Broke the corvette code
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Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Belleville Il
Just came home from running a couple of errands,In the rain both ways!!
The way the weather has been lately I'd hardly ever get to drive it if I didn't..So far it hasn't started to melt.
Can't afford to go to any place that would have valet parking,,Unless they start it at McDonald's or Hardy's
The way the weather has been lately I'd hardly ever get to drive it if I didn't..So far it hasn't started to melt. Can't afford to go to any place that would have valet parking,,Unless they start it at McDonald's or Hardy's
Pro
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Centerville IA
I own a car that doesn't see rain, a '67 convertible. Last week I purchased a '99 FRC and drove it home, 1,500 miles. The second day it rained, so I am now FREE to drive until my heart is content without stressing on rain. I'm FREE, I'm FREE!!
Ron
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From: Olive Branch MS
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Pro
Joined: Apr 2005
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From: West Yarmouth MA.
Remember the guy in the parking garage on Ferris Bueller's Day Off? "Don't worry I'm a professional" he said as he took the extra money to watch the car. 
You were in the restaurant with a lobster bib on stuffing your face while your car was jumping railroad crossings.
Check your suspension is all I have to say.
You were in the restaurant with a lobster bib on stuffing your face while your car was jumping railroad crossings. Check your suspension is all I have to say.
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From: Surprise AZ
Remember the guy in the parking garage on Ferris Bueller's Day Off? "Don't worry I'm a professional" he said as he took the extra money to watch the car. You were in the restaurant with a lobster bib on stuffing your face while your car was jumping railroad crossings. Check your suspension is all I have to say.
You were in the restaurant with a lobster bib on stuffing your face while your car was jumping railroad crossings. Check your suspension is all I have to say.
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Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Santa Clarita CA
Well, I guess I am going to get flamed. First, I drove in the RAIN and VALET park tonight. I was running late for a dinner reservation at Joe's Steak and Stone crab inside Caesars Palace. I figured the vette was the fastest way to get there. Anyways, I slipped the valet some $$$ and kept the car parked upfront with cones around it. After dinner, it was sprinkling just enough to make the road slippery and the car dirty.
I was running late for a dinner reservation at Joe's Steak and Stone crab inside Caesars Palace. I figured the vette was the fastest way to get there. Anyways, I slipped the valet some $$$ and kept the car parked upfront with cones around it. After dinner, it was sprinkling just enough to make the road slippery and the car dirty. It's a Corvette, but it's still just a car. I respect the people that won't drive their Vette in the rain or snow, or let a Valet touch it, but I have 92+ DD miles on mine, it looks and runs great, and I wouldn't change a thing. The amount of pleasure I've gotten from all that driving in all kinds of conditions far exceeds the amount I would get if I had spent the last 8 years keeping it in a climate controlled dust-free showroom.. IMHO, drive that thing
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Last edited by EDenney; May 14, 2008 at 01:29 AM.
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From: Henderson Nevada
When I pu the car from the valet, I feel like an idiot as it took me a few minutes to figure out how to work the windshield wipers! Spent a couple of hours cleaning the crime scene and got rid of any evidence from the rain.
Racer
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Corpus Christi, TX
Living in washington, ive driven in the rain at least once a week, i just take a rag over her more often than i do my wifes Kia. As for the valet, wrong move. All the valets ive seen at hotels and restaraunts have been 18-19 year old kids with a giant grin on thier face when they see my bright red shiny vette roll up.