Everyday driver?
Melting Slicks
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My C4 used to scare me in the deluge type rain; the C6 is very good. I have never had it come loose, but I respect that it is a butt-light, wide-tired, 400HP car, so I am pretty ginger in my moves in the wet, but I am comfortable moving with the fastest traffic, except for the one or two morons you see from time to time passing everyone, and who are likely to end up in the ditch some day.
Instructor
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Sugar Land Tx
Everyday.... Maybe once in the last year I drove my other car when I thought it might flood.
When I am going to leave town and park a car at the airport, then I leave the Corvette home.... I will not leave it parked at the airport!
When I am going to leave town and park a car at the airport, then I leave the Corvette home.... I will not leave it parked at the airport!
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Racer
Joined: May 2007
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From: Holbrook NY
It can be common as long as you live in a snow free environment. You can get away with the 'vette as a daily driver if you can avoid snow and ice. If you get real winter weather, it would be foolish to take the vette out in it. (I suppose one could get snow tires although I do not believe there are any in the C6 sizes).
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2003
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From: Albuquerque New Mexico
Every Corvette I've owned has been a daily driver and driven in all sorts of weather including heavy rains and snow. They aren't all that good in the snow but compared to many other cars I've seen driving in the snow around here I'd say the vettes aren't half bad. That may just be driver experience though, I don't know.
I put 127,000 miles on my C4 which included several 5,000 mile in a week road trips.
I put 86,000 miles on my C5 which included driving it to the 50th anniversary celebration in Nashville/Bowling Green
I'm driving my C6 as a daily driver, but it probably will not see very many road trips like the previous two did.
As a daily driver and road trip car I've found Corvettes to be very reliable and comfortable with fairly good gas mileage. The seats in my C4 and C6 were most comfortable in my opinion. Those in the C5 were just OK.
I put 127,000 miles on my C4 which included several 5,000 mile in a week road trips.
I put 86,000 miles on my C5 which included driving it to the 50th anniversary celebration in Nashville/Bowling Green
I'm driving my C6 as a daily driver, but it probably will not see very many road trips like the previous two did.
As a daily driver and road trip car I've found Corvettes to be very reliable and comfortable with fairly good gas mileage. The seats in my C4 and C6 were most comfortable in my opinion. Those in the C5 were just OK.
Racer
Joined: May 2005
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From: San Francisco CA
If there's snow still on the streets, I don't take it out, however, that's pretty rare living in the city. I drive mine every day otherwise. It's just not worth having another car for the handful of days per year it can't be taken out.
While this car has a lot of history, it's still just a car - not some ultra rare exotic that has to be babied more than it's driven.
While this car has a lot of history, it's still just a car - not some ultra rare exotic that has to be babied more than it's driven.
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Racer
Joined: May 2006
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From: Suburbs of New Orleans La
Got our 07 last July. We put 10K on it in a year. I TRY to get my wife (it is her driver) not to drive it when thunderstorms are forecast, just because it is easier to keep clean that way.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: Florida
The wife and I are retired and plan on driving the Vette every chance we get. We didn't spend that kind of money just to look at it parked in the garage. Back in the day when we were doin' the 9-5 thing we drove our Vette's every day.
We have another car and will drive it when using the Vette is not practical, like hauling backs of pine bark or potting soil etc.
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