Snow? So?
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Snow? So?
Get out there and drive those beautiful cars--- just don't wreck. When you're finished, wash it and put it in the garage so it's ready to go the next time there's no snow on the roads. I will never quite understand storing a car for months at a time without driving it.
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My Vette doesn't even see summer rain...more power to you guys driving in snow and or with dogs aboard.
10 inches of the white scitt is forcasted here today. I don't even really want to get my 4X4 plow truck out..much less the Vette.
10 inches of the white scitt is forcasted here today. I don't even really want to get my 4X4 plow truck out..much less the Vette.
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Get out there and drive those beautiful cars--- just don't wreck. When you're finished, wash it and put it in the garage so it's ready to go the next time there's no snow on the roads. I will never quite understand storing a car for months at a time without driving it.
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If your going to make a post about driving your Vette in the snow, you could at least have some snow on the road. Wait till you get six or eight inches with sub zero temps for a few weeks and post up some pics.
Those are not winter streets, those streets look like summer yet.
Those are not winter streets, those streets look like summer yet.
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Good for you for getting it out when the snow is on the ground. Me, I'll just keep mine tucked under the car cover in the garage a while longer.
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Totally agree with you my friend. None of my (muscle/sports) cars past or present have never seen rain let alone snow. That's hat or trucks are for. We're expecting anywhere from 6" to possibly a foot by tomorrow (according to our weather guru Tom Skilling). I'm 10 miles from the WI border. You guys in WI are probably gonna see more. Good luck.
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Be sure to wash the underneath where road salt can cause corrosion.
Get in the joints and crevices that attract and hold the sodium chloride that can cause rust and premature failure.
Some fleet owners believe that calcium chloride attacks the steel under the car and can form rust within a few years. There mechanics have noted premature brake failure. Chemists tell me that it removes moisture needed for rust.
Magnesium chloride is used on some roads. One mechanic said the chemical is MgC12 commonly referred to as MAG and many think it is calcium chloride. I'm told that the molecular side of this chemical is about half the size of salt meaning it penetrates where normal salt does not. It also attracts moiture from the air making it more aggressive than salt because it is active even when dry.
If you buy a used car that was used on roads in the winter, be sure to check the underside.
Get in the joints and crevices that attract and hold the sodium chloride that can cause rust and premature failure.
Some fleet owners believe that calcium chloride attacks the steel under the car and can form rust within a few years. There mechanics have noted premature brake failure. Chemists tell me that it removes moisture needed for rust.
Magnesium chloride is used on some roads. One mechanic said the chemical is MgC12 commonly referred to as MAG and many think it is calcium chloride. I'm told that the molecular side of this chemical is about half the size of salt meaning it penetrates where normal salt does not. It also attracts moiture from the air making it more aggressive than salt because it is active even when dry.
If you buy a used car that was used on roads in the winter, be sure to check the underside.
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[QUOTE=ProfessorDeath;1585732512]Get out there and drive those beautiful cars--- just don't wreck.
Beautiful being the key word.
Here's my other "beauty" undergoing a repair from driving in the snow.
I didn't wreck it and yes I wash it.
Beautiful being the key word.
Here's my other "beauty" undergoing a repair from driving in the snow.
I didn't wreck it and yes I wash it.
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Be sure to wash the underneath where road salt can cause corrosion.
Get in the joints and crevices that attract and hold the sodium chloride that can cause rust and premature failure.
Some fleet owners believe that calcium chloride attacks the steel under the car and can form rust within a few years. There mechanics have noted premature brake failure. Chemists tell me that it removes moisture needed for rust.
Magnesium chloride is used on some roads. One mechanic said the chemical is MgC12 commonly referred to as MAG and many think it is calcium chloride. I'm told that the molecular side of this chemical is about half the size of salt meaning it penetrates where normal salt does not. It also attracts moiture from the air making it more aggressive than salt because it is active even when dry.
If you buy a used car that was used on roads in the winter, be sure to check the underside.
Get in the joints and crevices that attract and hold the sodium chloride that can cause rust and premature failure.
Some fleet owners believe that calcium chloride attacks the steel under the car and can form rust within a few years. There mechanics have noted premature brake failure. Chemists tell me that it removes moisture needed for rust.
Magnesium chloride is used on some roads. One mechanic said the chemical is MgC12 commonly referred to as MAG and many think it is calcium chloride. I'm told that the molecular side of this chemical is about half the size of salt meaning it penetrates where normal salt does not. It also attracts moiture from the air making it more aggressive than salt because it is active even when dry.
If you buy a used car that was used on roads in the winter, be sure to check the underside.
Like the old saying goes, "When it is quiet out at night you can hear metal cars rusting".
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Good for you ProfessorDeath (and everyone else not afraid of the elements).
I haven't taken pictures but I take mine all year round unless the snow is higher than the bumper because of this I needed to toss the runflats.
I haven't taken pictures but I take mine all year round unless the snow is higher than the bumper because of this I needed to toss the runflats.
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The question isn't how much snow you received. How much road salt did you receive?
They spread that crap deeper than some snowfalls here...
They spread that crap deeper than some snowfalls here...
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I wouldn't let rain or wet roads stop me from driving my Corvette but if there was actual snow on the road I'd take my truck instead. 
For all practical purposes it's not a concern. We rarely get snow on the ground where I live in southern Arizona....maybe once or twice a year if we're lucky.
For all practical purposes it's not a concern. We rarely get snow on the ground where I live in southern Arizona....maybe once or twice a year if we're lucky.
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I am with Wayno on this one....not much if any snow/or rain that ever hits the ground here in Southern Arizona......Remember...."you cannot drive a dollar bill"
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If your going to make a post about driving your Vette in the snow, you could at least have some snow on the road. Wait till you get six or eight inches with sub zero temps for a few weeks and post up some pics.
Those are not winter streets, those streets look like summer yet.
Those are not winter streets, those streets look like summer yet.
I wish our streets looked like that. If they did I would be driving.
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My Z06 just arrived a few days ago and I want to take it out, but i know from past experience what salt will do to all the nuts and bolts on the car. It is staying in the garage till it all gets washed away.
If it was just snow and no salt I would do things differently.
If it was just snow and no salt I would do things differently.
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If your going to make a post about driving your Vette in the snow, you could at least have some snow on the road. Wait till you get six or eight inches with sub zero temps for a few weeks and post up some pics.
Those are not winter streets, those streets look like summer yet.
Those are not winter streets, those streets look like summer yet.
To be honest I don't usually drive mine in snow/ice as I do have an F250 4WD diesel, but I'm not scared s***less to drive it in inclement weather like some owners.
To each their own.
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As us snow birds will tell you, its never the snow you need to worry about. Its the salt on the panels and even more importantly, the underbody. Its easy to wash off the car, however, cleaning the underbody without a lift...good luck with that!
Glad to see there are some people enjoying them through the winter tho!
Glad to see there are some people enjoying them through the winter tho!