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Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2013
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From: East Lansing, MI
On older cars in lower Michigan where salting the roads is regular all through winter there will be many nuts that can only be removed with an impact wrench on older cars.
That said, I think you can still make a case for driving in winter if you're going to rinse the undercarriage as you can and if you're not intending your C7 to be a show car. C7s indeed are mass produced vehicles, and they are going to lose value to depreciation in any case.
"You pays your money and you makes your choices."
Le Mans Master
Joined: Nov 2002
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From: Rochester New York
Wow! 30,000 miles in one year is some serious miles. glad that you are driving and enjoying the car the way it should be. When I lived in SC I used my Vettes as DD's...here in Western NY...not so much! I still love having it and am looking forward to Spring!
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From: Guelph, Ontario
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From: Guelph, Ontario
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I don't buy that for a second, investment value is a fool's errand w/ modern cars, and re-sale value isn't true either.
I've never traded a vehicle or sold one privately where anyone put it on a lift or even attempted to examine the chassis, and I've sold/traded more than 50 over the years.
I've never traded a vehicle or sold one privately where anyone put it on a lift or even attempted to examine the chassis, and I've sold/traded more than 50 over the years.
Last edited by Foosh; Jan 16, 2017 at 06:00 PM.
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Naples FL
Joined: Jun 2010
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From: FL
I don't buy that for a second, investment value is a fool's errand w/ modern cars, and re-sale value isn't true either.
I've never traded a vehicle or sold one privately where anyone put it on a lift or even attempted to examine the chassis, and I've sold/traded more than 50 over the years.
I've never traded a vehicle or sold one privately where anyone put it on a lift or even attempted to examine the chassis, and I've sold/traded more than 50 over the years.
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From: Pittsburgh
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From: Pittsburgh
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Naples FL
Joined: Jun 2010
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From: FL
what is there to preserve? It is a mass produced car; 180 are built in a 10 hour shift!
It will never be a collectible in our lifetime! if you take proper care; it will last as long as you like it. I had a '08 that had 128k miles when I traded it and it still had the original brakes and presented as new.
Why own a car only to preserve it for the next owner; to each his own.
Last edited by 9157; Jan 16, 2017 at 09:19 PM.