Sad Day In Chicago
11-13-2005, 09:31 AM
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07
Friday was a beautiful day. Took the C5 out for a nice long ride, filled her up gas, then drove home and put her away until April. Man, the Corvette driving season sure goes by in a flash. 
11-13-2005, 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by diyguy
I really don't mean sarcasm, rather curiosity.
Why do these cars up north get 'pickled' for winter? Do they not have heaters or won't start or something? It doesn't snow every day, right?
Home grown in the south, but a 15 year stint in St. Louis made me realize there ARE 4 distinct seasons. Short Period of nice - followed by the Ice Age - to sort of nice - to this HAS to be Hell. * Repeat process annually*
Aside from seats feeling like a block of ice, oil that felt like the consistency of tar until warm, my cars handled a little tighter, but I still drove them....and drove the fun cars on nice dry days, even it is was 20 below outside.
It just seems like a self-imposed prison sentence, or self induced torture to look at it every day for 4 or 5 months and NOT drive it.
Why do these cars up north get 'pickled' for winter? Do they not have heaters or won't start or something? It doesn't snow every day, right?
Home grown in the south, but a 15 year stint in St. Louis made me realize there ARE 4 distinct seasons. Short Period of nice - followed by the Ice Age - to sort of nice - to this HAS to be Hell. * Repeat process annually*
Aside from seats feeling like a block of ice, oil that felt like the consistency of tar until warm, my cars handled a little tighter, but I still drove them....and drove the fun cars on nice dry days, even it is was 20 below outside.
It just seems like a self-imposed prison sentence, or self induced torture to look at it every day for 4 or 5 months and NOT drive it.
11-13-2005, 12:05 PM
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Le Mans Master
I'm putting mine away today too! I've got quite a few little things planned for her over the winter, so winter hibernation isn't such a bad thing. If you can't drive her, you might as well work on her.
Before I got my Vette, I use to wonder why peeps with Vettes didn't drive them in the winter, because they're fiberglass and can't rust. Now that I've got one, I get it now. Heck, mine hasn't even seen rain! That's just me, if you want to drive it, then drive it! Just not my cup of tea (it takes too long to clean it up, and I'm pretty ****............. according to my wife!).
Have a Nice Day!
Before I got my Vette, I use to wonder why peeps with Vettes didn't drive them in the winter, because they're fiberglass and can't rust. Now that I've got one, I get it now. Heck, mine hasn't even seen rain! That's just me, if you want to drive it, then drive it! Just not my cup of tea (it takes too long to clean it up, and I'm pretty ****............. according to my wife!).
Have a Nice Day!
