Winter Driving in IL ???
Racer
Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Worth IL
The reason I don't drive mine in winter, here where
live the first snowfall and the salt trucks come out
and boy do they pour it on. the streets actually look
gray from so much salt!!! that's why I put mine away
after the first snowfall.
live the first snowfall and the salt trucks come out
and boy do they pour it on. the streets actually look
gray from so much salt!!! that's why I put mine away
after the first snowfall.
Racer
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 435
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From: Worth IL
Originally Posted by HeeHaw89
I never understood the point of "putting up" one's Vette just because its winter. Surely there will be nice dry days all winter when the car can be driven. An added bonus is the nice cool air brings a few more horses. I always keep an eye on the forecast, and if there is a solid chance of bad weather it stays home. Otherwise 
then it gets all over the undercarriage and the salt that does
not melt it gets in all the nooks and cranny's and then after a
while when it gets humid the bare metal parts under the car
start rusting from the SALT!!!
that's why I put mine away for winter....Poncho
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In the midwest they use salt and sand together in many places and the stuff is never really off the road till we have a couple of spring rains. One day a few decades ago I got my 62 out of the garage and when I put it back in I didn't notice a tiny little spot of ice by the door and next thing I knew I have a small "crack". Watch out for the "black ice" - which is moisture freezing on the road from car exhaust. I put mine to bed yesterday - so now my "seasonal affective disorder" sets in 
Le Mans Master
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From: South-central Missouri
I do once in a while during the winter when the roads have been dry for a while and most of the salt has dried, been powdered by traffic, and blown off the road. And, many of the back blacktop roads in IL do not get salted, or at least much.
However, once home, she gets a good soaking of the undercarriage to rinse out as much of the salt as possible. I've had mine for 4 years now, and with careful inspection of the under carriage for signs of salt and rusting, she hasn't suffered from salt, as far as I can tell.
I bought it to drive it...Not just for show. So I drive it. And, whata rush when that sub-freezing air rushes into the intake!
You'll get a real kick in the pants that you'll not get in the heat of the summer, I kin tell ya!
P.
However, once home, she gets a good soaking of the undercarriage to rinse out as much of the salt as possible. I've had mine for 4 years now, and with careful inspection of the under carriage for signs of salt and rusting, she hasn't suffered from salt, as far as I can tell.
I bought it to drive it...Not just for show. So I drive it. And, whata rush when that sub-freezing air rushes into the intake!
You'll get a real kick in the pants that you'll not get in the heat of the summer, I kin tell ya! P.
