Last year I recall driving mine into the new year.
I'll wait until we get the first snow fall.
Sad day
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Burning Brakes
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Charlene,
My baby is already in for storage. I usually put it in by Nov. 15, car insurance renewal time. I drop it down to storage only. But, I just got my car back from a paint repair from a tangle with a bungie strap. I am a little paranoid now to drive her so she's in for good for winter. I am lucky in one repect though. My garage I keep her in is a big shop. I have it lit and heated. I spend allot of time hanging out there with her.
Laurie
My baby is already in for storage. I usually put it in by Nov. 15, car insurance renewal time. I drop it down to storage only. But, I just got my car back from a paint repair from a tangle with a bungie strap. I am a little paranoid now to drive her so she's in for good for winter. I am lucky in one repect though. My garage I keep her in is a big shop. I have it lit and heated. I spend allot of time hanging out there with her.
Laurie
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From: Southern New Jersey, The wet part at the bottom
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
Well today i put her sta-bil in her little gas tank,attached her battery tender-plus and put on her new cover i bought from Mid America and then i said good bye to her and i love you car and i will uncover you next summer when the weather gets nice and warm and their are no more bad things on the road for you to run over and chip your paint.This is a very sad time of the year from me i get so depressed when i have store her for the winter but she is in my garage and ever so often i will probably take a peek at her when i am really down and depressed because i am not driving her.I am sure i am not the only one who feels this way.
Charlene
CharleneCharlene,
My baby is already in for storage. I usually put it in by Nov. 15, car insurance renewal time. I drop it down to storage only. But, I just got my car back from a paint repair from a tangle with a bungie strap. I am a little paranoid now to drive her so she's in for good for winter. I am lucky in one repect though. My garage I keep her in is a big shop. I have it lit and heated. I spend allot of time hanging out there with her.
Laurie
My baby is already in for storage. I usually put it in by Nov. 15, car insurance renewal time. I drop it down to storage only. But, I just got my car back from a paint repair from a tangle with a bungie strap. I am a little paranoid now to drive her so she's in for good for winter. I am lucky in one repect though. My garage I keep her in is a big shop. I have it lit and heated. I spend allot of time hanging out there with her.
Laurie
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09
I'll say this in defense of the DFW guys.
I'm in sunny SoCal - so I have no clue what it feels like to shut my car down.
With that said, kudos to some HARDCORE Corvette enthusiasts who love the C5 so much they buy it anyways knowing they won't get to play with it all year. That's some dedication!!
I'm in sunny SoCal - so I have no clue what it feels like to shut my car down.
With that said, kudos to some HARDCORE Corvette enthusiasts who love the C5 so much they buy it anyways knowing they won't get to play with it all year. That's some dedication!!
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Sorry, I can't sympathize. These cars were made for driving, and driving hard. It is your choice to do this.
Me, I live in Maryland (not much more south than you), and my 1998 C5 is a daily driver with close to 109,000 miles on it. Only had two problems: one oil pressure sensor and one headlight gear.
I, unlike you, will have many similes on my face from driving my C5 this winter.
Me, I live in Maryland (not much more south than you), and my 1998 C5 is a daily driver with close to 109,000 miles on it. Only had two problems: one oil pressure sensor and one headlight gear.
I, unlike you, will have many similes on my face from driving my C5 this winter.
Me too, mine is a daily driver, winter included. It still fools a lot of people into thinking it's a much newer car! It doesn't look like a ten year old car with 87,000 miles on it at all. The key is keeping it clean, don't let the winter road salt sit on the paint for too long. I get a full handwash done at a local detail shop every Saturday morning during the wintertime. (and I'll often go to the $2 spray wash through the week to hose off excess salt as well)
I'm sure my car doesn't look as good as a pure "fair weather only" C5, but it's pretty darn close, and I don't have to wait for winter to be over in order to get my daily fix. I absolutely could not handle seeing my car sitting doing nothing for 3-4 months straight!
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My baby came from Maryland....flew in it was 27 degrees.....man, I thought I was in the North Pole....forgot about all that cold when I lived in St Louis...bought the car from a CF member......drove home in fresh 2 inch snowfall.....just beautiful...got home to the Sunny South....grabbed a hose and bucket....gave 'Thunder' a quick wash and headed out to Savannah within an hour with my Corvette club.....had the bags packed.....we were exhausted but too excited to notice.....love this car.....couldn't imagine not being able to drive him (and yes, it's a 'him')....everyday....
hang in there, Charlene, Spring is comin'......
Carol
hang in there, Charlene, Spring is comin'......
Carol
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Melting Slicks
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It's a little too soon to be putting it away IMHO. Besides, winter's not a bad time to drive provided the roads are clear. Just have to be careful as those cold tires don't hold the road very well.
this year.
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From: Somewherebetweenhereandthere
I have never stored a vehicle for winter yet. Of course I have never owned a nicer car than my 01 Z06!!! I plan to drive her everyday possible, The car is in IL, and will be in Colorado. IL isn't so bad sometimes but we will see about CO. I hope I don't have to store the Z at all!!! I really love driving sports cars but its a pain when you don't live in a warm climate year round!!!