am i supposed to be impressed with that?

 

I hate to point it out but you asked for the beating...

 

I don't drive mine in the winter, but drove my 300ZX all year round for years. 4 very good snows on older rims (a bit narrower tires) and a small suitcase filled with weights strapped down in the rear. This is cleaner than sand but you might need some sand to put out if you get stuck. I also always carried a shovel. I never got stuck but drove real slow. Could actually feel the rear end get loose when it started to get slick and knew when to slow further. Tie down any weight you use.

 

I think I po'd this Architect guy he tried spamming my PM box but it was full *shrug* Have fun with your spam ;p

 

I think Nulltime is a little girl.

 

Monk - maybe you should post a picture of the Deerfoot in a snow storm.

 

I will just show them a pic of the Saddle Dome parking lot on a Flames night, same thing come rush hour.

 

Yup, we're posing as Vette owners, instead of GQ owners....

 

I myself would have put it a little milder but

 

Architect, you're just so witty..

BTW, I do have a DD, what's your point?

 

thank you

 

A winter beater is a good idea.
I have a C5 and a C4. Drove the C4 two winters in a row. Missed 2 days of work because it was undriveable.

Had to drive the C4 bacause the winter beater blew the head gasket.

If you garage the car, and back down the insurance, you can get a POS for a few hundred bucks, insure it, and actually save.
One wreck in your vette, and you could have paid for the beater.
Cheap in the long run.

Downside is you get used to having a beater, before you know it, you have 4 cars!
And I'm not rich either. Spent 500 bucks or less on almost every car I have owned but the vette's. Only breason I still got the C4 after 17 years. But she's gettin ratty....

 

I don't know what the problem is. I drive all winter with no real problems. If it gets bad I just put the Avalanche in 4 wheel and continue. In all seriousness, use your head and no matter what you drive you should be okay.

 

Call the Tire Rack order a set of winter wheels with winter snow and ice tires that they recommend. I have used this system with BMWs, Corvettes, Camaros and other cars with great succees. Chicago has some fierce winters. BY the way architeck I can afford to drive any of my corvettes in the winter.

 

have a little respect for the vette... expose the crap cars to the elements... not the vette. again, use your vagisil.

 

The only reason kderderian can afford to drive any of his vetts in winter is he's older than dirt

After last years one snow in the morning commute, I'd be afraid of loosing my life!!:o

 

I'm sure you can pick up a second car that u can use in the winter and those odd times in the summer when you want to go to some crappy areas.. Vettes are for summer enjoyment. As much as you like your car when the cold winter comes and u have ice and snow on the car,, all u want to do is get in and get warm. you get careless scraping ice and come spring the vette will start looking like a beater ... Even with minimal snow on the ground,, there's always salt and salt dust on the roads,, it goes everywhere again come spring you'll start seeing bolts rusting ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, DON'T DO IT !!!! my $.02

 

I'm not sure if I should reply to a sensitive question, but here it is...

Let’s get it strait. I have been driving vettes in Québec for the past 20 years all year around. As any other car, it the vette has no winter tire, you will suffer.

If you do not have winter tire, the vette will be ok until you face a hill. If you are on a flat area, even with 3-4 inches of snow it will work. I got stuck in a snow storm on my C5 last year on summer tires and was able to get home; no hill thought.

The secret is winter tire. That makes all the difference and this is what you need. Good year has good EMT winter tires.

My C4 is my winter beater and I have Bridgestone LM-22. When there is a snow storm in Montreal, my wife and I do car pooling. We do not drive her minivan. We drive the vette.

Remember that the vette is well balance and have a lot of traction on dry pavement. Well, why not on icy condition. Lower center of gravity, well balanced…

I should not say that, anyway, every thing I say on forums is just pure fiction to amuse the audience. But I have fun racing 4x4 like pathfinder in the snow and I beat them.

In summary, have good winter tire and you will have no problem what so ever. Well until you get more than 6 inches of snow.

I do not drive my C5 all year around because I do not want rock chips of the alumimun parts to degrade.

I’m just waiting the time that I have enough money to buy a C6 so my C6 becomes my summer car and my C5 my winter beater.

 

it's all in the tires

 

Even though I have seen Vette's out and about during the winter. We tend to leave ours in the toy box for the season. Probably one reason is that a lot of our snow is measured in feet, not inches.

Some pictures of winter 2005/6, hopefully this winter will be better, since last one was rather dry, besides, I haven't found a ski rack for it yet.

http://homepage.mac.com/rverrier/PhotoAlbum6.html