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Old Feb 6, 2016 | 01:58 PM
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The sun is out, the temp is 42, the 3ft of snow has retreated to 7in....the roads are actually pretty clean and dry.....OFF THE TENDER...and out the door!!! Great to get a run in ....NPP wide open...nice to hear the Vette rumble!!!


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Sun is out and snow is gone here too but still too much salt on the roads! Have a great run!
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Originally Posted by blittle
The sun is out, the temp is 42, the 3ft of snow has retreated to 7in....the roads are actually pretty clean and dry.....OFF THE TENDER...and out the door!!! Great to get a run in ....NPP wide open...nice to hear the Vette rumble!!!


Good For You.
One question? Why would you want to?
How do you get all that CHIT off it after you come back home?
I'll wait until April when all the salt, sand and other crap is off the road.....absence makes the heart grow fonder
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Old Feb 6, 2016 | 03:07 PM
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Sun is out and snow is gone here too but still too much salt on the roads! Have a great run!
It rained here near Nia.Falls last week so the salt was washed away pretty good. 58 degrees in early Feb. meant for an especially nice ride Wednesday!

Last year at this time we were in the negative numbers & my water line froze out at the street. Back-fed my house from the neighbor with a hose for weeks. This is much better....
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Old Feb 6, 2016 | 03:40 PM
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Warm here as well but the snow is melting across all of the roads. Too much salt residue.
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Old Feb 6, 2016 | 04:22 PM
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I wish I was rich (not really) and could afford two Corvettes, one to drive and one to be **** about. I couldn't make it 50 feet from my driveway and listen to all the crap being flung on the car. I'm 20 minutes away, come take me for a ride
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Life is short fellas, get out and enjoy it if you can... just watch out for those potholes!!
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It's about 60 here. We may go out this afternoon.
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Originally Posted by LV2TOUR
Good For You.
One question? Why would you want to?
How do you get all that CHIT off it after you come back home?
I'll wait until April when all the salt, sand and other crap is off the road.....absence makes the heart grow fonder
Actually....I went for about a 3 mile run, no crap on the roads. Last year i would say NO, but for some reason they did not put down a ton of salt and cinder in this big one! Its spotless and happy!! ...and so am i...at this age, who knows when that last ride is!



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Life is short fellas, get out and enjoy it if you can... just watch out for those potholes!!
Life is not short enough to drive a C6 in the winter, on slushy, salty roads. You can drive your DD instead.
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Actually....I went for about a 3 mile run, no crap on the roads. Last year i would say NO, but for some reason they did not put down a ton of salt and cinder in this big one! Its spotless and happy!! ...and so am i...at this age, who knows when that last ride is!


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Originally Posted by blittle
Actually....I went for about a 3 mile run, no crap on the roads. Last year i would say NO, but for some reason they did not put down a ton of salt and cinder in this big one! Its spotless and happy!! ...and so am i...at this age, who knows when that last ride is!


That is so true my friend, going to a best friend and colleagues funeral tomorrow, 51 years young, heart attack.
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Tomorrow should be around 48 degrees and the roads are clear around here. Off comes the tender and the cover, up goes the garage door and out I go. Car's been setting there for 5 weeks now and I'm getting a case of the shakes not taking it for a ride in so long. It was 3 years old Jan. 18th and it still puts a smile on my face everytime I slide behind the wheel. It's like taking a cure all pill from the doctor, all aches, pains, and anything else you have automatically go away.

Ah...........just got back........78 miles of pure fun.

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All week it was warming up and I was all set to ride this weekend then this stuff came falling down down from the sky on Friday. It was almost gone.

It's been 3 weeks now since I shifted and clutched. My body is spazzing out.

Have fun on your ride.
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Originally Posted by LV2TOUR
Life is not short enough to drive a C6 in the winter, on slushy, salty roads. You can drive your DD instead.
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Originally Posted by jft69z
It rained here near Nia.Falls last week so the salt was washed away pretty good. 58 degrees in early Feb. meant for an especially nice ride Wednesday!

Last year at this time we were in the negative numbers & my water line froze out at the street. Back-fed my house from the neighbor with a hose for weeks. This is much better....
I remember seeing that water problem on the news last year! This year is a walk in the park by comparison to last year! I'm tempted to take it out tomorrow for a short spin, we'll see!
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It's been raining/snowing the last few weeks but today the roads were clear and dry so I took the vette out all afternoon. It's been in the garage for two months. When there's an opportunity, you gotta take it!
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You poor bastiches...six day forecast here is 73-78 and sunny!
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