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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Vetteman Jack
Might want to read the owners manual - it is certainly not recommended on the Vette. If need be, you can buy snow tires (Goodyear makes them) as well as all season tires from brands like Michelin.
Goodyear stopped making the runflat snow tires, only Michelin now makes a runflat all-season tire for the C5s.

There are several non-runflat radials available, Goodyear makes an All Season one that looks great and some members use.
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 01:55 PM
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Please do so and post results.

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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 01:56 PM
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 02:08 PM
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Why would you?
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 02:39 PM
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I doubt this guy is serious...
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by black98c5
I doubt this guy is serious...


But if he is......
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 04:15 PM
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Somebody is Fishing in here:








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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 04:22 PM
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You have to be kidding,,,,,,right????
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 04:33 PM
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Can some photoshop expert mock up a C5 with a plow on the front and salt dispenser on the back?

I would sooner trailer something behind mine that put chains on it!
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 04:38 PM
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 04:39 PM
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Make sure you post pictures. It will be fun to show when you are ready to sell your garage queen. I can't even imagine getting all that salt and crap on my car. But, it takes all kinds and it is yours. Have Fun????
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 05:07 PM
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Buy a 73 Ford Pinto. Cheaper than a set of chains and if you wreck it just get out and leave...
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 05:20 PM
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There was someone last winter or the winter before that posted pics on here of his...not chains but cables. And his car looked like they worked in the snow just fine.
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 06:17 PM
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"Kid, you could put your eye out with that thing!" If I found the necessity to put tire chains on a Corvette for any reason, I would move to a warmer clime! Bronk
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 06:26 PM
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It does remind me of a funny story,,when I was a kid a friends mom had an OLD Plymouth 6cyl stick.Many of the town streets were still snow packed but the street was clear,,,and UP HILL!! She had chains on. This was at night,,and when she tried to start,,she killed it several times. Finally she gunned it,,dumped the clutch,,,and lit the neighborhood up like the fourth of July!!! Seems like the same thing would happen with a vet,,traction would Still be very limited with the power available!!
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Just a bad thought let alone an idea
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 07:11 PM
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If this is the same dude who strapped a Christmas tree to his Z06, he's probably serious.

Hey man... give it a shot. I'm curious (just not enough to try it on my own car).
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Originally Posted by MillertimeZ06
You should slap yourself for even thinking about doing that.




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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by webelo
If this is the same dude who strapped a Christmas tree to his Z06, he's probably serious.

Hey man... give it a shot. I'm curious (just not enough to try it on my own car).



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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 08:20 PM
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Found a small pic. This is all I can find.

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