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VNAMVET 12-31-2018 10:56 AM

Drive in the snow?
 
Some do.
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...62cfe346e0.jpg

Maxpowers 12-31-2018 11:22 AM

The snow doesn't surprise me. Towing a snowmobile does!

Jmhornz71 12-31-2018 11:29 AM

The reason I dont drive in the snow, one the salt/brine they put on the roads two the Vette will turn into a plow should the snow accumalate enough and three the idiots that drive like they are in the indy 500 and crash everywhere :flag:

Mayor111 12-31-2018 11:48 AM

My uncle used to tow his 21 foot boat with his C3. People used to stare at him pulling up to the boat launch like he's crazy, but think about how much torque these cars have. He used to tell me that pulling the boat with his Vette was easier than his pick-up truck... Now would I tow something in the snow? No way...never.

chefcg1 12-31-2018 12:43 PM


Originally Posted by Mayor111 (Post 1598594552)
My uncle used to tow his 21 foot boat with his C3. People used to stare at him pulling up to the boat launch like he's crazy, but think about how much torque these cars have. He used to tell me that pulling the boat with his Vette was easier than his pick-up truck... Now would I tow something in the snow? No way...never.

I did the same with my 94 z28. actually was the best tow vehicle! I traded it in a and got a blazer, what a piece of crap and didn't tow as nearly as well. only down side with the z28 was that in Charleston SC. the boat ramps are very steep due to the tides and some times at low tide my exhaust would be under water. never had an issue though with my 21' boat on 27' trailer.

orca1946 12-31-2018 12:52 PM

I drove my 2006 Z51 for 10 winters around Chicagoland with Pirelli winter tires. What fun drifting without burning up tires!

Patman 12-31-2018 12:56 PM

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...fc694c9345.jpg

I drove my C5 through 7 Toronto winters, many white knuckle drives like the one pictured above (there was a layer of ice under that layer of snow you see) It's just not worth it, my C7 will never see this kind of weather.

Mayor111 12-31-2018 01:03 PM


Originally Posted by Patman (Post 1598595047)
I drove my C5 through 7 Toronto winters, many white knuckle drives like the one pictured above (there was a layer of ice under that layer of snow you see) It's just not worth it, my C7 will never see this kind of weather.

:iagree: My C5 was HORRIBLE even in the slightest bit of rain - would fish-tail under even a damp road...so I give you all the credit for driving in the snow...Id be white knuckling too. My C7 isn't bad in the rain at all...got caught in a torrential downpour once after visiting my daughter at college and I was very surprised on how it handled..not one slip of a wheel during a 70 mile trip...and it was coming down in buckets.

JoesC5 12-31-2018 01:21 PM

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...b26190f199.jpg
I don't care what you drive if you have to wait for the highway to be plowed. My C6 Z06 on Beartooth Pass/US212 in WY.

Woodson 12-31-2018 01:23 PM

It’s a great vehicle in the winter with winter tires. I admit I don’t drive this car in the winter as much as my M3 and S2000 (zero nannies) but only because I want to keep it pristine.

V Vette 12-31-2018 01:25 PM


Originally Posted by JoesC5 (Post 1598595199)
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...b26190f199.jpg
I don't care what you drive if you have to wait for the highway to be plowed. My C6 Z06 on Beartooth Pass/US212 in WY.

Nice Picture!!! :cool:

Kevin A Jones 12-31-2018 01:27 PM

Nope, as I have two vehicles that are practically made to be driven in the show/poor weather and are fun doing so. So doesn't make any sense to drive my GS in the snow.

Zjoe6 12-31-2018 01:30 PM

All that torque and no way to put it down? No thanks. My Toyota 4x4 SUV goes through snow like it's not there.

Kevin A Jones 12-31-2018 01:32 PM


Originally Posted by JoesC5 (Post 1598595199)
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...b26190f199.jpg
I don't care what you drive if you have to wait for the highway to be plowed. My C6 Z06 on Beartooth Pass/US212 in WY.

Reminds me of the last time I took I-80 from Cal over the mountains into Reno.


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