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Old Feb 19, 2015 | 07:56 AM
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Fired up the car the other day for a little tease.

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It spring yet?
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Technically supposed to let it fully warm up and put it through the paces for 20 minutes or more if you're starting up during winter storage, but considering the weather I can see how that would be a problem! I'm in foxboro ma and have spent the last week and a half breaking ice dams and shoveling my roof, dealing with water leaks, snow blowers etc- I just ordered a new MGW shifter and gripper **** as a self reward!!!

Can't wait for spring....
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Technically supposed to let it fully warm up and put it through the paces for 20 minutes or more if you're starting up during winter storage, but considering the weather I can see how that would be a problem! I'm in foxboro ma and have spent the last week and a half breaking ice dams and shoveling my roof, dealing with water leaks, snow blowers etc- I just ordered a new MGW shifter and gripper **** as a self reward!!!

Can't wait for spring....
Pulled it out and ran it until oil (not water) got to operating temperature while I did some things around the garage.

I raked the roof so luckily I don't have any ice dams, but I certainly have had my share of snowblowing and shoveling over here. It was -7 at my house yesterday AM. I swear I'm being punished for buying this car in January. Before I bought the car it was a mild winter!

That sounds like a good reward. I have the C6 shifter setup (amongst some other small things) waiting for warmer days to be installed.
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Pulled it out and ran it until oil (not water) got to operating temperature while I did some things around the garage.

I raked the roof so luckily I don't have any ice dams, but I certainly have had my share of snowblowing and shoveling over here. It was -7 at my house yesterday AM. I swear I'm being punished for buying this car in January. Before I bought the car it was a mild winter!

That sounds like a good reward. I have the C6 shifter setup (amongst some other small things) waiting for warmer days to be installed.
Lol I bought mine in January too! Car is stored @ my mothers house 7 miles away....got an excuse to visit mom and the Vette at the same time!

I hear you on the mod itch- besides the MGW I have new nittos, partition/tray, and bilsteins waiting install in my basement
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Lol I bought mine in January too! Car is stored @ my mothers house 7 miles away....got an excuse to visit mom and the Vette at the same time!

I hear you on the mod itch- besides the MGW I have new nittos, partition/tray, and bilsteins waiting install in my basement
So you are def feeling the same pain as me!!
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