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Old Aug 12, 2011 | 10:32 PM
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Hi all,I'm Gary from Latrobe,Pa.I have owned a few Corvettes over the years,the first being a 70 when I was 20,to my last new one,a 96 and many in between. Now my question. I now get a company car,if I choose not to I get an allowance which would be enough to lease a new Grandsport.Has anyone driven a car like this year round including in the snow?Thanks in advance for your opinions.
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Old Aug 12, 2011 | 10:54 PM
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Welcome to the Forum Gary and for that information your best bet would be to ask the guys in the C6 section of the forum. You can find members there with a GS and they can help you.
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Has anyone driven a car like this year round including in the snow?Thanks in advance for your opinions.

You wont find many that drive them in the RAIN!!
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Old Aug 13, 2011 | 02:15 AM
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Welcome and good luck with your decision! I really don't think the Vette would be a good all around driver for daily use in the snow and rain. Your choice though!
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Thanks for the welcomes! Hopefully soon I will have one again.Now off to dig out my autocross trophies.
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Hi Gary, welcome aboard. I used to have a lot of relatives in Latrobe (the Ferrari's and the Riddella's), how long have you lived there?
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Hi all,I'm Gary from Latrobe,Pa.I have owned a few Corvettes over the years,the first being a 70 when I was 20,to my last new one,a 96 and many in between. Now my question. I now get a company car,if I choose not to I get an allowance which would be enough to lease a new Grandsport.Has anyone driven a car like this year round including in the snow?Thanks in advance for your opinions.
Welcome to the forum! Many Vette owners don't even drive them in the rain! Living in Michigan, we get a lot of snow, and no one I know here uses theirs for winter driving. Not as much because of the slippery roads as the snow drifts and slushy ruts don't go well with the low clearance on vette's.
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Welcome to the forum I think it would be a challenge to drive the vette in the winter to say the least! Could be fun
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Hi Gary, welcome aboard. I used to have a lot of relatives in Latrobe (the Ferrari's and the Riddella's), how long have you lived there?
All my life.Great place to live.
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