I Cried Today(link included)
Melting Slicks
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From: Highlands Ranch CO
A co-worker of mine who knows ZERO about corvettes managed to buy one without the help of any of his fellow co-workers of which about six of us own vettes. Well here in Virginia we are in the middle of one of the worst rain storms in a few years and he drove the new vette 2 days in a row to leave it to qiver like a puppy in the freezing parking lot for 12 hours. When I got off it was covered with leaves and rain, it was begging for me to take it home and park it next mine nice and cozy in the garage next to my C5 coupe. I know it's just a car but to go from the good life to a new owner that doesnt own a garage or a car cover.
http://www.patrickchevrolet.com/Vehi...ails/525383463
http://www.patrickchevrolet.com/Vehi...ails/525383463
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Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Rio Rancho NM
PS they don't melt in the snow or rain.Who cares it was meant to be driven and not to be a ghey garage queen, it's no Ferrari their chief. While both cars resale go down he is enjoying miles of smiles.
Last edited by Chicago1; Nov 12, 2009 at 10:17 AM.
Melting Slicks
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From: Vancouver BC
Some folks use their Vette as their daily driver and have no choice but to take it out, rain or shine. Some love driving their Vette so much, they don't mind letting it get wet just to be able to drive it. It won't melt away and it can always be washed to make it look perfect again. I agree with you, I don't "like" to drive it in the rain, but sometimes it's just necessary and a quick hose down after work and it's nice and shiny again. Indy
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From: Richmond VA
+1 I love the Corvette but my car is an everyday driver and no I don't have a garage either. It kills me when people talk like that. It's not a Ferrari or Lamborghini or anything where the value of the car sticks. It's water, the same thing that you use to wash your car. It's leaves, they can be wiped off! If you wanna buy a car just to sit in a garage buy a 1/18th scale from Exoticars and build yourself a garage for it out of legos.
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!! I met a guy that uses his ZR1 as a daily driver,,,a REAL vet guy to me!!!
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They really won't melt in the rain. 
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