AtomicZ_Eric

Since owning my Z-oh the wipers have been activated only one time. I accidentally nudged the wiper stalk and they swiped ONLY ONCE. So pissed bc I think this may have been their first activation since being sold. Original owner never drove in the rain either. Wasn't happy about popping the proverbial cherry.

michaelinmech

'Oh hell to the no - say it ain't so !!! At least you didn't get the tires dirty yet . . . .

Blue Bandit

I understand needing the vette fix. I use 3 different weather apps on my iPhone, & yet, sometimes I get caught in rain. I actually drove down a gravel road last night. I think I went 2 mph. Never do that again.

FAUEE

This happened to me last week too. Went to dinner, Corvette got drenched. I drove it in the rain back home. Then we were headed out over the weekend, and it rained again. Total downpour, this time with me driving. NC isn't exactly good with drainage like FL was, so we turned around and got the other car.

It rained a little bit more the rest of the day, but ended up being nice out for most of the day wouldn't ya know? But luckily, I avoided a much bigger danger by taking the DD...

Gravel roads.


I have my AWD DD for rainy days, so I don't NEED to drive the Corvette in the rain. Truthfully, I don't particularly WANT to drive it in the rain either, its low to the ground and water gets deep here when it rains (I went through a small pond on the road leading to our home and sent water flying over the roof of the SUV... it was awesome!). I will admit, after getting caught in the rain already, I rationalized that the previous owner drove it in the rain too, and find myself more willing to take it when there's a chance of rain. It's probably going to work tomorrow actually, despite the 30% chance of rain.

St.Char

Unless you detail the under carriage of the car, I say drive it in the rain

Rogers 07

No rain for me either, but Damn this was close............

Knob Jockey

Well at least you didn't have to pull over to figure out the wiper stalk/switch like I did the first time I got caught in the rain.

Now we just have to accept the massive depreciation and shame.

Probably explains why no one waves back anymore.

Tally Ho

My 06 convertible still has the original wiper blades. I owned it six months before it saw its first rain. I know it got snowed on while in BG before I picked it up. The chances of it ever seeing snow again are slim and none.

My 13 got rained on two weeks after getting it home.

I keep enough Zaino glass polish on the windshields that the use of wipers is only necessary during a heavy rain.

blitzebill

mcc978

I was in WA for a little over year so my vette was driven frequently in the rain. It was also driven in the snow once. Guess what my vette is fine

Stavesacre21

Yeah i hear ya. I had my 2002 convertible for a little over 4 years, and during that time I never once got it out in the rain, or even was willing to take it out if there was the slightest chance of rain. The original owner had never driven or exposed it to rain, so I thought I would try my best to keep that going. I don't know if it was just my OCD or just me wanting to keep it in mint condition, but it always stayed dry. I did end up selling it and to no surprise, I didn't make any more money because it hadnt been driven in the rain. As a matter of fact, the people that bought the car couldn't have cared less. In fact, they were planning on driving it almost daily during the summer. What a waste of time and effort on my behalf.

I've sense learned to cope with being realistic. I don't purposely take it out on days when its raining, but if there's a chance it's going to rain and its looking optimistic, I have no problem taking my car out. It is made of metal and won't melt in the rain. Snow and salt... now that's a completely different story.

In the end, the part that really sold me was when I finally started to make the realization that being caught in the rain isn't a heck of a lot different than washing your car. The only difference is you'll have some splashes to clean off later on. The car is no more warn or damaged because of it.

Take it from someone who's been down that road before. Drive it when YOU want to drive it, not when the weather tells you so.

HOXXOH

It rained 23 of the first 30 days after I picked mine up in MI and before I got home in AZ. I've been in snow, hail, mud, sand, dirt, sand storms, and all sorts of gravel roads all over the country, and I'm still smiling.

It's a 10 foot car now at 110,000 miles, but they've been happy miles.

Everybody needs to have fun in whatever way suits them. If you love driving, don't sweat the small stuff.

C7 BOB

You said your car had never seen rain. Not true. New cars sit outside the assembly plant for weeks, and they travel to your dealer in all kinds of weather.



On my way home from my Museum Delivery:

jkcam6017

I have forwarded this to your State's DMV. You can expect a new "RAIN DRIVEN" title within 2 weeks. Wait til you try and sell this one.

Don-Vette

I hope you wiped it down and didn't let the rain dry on your paint or your gonna have water spots to deal with.

Carsonvette

To me owning a Corvette is akin to being a Formula 1 Driver, real men drive in the rain.

Hameister

Is this thread sarcastic, or just stupid?

unixcorn

My Vette has some of the best windshield wipers I have ever had the pleasure to sit behind. No bouncing, screeching or chattering, they just wipe until the window is dry.

vig1116

I was staying away from rain as much as i could as well. It was kinda easy cause my 2 kids are too young to go in the vette so it's the explorer 90% of the time. Well, about a month or two ago i got stuck in a MONSOON with buckets coming down every second and floods everywhere. Now that that happened, if it's gonna rain and i want to drive it, i dont give it a second thought... (unless of course it's going to be a monsoon again, that was seriously scary in the vette, not because of the car, but because of safety....)

hig4s

I only have one car,, I drive my Vette daily,, I don't even pull it in the garage unless I'm going out of town and not going to drive it for 5 days or more.