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I drive my car year round. I can't understand folks that garage their cars 5 months a year. Even in MN I am sure there are days with no snow on the streets. Cold temps? Adjust your speed accordingly. Salt? There's nothing to rust. We may not get the snow in KS you get, but we get temps down to 0 and the C7 handles that just fine. If you are worried about your tires cracking, they would be replaced under warranty. I've never heard of anyone being denied warranty coverage for driving around in temps less than 40.
Get out there and enjoy your car!
I drive my car year round. I can't understand folks that garage their cars 5 months a year. Even in MN I am sure there are days with no snow on the streets. Cold temps? Adjust your speed accordingly. Salt? There's nothing to rust. We may not get the snow in KS you get, but we get temps down to 0 and the C7 handles that just fine. If you are worried about your tires cracking, they would be replaced under warranty. I've never heard of anyone being denied warranty coverage for driving around in temps less than 40.
Get out there and enjoy your car!
I wish we could up here where I live . Here's a little history from Timmins Ontario Canada
Average high-9.3°C Average low -23.0°C
Greatest snowfall (1956-2009)25.6 cm 2006
Most snow on the ground (1956-2010) 120.0 cm1990 . Yup , mine is usually parked for 6 months , I envy you lucky people that can drive for ten , eleven or all year round
I drive my car year round. I can't understand folks that garage their cars 5 months a year. Even in MN I am sure there are days with no snow on the streets. Cold temps? Adjust your speed accordingly. Salt? There's nothing to rust. We may not get the snow in KS you get, but we get temps down to 0 and the C7 handles that just fine. If you are worried about your tires cracking, they would be replaced under warranty. I've never heard of anyone being denied warranty coverage for driving around in temps less than 40.
Get out there and enjoy your car!
Believe the owners manual (2017) says it is not recommended for the tires to be driven in temps below 20 degrees or they will crack.
Although here in W. Oregon we don't get the snow others do, we did get a bit and it was enough for the gravel trucks to coat the roads.
Sadly, there is enough still out there to cause nicks on certain areas of the paint (in spite of a partial wrap).
Therefore, my Ruby sits quietly in the garage...getting drunk on oil and sniffing gas fumes to keep from getting depressed.
I've been using my 05 GTO so far but no real accumulations up here in the Northeast. I had a flat so I put 4 new all season Continentals...they work way better than summer sport tires...Wow go figure.
2020 Corvette of the Year Finalist (performance mods)
2019 C1 of Year Winner (performance mods)
2017 Corvette of the Year Finalist
2016 C2 of Year
2015 C3 of Year Finalist
It is sad to see them sitting. Finally got mine out yesterday for a nice run after sitting since December. 45 degrees and the roads are clear and dry here on Cape Cod. Got all of my cars out. It was fun.
02-05-2017, 04:48 AM
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