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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 09:18 PM
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Just my luck, I have this beautiful brand new 08 C6 with less than 30 miles sitting in my garage and I can't drive it because it's going to snow!!!!

I picked it up on Wed and the very next day we get sleet. Now for Sat and Sun they are predicting snow.


Can't a guy get a break!!!
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 09:30 PM
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Could be worse we could have to drive one of those LS2's around!

JK...I have to admit being a newbie the LS2 vs LS3 posts are the funniest posts i have seen!
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 09:30 PM
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Mine is already up on the lift. I feel your pain!!
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 09:31 PM
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Sounds like it's time to move south. About 80 today. Gonna be cold for us on Monday....60ish
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 09:31 PM
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Congratulations on the new Corvette. The weather might be a problem here in Southern California also. There is a 20% chance of light rain next Tuesday.
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 09:35 PM
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I feel for you dude, Texas weather is pretty good all year. Cost of living here is about as cheap as it gets too. Sell your house and retire down here, thousands of Californians do it every year!

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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by H2LS3
Could be worse we could have to drive one of those LS2's around!

JK...I have to admit being a newbie the LS2 vs LS3 posts are the funniest posts i have seen!
You obviously missed the 243 vs 799 cylinder heads debacle.
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 2008COUPE
I feel for you dude, Texas weather is pretty good all year. Cost of living here is about as cheap as it gets too. Sell your house and retire down here, thousands of Californians do it every year!

How do you handle the 48" of rain a year? What about the humidity? You just can't beat So Cal for year round great driving weather......
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 10:07 PM
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Curious as to what made you buy it? There are bottom dollar deals on cars all year long from the sponsors. Why would you buy it knowing you couldn't drive it for the better part of 3 months?

No offense intended, just curious.
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 10:15 PM
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I got lucky. Had some nice rains this week that washed the salt off the roads that was put down for last weeks snow. So I was able to drive my new vert today. Now they are saying we could get 7 - 12 inches of snow this weekend.
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by BearCreekC6
How do you handle the 48" of rain a year? What about the humidity? You just can't beat So Cal for year round great driving weather......
You're talking about Houston and the surrounding areas near the gulf that have the high humidity.

Up here in Dallas it doesn't get near as bad. Unfortunately we had an abnormally high amount of rain this year.

After living in Houston for six years though I've learned that I don't trust air I can't see.
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by GTJim
Just my luck, I have this beautiful brand new 08 C6 with less than 30 miles sitting in my garage and I can't drive it because it's going to snow!!!!

I picked it up on Wed and the very next day we get sleet. Now for Sat and Sun they are predicting snow.


Can't a guy get a break!!!
I'm with you, since we picked up our 08 2 days before Thanksgiving,
it has rained , snowed, sleet, and rained..... seems like evey day in the North East.....
One clear winter day......... a little breakin!!!
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by 05C6spdvert
Curious as to what made you buy it? There are bottom dollar deals on cars all year long from the sponsors. Why would you buy it knowing you couldn't drive it for the better part of 3 months?

No offense intended, just curious.
How about the other nine months?
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 10:35 PM
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What's snow?
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Jimbeaux
What's snow?
Some really pain in A$$ stuff... time to go south.........
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 10:51 PM
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Put mine away 2 weeks ago.
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Snow around here is like sasquash. I like visiting up north but why would anybody want to live there. Lousy weather, expensive to live there, congestion......

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What's snow?
Man, that is cold.
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by GTJim
Just my luck, I have this beautiful brand new 08 C6 with less than 30 miles sitting in my garage and I can't drive it because it's going to snow!!!!

I picked it up on Wed and the very next day we get sleet. Now for Sat and Sun they are predicting snow.


Can't a guy get a break!!!
If it's not snowing yet, get out there and drive. I picked up my Vette a couple of weeks ago and found it does pretty well under cold weather conditions. Be sensible and enjoy your car!!!
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