I live in upstate NY but will be leaving/storing my car at my sons house near Annapolis MD this winter. My question is, do Maryland owners drive their cars year round or store them for the winter?

 

The "don't bang your hot girlfriend, save her for the next guy" and "if you can afford a vette, you can afford a daily driver for the winter" gangs will be by shortly to give you their valuable insights.
I'm in the snowbelt and I'm in the second camp. Don't get any joy driving my 650hp Z06 in 25 degree weather with no grip. I have a Tahoe for that, and a Camaro I drive occasionally on dry days. The vette gets put away. But opinions will vary

 

I think you'll find some members in both camps. I plan to. drive mine year round with thee exception of active snow days. I've only had it a week or so, so the jury is still out.

 

It comes with summer tires. That's the "no grip" issue. If you put on A/S tires, then you've got a chance. That puts the decision on you as to whether or not you can run your car year round. I prefered to drive my cars in the winter and not get a beater for the winter. Now that I live in FLorida, there is no beater in my life.

If you can, I'd be in the stable to drive the darn thing except in ice and snow. That plain sucks and could get your car injured.

Elmer

 

I drive mine on the good days, otherwise it stay's inside. I've got all-season's on her.

 

I used to live in the Binghamton area. Although it didn't get the Lake Effect snow like Rochester does Global Warming has changed winter weather patterns toward the milder side. I moved south in late 2013 but I hadn't winter stored any of my Vettes for more than 30 years before that. When I had my 86 I called the then Corvette Action Center at the factory and talked to Gordon Killebrew about the proper way to store the during the winter. His advice was, "Drive It, that is the best way to store it". Then he explained that automakers don't design or test to see how long their cars can sit still without degrading. That was in 1987 and I haven't stored a car since then. I quickly found that on average I could find at least one day per month during the winter when I could take the car out for a 40 or 50 mile drive. In many months I could do that at least once per week. In the dark days of winter and after a hard day at work it was a real pick me up to take the car out and roam the backroads for an hour and a half before parking the car in the garage again. There was only one winter when I had my 97 when I had to wait for 60 days between winter drives.

The Maryland winters especially around Annapolis are much easier than the Rochester winters so I can see your car being driven through most of the winter with no ill effects. Other than a few iron pieces such as the brake rotors there isn't really anything that can rust due to exposure to salt or water.

Bill

 

I'm in Central Pa and find the same thing. I get withdrawl if I let it set to long

 

I am not in Maryland, but here in Missouri we get our share of snow/ice/etc. I will drive my car in the winter when the road conditions are good, but when it snows or ice hits the road and they use salt or cinders, the car will not go out again until the roads are clear of all the mess. Sometimes the road crews goes nuts with the road treatment and it takes quite a while before the road surface is OK to drive on.

 

I live in South Dakota. We get a lot of winter driving. It gets cold, and we get a lot of snow etc. I put my vette in starage usually in late November or sometime in December and it stays there until the following spring. Do what makes sense for you.

 

This Maryland girl has driven her Vettes all year round for quite some time. I DD mine, and Mr.owc6 drives his DD.

This area has rarely seen any "extreme" temp for more than a few days.

It may be snowing and build up a pretty good accumulation, but give it a few days, and it will be 60 or 70 degrees. Same during the summer; we rarely see any real heat but for a few days to a week or so. And then a break in the weather.

It's actually a really nice place to live as a Vette owner.

 

Don't save it for the next guy, mount a plow & salt spreader on it & make some cash this winter

 

I drive when i can throughout the year to just get the car moving around some, etc... Hasnt actually been that bad weather wise last few years, but they do like to put the salt down, the liquid stuff as well on the roads.
overall the roads can be pretty clear during the colder months when we dont get snow.
im sure some store their cars, but they can be driven around year depending on conditions. ​​​​​

 

I live in Pasadena MD. 20 mins from Annapolis. I connect my battery tender to it but I find days throughout the winter to drive my Vette. So, no, I don't put it in storage.

 

WE spent 25 yrs in Md, the last 12 w/ a cobra replica. I never stored it. I found that even though it might take 4-5 weeks from one nice day to the next, a drive when it was dry and sunny was well worth it for my mental health.

 

I think it depends where you live in Maryland during the winter. Less ice and snow roughly east of I95 and south of Baltimore. "...your mileage may vary"

 

I currently live about 2 hours from Annapolis, in Delaware and I am a transplant from Putnam NY. I've lived here for almost 5 years now and with the exception of days with Ice and snow on the roads, which is rare and hardly ever lasts more than a day or two, I have driven my Vette every winter. The Winters here are nothing like NY. They come in later and are finished earlier. Any Ice and snow that happens is gone in a few days. as someone said "wouldn't risk using summer tires" but my 4s A/S Michelins preform great should I get caught in a flurry..
Down here is a great place to enjoy our cars year round.

 

Mines a Summer toy, bought it for that purpose, nothing on my car is made for snow + salt will wipe out aluminum.. my SUV smokes the Corvette in the Winter lol

 

I live in Western MD and while I don’t store it, it doesn’t get driven much in the winter. I just don’t enjoy it as much and my other car has heated seats and steering wheel. But if you have a 2LT with some all seasons, there is no reason why you couldn’t drive it 350 days of the year here.

 

I live in CrummyTown Maryland, mine gets garaged and covered when we get back from Corvette Weekend. Thats typically our last event for the season. It is not driven again until March/April. i did replace the Summer run flats so in the event we get a warm day during the winter and there is no salt on the road we might take it out.

 

Fellow Hagerstonian.