Why do C5s get put away so early?
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Why do C5s get put away so early?
I can understand putting them away due to snow, ice, sand and/or salt, but why do people put them away just because it's getting colder? Cold doesn't effect SMC like it does fiberglass, so why put them away before the nasty things listed above occur?
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Originally Posted by ptdrummer54
I can understand putting them away due to snow, ice, sand and/or salt, but why do people put them away just because it's getting colder? Cold doesn't effect SMC like it does fiberglass, so why put them away before the nasty things listed above occur?
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Originally Posted by 18 Wit A Vette
i dont put mine away im just just not gonna drive when theres snow/salt on roads
I can't speak for anyone else, but I need my regular fix of PermaGrin(TM)....
It's a car, not a holy relic... sheech..
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Originally Posted by Icetech
Just our of curiosity... what does salt do to a vette? And yes.. i was driving mine aruond today in bout 2" of snow.. as long as the roads are clear
time to drive...
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I drive mine all year round unless it snows, then I wait till the city cleans things up and it rains. The longest I've had my vette in the garage due to snow was 2 weeks (longest two weeks of my life BTW, don't know how people can spend months without their vettes). I don't understand why people put their vettes in hibernation as early as November. I know a guy that did his in early november. There wasn't a trace of snow anywhere within an 800 mile radius of us. I think alot of guys do it as a yearly ritual at a certain time. Also, I guess they do it while the weather is still warm enough to spend the most of the day outside, zainoing it, doing a full detailing and a winter prep package before stowing it till the spring.
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Originally Posted by ptdrummer54
I can understand putting them away due to snow, ice, sand and/or salt, but why do people put them away just because it's getting colder? Cold doesn't effect SMC like it does fiberglass, so why put them away before the nasty things listed above occur?
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Originally Posted by alex1217
I drive mine all year round unless it snows, then I wait till the city cleans things up and it rains. The longest I've had my vette in the garage due to snow was 2 weeks (longest two weeks of my life BTW, don't know how people can spend months without their vettes). I don't understand why people put their vettes in hibernation as early as November. I know a guy that did his in early november. There wasn't a trace of snow anywhere within an 800 mile radius of us. I think alot of guys do it as a yearly ritual at a certain time. Also, I guess they do it while the weather is still warm enough to spend the most of the day outside, zainoing it, doing a full detailing and a winter prep package before stowing it till the spring.
I here ya... And I am sure NY had those BEUTIFUL Corvette days between then and now (60's and 70's for a couple o days there)
I drive it 365....
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Originally Posted by ptdrummer54
Beyond being one more type of road FOD that could bounce off the front and chip paint, there are still parts on the car subject to corrosion. Another impact is that salt likes to melt stuff with the resulting water pooling in places that later freeze.
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I drive mine all year round, it is a car, it does not melt and I do not plan on keeping it for 40 years.
DRIVE THE CAR DAMM IT
DRIVE THE CAR DAMM IT
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DRIVE THE CAR DAMM IT
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Originally Posted by WaWaTuSi
I here ya... And I am sure NY had those BEUTIFUL Corvette days between then and now (60's and 70's for a couple o days there)
I drive it 365....
I drive it 365....
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I may not drive it as much from November through March, but I don't think I ever put it officially away. If it is a nice day, the car comes out. Just right now they are doing some utility work on the street that connects to our subdivision, so the road surface is a real mess. Until they get that cleaned up, the car stays inside. Unless the weather is just really bad or the roads have been heavily salted or cinders spread, I see no reason not to drive the car a bit in the winter.
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I was out in mine yesterday....mid 40's. 
I will say this tho.....they make a lot of new noises when it's cold! Creaking, rattling, squeaks etc. Once the car warmed up most of the noises ceased.
I will say this tho.....they make a lot of new noises when it's cold! Creaking, rattling, squeaks etc. Once the car warmed up most of the noises ceased.
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Just me!
It's just me, but I don't see putting them up unless there's going to be months of snow ahead. I live far enough south that there's no need (Chattanooga, Tennessee). If it does snow you are talking a week at best. Yet I know one guy who has put his in storage for the winter, and I only saw him out in it one time all summer - kinda sounded like he only took it out of storage one time to me! I know another guy that puts his up "because he doesn't like to get it out in the cold." Probably thinks it will catch the sniffles.... He's a great friend - to each his own though. As for me, unless it's an ugly day, I am getting it out to drive!