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Old Jul 7, 2014 | 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by El original
Nobody believes you...you probably have a taxi waiting, lol.
Nope.....I have a Z-28 and the Corvette. I alternate weeks, and this is the Corvette's week to go to work. Oh well........
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Old Jul 7, 2014 | 06:01 PM
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Haha I'm not to far from you in orchard park ny. Mine also went out in the rain today even in thunderstorm this morning.
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Old Jul 7, 2014 | 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by IH8FORD
Haha I'm not to far from you in orchard park ny. Mine also went out in the rain today even in thunderstorm this morning.
Came down pretty good, for a while, didn't it??



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Old Jul 7, 2014 | 07:08 PM
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Yeah it was. Crazy storm at like 4:30 in the morning too.
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Old Jul 7, 2014 | 08:16 PM
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Sorry to hear about your car melting today in the rain. Next time, you'll know better.

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Old Jul 8, 2014 | 06:58 AM
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Sorry to hear about your car melting today in the rain. Next time, you'll know better.



Ouch!!
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Old Jul 8, 2014 | 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Vetteman Jack
You do know that Corvettes shrink when they get wet - when you get ready to drive home it will be in a Chevette.
I am at work, and that made me almost loose my coffee. funny!!
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Old Jul 8, 2014 | 01:40 PM
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Drove my 'Vette into work one day last week when the weather prediction was 30% chance of scattered showers. Well, I took my chance and lost. My wife called me to ask if "my baby" had melted in the parking lot.
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Old Jul 8, 2014 | 02:48 PM
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I agree, mine shrunk last time it rained
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Old Jul 8, 2014 | 03:22 PM
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As far as that $19.95 disposable raincoat for a corvette goes,I don' like the idea of disposing $20 dollar bills.LOL
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Old Jul 8, 2014 | 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by leadfoot4
And I have to leave for work in a few minutes, and the Corvette is going to get wet!!!




walk, or run, whichever you prefer.
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It rained again today!!!



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Not sure if vetts have wipers so u r n trouble my friend
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Old Jul 9, 2014 | 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by bjones7131
Not sure if vetts have wipers so u r n trouble my friend
They do, but just in case, there's always Rain-X........
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Originally Posted by raydawg357
I agree, mine shrunk last time it rained
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