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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 09:18 PM
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Absolutely not take the Vette out of the garage.

So far I refuse to drive it at night or in the rain.

My wife thinks I'm nuts.
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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 09:22 PM
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I will not drive it on salt or snow covered roads.

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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 09:26 PM
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salt. other then that drive it every single chance I get.
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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Rubiland
Absolutely not take the Vette out of the garage.

So far I refuse to drive it at night or in the rain.

My wife thinks I'm nuts.
So do I. At night? Really?
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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 09:41 PM
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So do I. At night? Really?
The bugs are 10 times worse at night.

Tomorrow it goes in for clear bra and tinting.

Maybe after protection Ill take it out at night.
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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 09:47 PM
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Salt, snow, rain, sleet, hail, high winds, hurricanes, tornados or thunderstorms in general for that matter, flooded streets, road construction, off-roading, painting street lines, laying asphalt, spreading driveway sealant, temperatures below 40 degrees F or over 90 degrees F, restauranting, nightclubbing, driving a to-be mother to the hospital if her water hasn't broke, breaking up with a girl who has a rat-tail comb and likes to stab seats when she is distraught (been there done that), wal-martianing, any day of the week that ends with the letter y, any day without a y between the hours of 12am and 11.59.59pm. pretty well covers it. vette hasn't been on the road or out of the garage since 2014. nice insurance storage rate for the vette from usaa. note on car in case it outlasts me: " send to Barrett-Jackson in 2067."
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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 09:58 PM
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Salt, snow and obvious conditions which would cause damage (tornado, flooding) .. I don't mind driving in the rain. Cars not made of sugar, it'll be fine.
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Salt.. i also get no enjoyment in the rain.. if my other cars were pos?then i would.. they're not so the Z06 stays cleaner and dryer.

if i'm out and it rains? so be it..
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I don't take it out when it's over 105 because I refuse to drive my red vert with the top up.
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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Rubiland
Absolutely not take the Vette out of the garage.

So far I refuse to drive it at night or in the rain.

My wife thinks I'm nuts.
Your wife is right.

Drive the friggin car. Live a little. If you want to stare at a Vette, buy a 1:18 diecast and put it on a shelf.
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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Rubiland
Absolutely not take the Vette out of the garage.

So far I refuse to drive it at night or in the rain.

My wife thinks I'm nuts.
Prefer to use the wife's SUV if it's raining! Why get the Vette dirty!

At night usually the wife and I are going out together and she far prefers I drive her BMW SUV. I do as well. When she's in the Vette I have to drive like an old man! No fun.

Also we have to travel on a 2 mile twisty narrow road from our house to get to the highway. On one side are woods, which many deer cross at night to eat the plants on our homes on the other side, many are lake front! If one deer crosses the road, several follow even if a car is in the way! Far prefer to sit up high in the large SUV - just in case!

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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 10:50 PM
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I usually drive the Jeep as maybe DD.
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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 11:07 PM
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It's a Corvette.. It should never be taken out...... SMH..
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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 11:14 PM
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you crazy. It's not a Ferrari. but i don't drive in heavy rain also. but i dd my car. Also I don't drive to visit friends in bad neighborhood.
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"When will you"

I won't take the Corvette out of the garage under the following conditions:
When it
or when it
or when

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When the moon is in the seventh house.

But that probably goes without saying.
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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 11:52 PM
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When the moon is in the seventh house.

But that probably goes without saying.
And Jupiter aligns with Mars.
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In a category 2 hurricane.
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Never sees rain, but night is the best. Roads are empty, best time for me
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