Where does your Corvette live in the winter.
12-22-2017, 11:15 AM
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12-22-2017, 11:30 AM
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Every day it's on the road. It is a mix of rain, gray skies, freezing nights but no snow yet. My vette sure needs a bath...
Went
Went
12-22-2017, 12:34 PM
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Here is southwest Florida, winter is the height of car show season. I enter around 10 to 12 judged shows and 4 to 6 cruise-ins a season. All other times, I take a drive every other week to keep the gaskets and seals soft. The car stays up on the lift, out of the way, when not in use.
12-22-2017, 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by billschroeder5842
No special treatment as you can drive 12 months a year in Texas.
Took this picture last week. I used to live in Chicago. There is NO WAY you would consciously live in snow once you have lived without it.
Took this picture last week. I used to live in Chicago. There is NO WAY you would consciously live in snow once you have lived without it.
My Lady goes in the garage about November, takes some clothes off and we play around a little.
She's only been with me two years, still chasing this and that all winter. 
Power windows to start this time.
Fixed! YEESSS!
12-22-2017, 04:14 PM
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Racer
I used my C3 as a DD for about 6 or 7 years in NJ. Handled great in the snow under 5" or would lose the spoiler. Now I am in FL for 20yrs so I get to drive it in the winter with the windows down and top off. Summer it is AC baby.
12-22-2017, 04:17 PM
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My Lady goes in the garage about November, takes some clothes off and we play around a little. She's only been with me two years, still chasing this and that all winter. Power windows to start this time.
Here's my winter cover. As you can see it's empty right now. One of the last driving days it was hit in the drivers door. It's sitting at a Corvette shop getting repaired
12-22-2017, 04:45 PM
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Pretty much what I do, but she comes out of hibernation in March
12-22-2017, 05:28 PM
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I lived in San Diego for 30 years. Retired to Kansas. Love the snow!
My C4 has it's own separate room in my heated shop. That's where it stays, up on jackstands, when it's not being driven.
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12-22-2017, 05:39 PM
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12-22-2017, 05:44 PM
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12-22-2017, 10:36 PM
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I’ll drive it here in Michigan when the sun is out and the roads are clear of salt. Otherwise, run it for a while every few weeks and roll it up and down the driveway when it’s not covered.
12-24-2017, 12:23 PM
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Melting Slicks
mine is in a heated garage. no tender, just start about every 4 weeks and let run for about 20 minutes, I also go up and down my driveway a few times which is around 85 feet to keep things moving and oiled up. also stop in different spot so tires don't get flat spots. I don't think letting them sit all winter is good but that's JMO.
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12-24-2017, 01:27 PM
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I keep my 1990 Corvette in my garage on a Deltran battery tender uncovered. I like to see my car on a daily basis and since it is at my home instead of storage elsewhere, lots of Chicagoans do that, I can do that. I will also drive my Corvette during the winter months if it is not raining or snowing at the time and I have been caught in both.
Bill where did you live in Chicago before moving to Texas?
Bill where did you live in Chicago before moving to Texas?
