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Old Yesterday | 08:30 AM
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So I had the garage floor repainted a couple of weeks ago and the Z was in the new digs feeling pretty pampered. But yesterday we drove from Syracuse to Mohonk resort in the Catskills- took the less direct 4 1/2 hour route through the twisty roads with small towns. It sounded awesome when we planned it 😎
Well it rained pretty hard the whole way … lots of standing water etc. and there is no Carwash close.
The Z won’t speak to me and it may be a while before it will.
I did promise a complete bath when we get home -including an on the lift belly wash😂




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😳…….y..y.you guys take them, out-side???!!!
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lol!

The audacity of your decisions astounds me!!

Poor Z.



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It's visibly melting in that picture.
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Thanks for reinforcing my own experience when my wife and I picked up our new to us 2017 C GS in NC and spent 9 days and 1500+ miles driving home. The poor car saw more rain in those 9 days than I am sure it saw in the previous 9 years and only received one coin wash on the way home. Low and behold it didn't melt like the wicked witch and once it received a proper bath looked as good as new. Amazing how truly talented those Corvette engineers are.
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Even though it apparently didn't melt in the rain, it lost 50% of its value. "Driven in rain" is a category on Carfax reports now for Corvettes only. Might as well sell it now before it's worthless.
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Mine was baptized day 1 driving through a rainstorm on the way home from the dealer.

Couldn't really enjoy the car, but made it home safe and sound.
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Originally Posted by Steve_R
Even though it apparently didn't melt in the rain, it lost 50% of its value. "Driven in rain" is a category on Carfax reports now for Corvettes only. Might as well sell it now before it's worthless.
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Yep and whatever you do, don't "Wet wash" it!
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I drove my brand-new GS home from the dealer in snow flurries. It was declared totaled.....
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Originally Posted by ersatz928
I drove my brand-new GS home from the dealer in snow flurries. It was declared totaled.....

That sucks. Probably has a salvage title now, right?
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I had to shoot my car to put it out of it's misery!

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Originally Posted by kodpkd
I had to shoot my car to put it out of it's misery!

LOL, my C6 never ran right after this:



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I would've left it on the side of the road and walked home. Let the scavengers have their pick.
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Thanks for the laughs guys, this is making my day!
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Originally Posted by mikeThepike
Thanks for the laughs guys, this is making my day!
lol. Me too
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Originally Posted by Steve_R
Even though it apparently didn't melt in the rain, it lost 50% of its value. "Driven in rain" is a category on Carfax reports now for Corvettes only. Might as well sell it now before it's worthless.
I looked into getting a rain warranty to protect me from the exposure depreciation ….only $1,200 …a month 😂
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At 12 years, 2 months and 31,000+ miles of ownership, it still hasn't seen a drop of rain. At this point, I'm sure it would fall apart if it did...
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