe

you can search for posts from last winter. but everyone is correct you need winter or at least all season tires. Z51 tires ( I don't know about the base model) are horrible in say sub 40 degrees. They get hard and lose traction. Sub 20 they could crack and there is a GM bulletin warning not to move the car in extreme cold weather due to tire cracking.

soon when the weather turns here up north folks will start posting their steering is broke as in hard turn the tires scootch and thump due to firming up.

all prevented with more forgiving all season tires.

Mr Snappy!

The question is not "Can You?" but rather "Should You?"
You can drive a moped in the winter if you want, but probably not a wise idea.

The week after I bought my C7, I hit craigslist and found a 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee to drive in the crap.

Hey, it's your car...drive it how you like. But for me, my C7 is my baby and I plan to keep it pristine.

Jp23rockstar

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....andard%20Model

Dunga

Agreed but it really sucks for those of use who live up north. I live in north Minnesota and lived in North Dakota, and it hits the low 30s as early as mid September. Snow melts through late April or early May. You're stuck driving a crappy car for most of the year! I'm thinking I might throw some snow shoes on my c7 for when the weather is cold but conditions aren't bad. Pirelli apparently make a snow tire that can be as wide as 300+.

Dunga

http://m.tirerack.com/tires/TireResultsServlet?cameFrom=WinterSectio n&oe=true&startIndex=0&search=true&front Width=245/&frontRatio=35&frontDiameter=19&frontSor tCode=57350&rearWidth=285/&rearRatio=30&rearDiameter=20&rearSortCo de=60100&performance=W&minLoad=S&autoMak e=Chevrolet&autoYear=2014&autoModel=Corv ette%20Coupe&autoModClar=Z51%20Package&t ab=winter#0

Slightly cheaper from Pirelli.

larry knapp

No problems! Between Flagstaff AZ and Mesa AZ in January 2014.

mdiiulio

...not my car, that was an Edmunds.com road trip from Santa Monica to Detroit. Here's the article on their winter tire selection:

Snow Tires