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From: All that glitters is Gold - Hockey Is CANADA'S game
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06
Originally Posted by CAJUNY2KC5
Well, as a native Floridian, all I can say is, "What is all that white stuff?" 
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From: Arvada, CO
The C5 with good tires is a handful in moderate snow -- but with those tires, it had to be outright scary. Glad you made it home ok and glad to see you used your head (slow speed, hazards on) to get home in one piece.
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From: Chicago (Naperville) IL
Originally Posted by Vette-Dream
[IMG]What is normally a 20 minute drive took us just over an hour, driving 5-15 mph in 2nd, hazards flashing almost the entire trip, with everyone smiling as they passed the 'slowest' car on the road tonight.
, damn that was scarey.
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From: Lantana, TX
:o
Well, just got back from the garage. Bucket of warm soapy water, soft towels, vacuumed and cleaned her insides gently... it was a rough night but it looks like the ol' gals once again speaking to me.
Looks like I put the 23rd in my post, yep it was the 22nd. Entered the date from when I typed it after getting home from the late show, so it was early this morning but we started our day on the 22nd.
The rear tire does look a bit overinflated by the wear, but they've only been on since July and are always around 32 psi. I'm afraid it's the heavy left foot that made them that way and not overinflation
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I'm almost to the point where I can breath again, and the cheeks are only just showing signs of unclenching. We have three other cars two of them with four wheel drive, but having been in London for the past two weeks combined with it being a 'date' night... I couldn't resist taking the vette.
About the only bright side was that my wife had a terrific time riding home so slowly, she got to see all the lights of christmas that we normally zoom past.
New tires... how am I going to ever have enough in my domestic embezzlement fund to get some performance mods when my darn GY-runflats only last three or four months
Well, just got back from the garage. Bucket of warm soapy water, soft towels, vacuumed and cleaned her insides gently... it was a rough night but it looks like the ol' gals once again speaking to me.
Looks like I put the 23rd in my post, yep it was the 22nd. Entered the date from when I typed it after getting home from the late show, so it was early this morning but we started our day on the 22nd.
The rear tire does look a bit overinflated by the wear, but they've only been on since July and are always around 32 psi. I'm afraid it's the heavy left foot that made them that way and not overinflation
.I'm almost to the point where I can breath again, and the cheeks are only just showing signs of unclenching. We have three other cars two of them with four wheel drive, but having been in London for the past two weeks combined with it being a 'date' night... I couldn't resist taking the vette.
About the only bright side was that my wife had a terrific time riding home so slowly, she got to see all the lights of christmas that we normally zoom past.
New tires... how am I going to ever have enough in my domestic embezzlement fund to get some performance mods when my darn GY-runflats only last three or four months
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Originally Posted by Vette-Dream
:o
Well, just got back from the garage. Bucket of warm soapy water, soft towels, vacuumed and cleaned her insides gently... it was a rough night but it looks like the ol' gals once again speaking to me.
Looks like I put the 23rd in my post, yep it was the 22nd. Entered the date from when I typed it after getting home from the late show, so it was early this morning but we started our day on the 22nd.
The rear tire does look a bit overinflated by the wear, but they've only been on since July and are always around 32 psi. I'm afraid it's the heavy left foot that made them that way and not overinflation .
I'm almost to the point where I can breath again, and the cheeks are only just showing signs of unclenching. We have three other cars two of them with four wheel drive, but having been in London for the past two weeks combined with it being a 'date' night... I couldn't resist taking the vette.
About the only bright side was that my wife had a terrific time riding home so slowly, she got to see all the lights of christmas that we normally zoom past.
New tires... how am I going to ever have enough in my domestic embezzlement fund to get some performance mods when my darn GY-runflats only last three or four months
Well, just got back from the garage. Bucket of warm soapy water, soft towels, vacuumed and cleaned her insides gently... it was a rough night but it looks like the ol' gals once again speaking to me.
Looks like I put the 23rd in my post, yep it was the 22nd. Entered the date from when I typed it after getting home from the late show, so it was early this morning but we started our day on the 22nd.
The rear tire does look a bit overinflated by the wear, but they've only been on since July and are always around 32 psi. I'm afraid it's the heavy left foot that made them that way and not overinflation
.I'm almost to the point where I can breath again, and the cheeks are only just showing signs of unclenching. We have three other cars two of them with four wheel drive, but having been in London for the past two weeks combined with it being a 'date' night... I couldn't resist taking the vette.
About the only bright side was that my wife had a terrific time riding home so slowly, she got to see all the lights of christmas that we normally zoom past.
New tires... how am I going to ever have enough in my domestic embezzlement fund to get some performance mods when my darn GY-runflats only last three or four months
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Glad you made it home. Tell Santa or Wife to get you tires for Xmas. 
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From: Austin TX
Originally Posted by Vette-Dream
See that's what I can't figure out :o I only just replaced the rears in July
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From: Cranford, New Jersey
St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11
Originally Posted by charlie78
No doubt you were carrying a few extra PSI. Couldn't possibly have been caused by aggressive driving.
glad you got home ok...
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From: Tampuhhh Floriduh
Originally Posted by CAJUNY2KC5
Well, as a native Floridian, all I can say is, "What is all that white stuff?"
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From: South Surrey (White Rock) British Columbia
And now for the final nail in my 'worst c5 owner in the world' coffin...
[/QUOTE]
Please make a note of this.... That center wear pattern on the rear tires is not caused by Over Inflation,,, It's caused by CENTRIFUCAL Force
... And you can take that to the bank. er ...I mean to the dump (that's where they belong)
mrgil
[/QUOTE]Please make a note of this.... That center wear pattern on the rear tires is not caused by Over Inflation,,, It's caused by CENTRIFUCAL Force
... And you can take that to the bank. er ...I mean to the dump (that's where they belong)mrgil