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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 12:32 PM
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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 12:36 PM
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I guess we can't accuse the owner of having a garage queen!!!

I would think if you can afford a Corvette you can afford a beater to tow your snowmobiles. I've been wrong before though!
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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 12:43 PM
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That's an awesome picture. I also like the one of the C5 with the Christmas tree strapped on top of it (I think that one is a member here).

I've not hauled anything that hardcore but I've hauled plenty of dirt and mulch and building materials in mine. They make plenty of great cleaning products to make it look like new. Plus there's always plenty more Corvettes to buy if I completely and utterly destroy mine.
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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 12:45 PM
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for what the vette is worth and what you can buy in a used 4x4 //makes no sense to me ????? not to mention the being stranded part ?? (I know you have the snowmobiles)
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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 01:54 PM
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I would wager this was the first and last time he did this.
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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 01:56 PM
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Nice of him to use good gas at least.
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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 02:14 PM
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It's just a car I've been driving mine everyday and its so cold here right now she can stay covered in salt and road grime.
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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 02:25 PM
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He is determined to make it his daily driver. In winter he has a back up plan.
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It's just a car I've been driving mine everyday and its so cold here right now she can stay covered in salt and road grime.
it is NOT just a car, it's a CORVETTE anything else is just a car :will y:
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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 03:18 PM
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Humm, here is what my '04 manual says: Note the highlighted area.
Steps for Determining Correct Load Limit
1. Locate the statement “The combined weight of
occupants and cargo should never exceed XXX
pounds” on your vehicle placard.
2. Determine the combined weight of the driver and
passengers that will be riding in your vehicle.
3. Subtract the combined weight of the driver and
passengers from XXX kilograms or XXX pounds.
4. The resulting figure equals the available amount of
cargo and luggage load capacity. For example, if the
“XXX” amount equals 1400 lbs. and there will be five
150 lb. passengers in your vehicle, the amount of
available cargo and luggage load capacity is 650 lbs.
(1400 − 750 (5 x 150) = 650 lbs).
5. Determine the combined weight of luggage and
cargo being loaded on the vehicle. That weight
may not safely exceed the available cargo
and luggage load capacity calculated in Step 4.
6. If your vehicle will be towing a trailer, the load from
your trailer will be transferred to your vehicle.
Consult this manual to determine how this reduces
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Your vehicle is neither designed nor intended to tow
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Some people do not read manuals (or directions, or ask for directions)
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My son towed his Jet Ski to the lake in his C5 several years ago. No issues.
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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 04:10 PM
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Absurd is my first thought. Like wearing a good suit to work in the garden!
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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 05:59 PM
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Unless its the trailer, looks pretty lowered too....

Musta made a nice path in the snow...
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That picture AGAIN???




Just for the record, this is the second black Z-06 that this guy has driven year round (first one was a C-5), and towed a snow-mobile in the winter and a Jet-Ski in the summer...............
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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 06:48 PM
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I'm not a Vette. purist and mine is not a trailer/garage queen. IMO, this person has more money than brains.
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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 07:18 PM
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His car and his money spent on it, but that's something I will not be doing to mine.
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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 07:22 PM
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Ah com'on, a working man's gotta do what he's gotta do...





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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 07:23 PM
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I would have expected the pic to be the other way around, snowmobile pulling the vette
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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by akapounder
it is NOT just a car, it's a CORVETTE anything else is just a car :will y:
....or in my case, it's an 18 year old plastic bodied Chevy, worth rather less than my wife's Subaru.
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