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Good that you got both cars out, but that really is what they are designed to do - even in the rain. Lucky you though - two great cars.
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From: Just About 40 Min's from NYC
From some one in a colder state, NY I do understand how nice it is to get a car that you think is in the garage on a battery tender till spring out and about on a quick journey. its allot of fun and a special treat.
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What do you call some one who owns one sports car , Corvette owner
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Once you use the "F" word the haters come out
you know the old saying ,
What do you call some one who owns one sports car , Corvette owner
What to you call some one who owns a couple of sports car , Sports car enthusisis
Once you use the "F" word the haters come out
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The best way to keep the undercarriage clean is to NOT drive in the rain, that's my take on it
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From: Virginia
I don't know about where you live but the rain water splashing up from the road onto cars in my area is filthy. Wash your car and drive it in the rain once and it needs washing again.
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From: Lansing MI
Yeah well i suggest you get the undercarriage filthy dirty, inspect it, then go drive for thirty minutes on the highway while its raining, then reinspect it. This is the only way to dispel the delusion.
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From: Virginia
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From: Virginia
I guess your and my idea of a clean undercarrage is just very different.
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From: Lansing MI
I really don`t care if you know any better on this Kevin. I`ve been under more cars than 95% of the posters on this forum added together.
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From: Florida
Last edited by ShadowGray19; Jan 10, 2020 at 09:06 AM.
Pro
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From: Green Oak Township, Michigan
In Southeast Michigan, you cannot drive in the rain and expect your undercarriage to come clean. This is a fact. Too much sandy clay dirt in this lower half of michigan. Up on Kinsington road, North of I-96 is a massive gravel pit with Gravel Trains running constantly throughout this part of the state. When it rains, our roads turn to mud. Detroit Industry and unpaved roads...Mud roads...around here keep our paved roads filthy even in the summer. Drive 5 miles and your car has a layer of dust on it. Now a State like Florida is a whole different story. There, I have seen my Michigan undercarriage, come clean.
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From: Guelph, Ontario
Not to mention the mess it makes in the engine bay when you drive it in the rain. No thanks.
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From: Commerce Texas
I have more than 800K in Corvettes over 30 years, many thousand in the rain. Ditto for the Ferrari - 60K miles: the day I bought it in North Carolina to drive home to Texas it was raining for the first 200 miles of the trip.... they're all just cars and I'm fortunate enough to own two good ones....
