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Old 12-23-2018, 08:44 PM
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You can all choose to do as you wish. As for me, the car is put away for the winter and there it shall stay until spring!(Properly prepared, of course, but that's another topic)
Old 12-24-2018, 02:21 AM
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Originally Posted by grampi50
Don't you care about what the salt on the roads does to the metal on the car? For my daily drivers, I don't worry about the salt as these cars need to be driven in all weather situations. A Vette can be parked and not subjected to the rigors of salted roads...
In a word, "no." I don't care. I don't worry- I am more worried about not getting all the enjoyment I can out of my car before I am unable to get in and out of it, unable to see the road ahead of me, or before I meet my maker. Nothing lasts forever...more importantly, nobody lives forever. Seize the day.

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Old 12-24-2018, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by glbeauchamp
You can all choose to do as you wish. As for me, the car is put away for the winter and there it shall stay until spring!(Properly prepared, of course, but that's another topic)
I cringe to think of anyone driving a Corvette on salted roads...all that salt getting into every nook and cranny and it just sitting there rotting the car away...
Old 12-24-2018, 07:40 PM
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My sentiments exactly
Old 12-26-2018, 12:23 PM
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Tires make all the difference. A good all season tire or snow tire on the car and it can be done. I have Michelin PS2 on mine, 305/30/19 in the rear and there is no way in Hell I would try and drive it in the Snow. They barely get traction in the Rain.



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