Winter Corvette or WRX/STI
Thread Starter
Advanced
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 83
Likes: 0
From: Bristol RI
Winter Corvette or WRX/STI
I don't know how many of you guys put your Vette away for the winter. Mine is washed, waxed, covered, Sta-bil, Battery Tended and waiting. I walk went out in my garage this morning just to look at it sitting there. We have a foot of snow outside and it seems like such a waste. Have any of you considered doing the WRX/STI thing with all season tires and getting rid of the Vette? At least I could drive that all year round. 
Supporting Tuner
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 51,896
Likes: 39
From: ================== Houston, Texas www.englandgreen.com ================== Necessary Evil™ __________
CI 6-7-8-9-10 Veteran
St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14
I would use the WRX as a beater, sure 
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 47,647
Likes: 1
From: Queens, New York Life begins at 183 mph....
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
If you buy the Subi, you'll regret it. Sure, you'll be able to drive it all year round, in rain, snow, etc. but will it give you the same joy as the vette? No. Don't get me wrong, they're nice cars but will you get the same giddy joy from looking at it, that you get from looking at your vette? Will you be able to see a caravan of vettes pass you by in your WRX and be able to hold back the tears? A couple of months of downtime is not a big deal compared to a lifetime of joy that vette will bring you. Now if you can get both, that would be ideal.
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 24,129
Likes: 1,038
From: The Beautiful Pacific Northwest
St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09, '14-'15-'16-'17-'18
Originally Posted by Saints Vette
Have any of you considered doing the WRX/STI thing with all season tires and getting rid of the Vette?
You did NOT say to get rid of the Vette, did you? Go ahead and get the STI or WRX or ABC or whatever for snow duty if you want, but get rid of the Vette?? Guess it's easy for me to say...it's a bright, clear, beautiful, sunny 43 degree day around here and I'm about to take my baby out for a drive.
Good luck with your decision...
Administrator
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 368,136
Likes: 24,734
From: In a parallel universe. Currently own 2014 Stingray Coupe.
C7 of the Year - Modified Finalist 2021
MO Events Coordinator
St. Jude Co-Organizer
St. Jude Donor '03 thru '25
NCM Sinkhole Donor
CI 5, 8 & 11 Veteran
Nope, haven't thought about that. I got a Chevy Aveo for my daily driver - cheap and gets around well.
Race Director
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 19,557
Likes: 1,470
From: I love you & miss you Linda
2017 C7 of the Year Finalist
St. Jude Contributor
Originally Posted by EnglandGreen
I would use the WRX as a beater, sure
WRX would be great in the snow and fun! But certainly not a replacement car for the Corvette, But an addition to the Corvette.
Premium Supporting Vendor
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 36,838
Likes: 438
From: Manassas Park VA
St. Jude Donor '07-'08,-'13-'14, '16-'17
Originally Posted by Saints Vette
I don't know how many of you guys put your Vette away for the winter. Mine is washed, waxed, covered, Sta-bil, Battery Tended and waiting. I walk went out in my garage this morning just to look at it sitting there. We have a foot of snow outside and it seems like such a waste. Have any of you considered doing the WRX/STI thing with all season tires and getting rid of the Vette? At least I could drive that all year round.
Can someone ride on over to RI and give him a good
Peace
Willfulone
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Team Owner
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 62,195
Likes: 28
Cruise-In II Veteran
St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17-'18-'19
Originally Posted by Saints Vette
OK, so I guess the answer is Corvette and STI both. My wife would love that. 2 cars she can’t drive.
Instructor
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 158
Likes: 0
From: rancho santa margarita, ca
You gotta love these posts.
I seriously wonder what's going through someone's mind when they make a post like this.
"I think I'll go on CORVETTEforum.com and ask if people think I should get rid of my CORVETTE..."
Would you go on dallascowboysforum.com and make a post asking if they think you should become a steelers fan? What do you honestly think their answer is gonna be?
I seriously wonder what's going through someone's mind when they make a post like this.
"I think I'll go on CORVETTEforum.com and ask if people think I should get rid of my CORVETTE..."
Would you go on dallascowboysforum.com and make a post asking if they think you should become a steelers fan? What do you honestly think their answer is gonna be?
Thread Starter
Advanced
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 83
Likes: 0
From: Bristol RI
Hi Mike, I can understand how a guy from Irvine Ca can not understand the frustration of putting the Vette away for 5 or 6 months of the year. Truse me its not easy and the thought of driving an STI or EVO could give me year round driving fun rather than waiting for spring. Anyway, thanks for the advice.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 6,276
Likes: 227
From: Farmington CT
Cruise-In VII Veteran
park it
park the vette, buy 94 or newer integra for under 3k, set appt. w/ shrink to make sure your alright then continue w/ lg longtubes in the spring, followed by sick cam
Racer
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 290
Likes: 8
From: 60 miles from BGKY
Originally Posted by Saints Vette
I don't know how many of you guys put your Vette away for the winter. Mine is washed, waxed, covered, Sta-bil, Battery Tended and waiting. I walk went out in my garage this morning just to look at it sitting there. We have a foot of snow outside and it seems like such a waste. Have any of you considered doing the WRX/STI thing with all season tires and getting rid of the Vette? At least I could drive that all year round.
