The Speed Chief

I'm looking for advice from anyone else that has driven there C6 year round. I have snow tires, so I have that figure it out. Just looking for practical, real world advice from anyone else the drives their C6 year around. Do you do anything special to protect the interior or exterior, or make driving it easier?

quickcat

I drive my Grand Sport year round. It does not do well at all in the snow and ice with the summertime tires on. (Shocking I know) I have done it though without wrecking the car but it is pretty hard to do. It gets stuck easy.

Last year I bought an old 4x4 truck for around the house. Now it does the going to work duty when the weather is too slick for my Vette. Otherwise it is not suited for daily use.

Putting on snow tires will take you a long way. My C4 had all seasons on it and was a snow cat. When in snow I would turn the traction control off because the thing tries so hard to stop wheel spin it just about kills the motor. The only other thing I would recommend is regular maintenance and try to wash it (especially the underside if they use salt in your area) regularly. Have a nice ice scraper handy too.

You should be fine.

Matt

jshot00

Live in Texas, Snow Ice, stay in the house! sometimes I do not want to get out when it rains

Allan

Go into the Off Topic section and post this same question.

There are several Canadians "who claim" to drive their vettes year around.

WhiteDevil828

Chicago, IL..................JUST DONT DO IT!........IMHO

AviBen

I agree wholeheartedly. I am in the Chicago area. I know there are a couple of hardy souls who are willing to take the risk of driving their vettes year round, but I don't and I won't. This car wasn't built for winter driving, it's too easy to make a costly mistake, and if you baby it like crazy and drive it as if you're driving on glass through the winter, what's the point? My AWD SUV gets the nod for winter. Sure, I miss the vette for four months, but I don't miss the worries and risks it would cause to drive it then.

Eritosthenes

Red is my '07 A6 F55 daily driver and my only vehicle. Every November I pull the summer Firestones and mount winter Sottozeros (next year Michelin A/S). StLouis gets its share of snow and ice. Not lake effects, mind you, but I've never been snowed in despite having a 10% slope on my driveway. Every March I switch back to the Firestones. No problem.

I did invest in a complete second set of wheels w/TPMS when I bought the winter tires, and also a BendPak/Ranger BL-5000 lift.

Richard G.

I am sincerely impressed with anyone who drives their Corvette in the Winter ! My hat is off to all.

grandsport2

I'm in Illinois as well, I've been driving Corvettes you're around for over 25 years. Yes you have to have dedicated snow tires, the Z06 and grand sport guys don't have that option. The biggest thing is Clearence, just try to go around the big clumps of snow or ice in the middle of the road. So far so good, just use common sense!

Carvin

What is F55?

ttx350z

Magnetic suspension

Landru

I store my C6 but in the day drove my C3 year-around. Found solid faith & prayer very helpful, going where angels fear to tread. Not anymore.

IF I were to drive during the snow seasons the first thing I'd get is a set of WeatherTech liners (http://www.weathertech.com/floorline...gn=FloorLiners).

WT's capture & contain melted snow & salt beautifully. Come Spring when they're removed the carpet's like new. My CTS4 has a set and I swear by 'em. Any forum vendor's selling 'em?

BillH2121

I had Continental DWS tires on my last C6 and also put them on my current one. We generally have two or three snowfalls a year here in Oklahoma City and I am able to get around pretty well with these tires. However, when the amount of snow is over 2-3 inches, there are issues with the front air dam - a little snow plow action. The DWS are good all-season tires and handle well if your not tracking the car.

04DarkShadowGT

Buy winter tires and move on with life. It is not hard to drive a RWD car in the winter. My past two vehicles were supercharged mustangs, both made way more power than my current C6 and never once got stuck. My C6 is not my DD anymore due to a job change and company car, but I am not putting it up for the winter. It will get driven from time to time.

The Speed Chief

Thanks for all the replies! I am just going to take it one week at a time and see how it goes. It's helpful to hear that others drive year round in the Midwest too.

Ryan

Mad*Max

I have driven mine in all kinds of weather, since you have snow tires that is good, I would recommend going to a self serve coin wash as frequently as possible to wash the underside and get the salt off. This is my car one winter parked at work:

Grimlock13

I buy Weathertech digital mats for any car I drive in the winter. The CTS4 ones don't fit as good as the Chevy Traverse I had before though. At least the passenger side, the drivers side fits great.

My grandsport stays in the garage in the winter and I drive this* instead


*looks exactly like this but is a image I found on google.