Why do you guys winter storage?
Team Owner
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From: South West - but north of Dayton, Ohio
Originally Posted by diablo kid
To you guys with no insurance all winter. What happens when your car or garage catches on fire. Does your house or shop insurance buy you a new Vette? (I don't know the answer, just asking)
They could get a little pizzed if they knew your Vette was uninsured when it burned down the garage or wherever it is located.
They could get a little pizzed if they knew your Vette was uninsured when it burned down the garage or wherever it is located.
C6 the C5 of tomorrow
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From: Twin Cities Minnesota
Believe it or not, Texas doesn't have winter. 
Winter is when it's below zero for extended periods and women and kids can't see over the snow banks along side the roads.
There is no point in having the vette available for driving from November to march. And since I only have a two car garage, the vette goes offsite and the daily comes inside.
A nice day in a Minnesota winter it gets into the 20's
Winter is when it's below zero for extended periods and women and kids can't see over the snow banks along side the roads.
There is no point in having the vette available for driving from November to march. And since I only have a two car garage, the vette goes offsite and the daily comes inside.
A nice day in a Minnesota winter it gets into the 20's
Originally Posted by Budman78
Just curious. Is it because of garage space? I just pulg my car into the trickle charger and let it sit. Every now and then there is a nice winter day to drive, so it no big deal to just uncover it and go. Also, its a good time to add those detail touches or mods in my case. 
Racer
Joined: Jan 2003
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From: Columbia SC
Never really gets cool enough in Columbia South Carolina to store the Vette away. They dont use salt on the roads, heck if it does snow they just wait until lunch time and it is all gone anyway..
I enjoy driving the car all year. Of course I dont go to any shows from Dec till March timeframe but other then that the pool is open all year.
The winter months are a good time for long term mods since I dont have to rush to get the mod done to make a show date.
I enjoy driving the car all year. Of course I dont go to any shows from Dec till March timeframe but other then that the pool is open all year.
The winter months are a good time for long term mods since I dont have to rush to get the mod done to make a show date.
Last edited by Pete76Shark; Oct 29, 2004 at 08:28 AM.
Burning Brakes
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From: lancaster ma
The truck stays outside and the Vette goes in the garage. $100 a month to store it is not an option.
I keep the Insurance on. If the house burns down it is not covered under home owners insurance.
I keep the Insurance on. If the house burns down it is not covered under home owners insurance.
Racer
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From: Timmins ON
Originally Posted by Budman78
Just curious. Is it because of garage space? I just pulg my car into the trickle charger and let it sit. Every now and then there is a nice winter day to drive, so it no big deal to just uncover it and go. Also, its a good time to add those detail touches or mods in my case.
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Racer
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From: NE PA PA
I have not been able to fine a snow plow mount that will fit the Vette. So I keep both the 75 vert. and the 78 t-top in the garage. No heat in the 78, and I don't like using the ice scraper on vert rear window. 
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The coldness around here (coupled with the fact that this place turns into an ice rink in the winter) is the main factors. I have enough spider web crakc as it is. I don't need some idiot sliding into me in the parking lot....
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From: Bloomington MN
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It gets cold up here. When it's really cold, you need salt to melt the snow. Salt + snow = metal eating salt/water solution....very bad for nice old Corvettes. They are not good in the snow anyway. I could line up on one in my 6 cyllinder Ranger and smoke him in 4 inches of snow. Why would you ever WANT to drive one in the winter? If you do, you are slowly ruining that car. 