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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 09:12 PM
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Dennis Wilson
The secret to driving in the rain with a Vette or any other car is common sense.
agreed, but i did own a 240sx, crap in the rain, lost the rear end more than a few times
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 06:36 PM
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i agree with all the other statements; the tires are a deciding factor. i was caught in a NC hurricane season thunderstorm on the way to a wedding and didn't want to be late. so, even as everyone around me was doing 25 with the flashers on, i was running 55-70 with ZERO hydroplaning when traffic wasn't a factor. again, that's thanks to the Vredestien Sesantas i was running. common sizes with 3 yrs (60K?) on them.
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Over-torque
i agree with all the other statements; the tires are a deciding factor. i was caught in a NC hurricane season thunderstorm on the way to a wedding and didn't want to be late. so, even as everyone around me was doing 25 with the flashers on, i was running 55-70 with ZERO hydroplaning when traffic wasn't a factor. again, that's thanks to the Vredestien Sesantas i was running. common sizes with 3 yrs (60K?) on them.



Why do they do that it's against the law....
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Old Aug 3, 2011 | 08:27 AM
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When I had my z I had no problem in the rain what so ever just be easy on the throttle and you will be fine , and as far as snow it wasn't TOO BAD the day I sold her we had snow at those points I loved my TC
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