Ouch!

[JJS]

> I don't see how that makes them stupid.

As Elaine stated the newer Corvettes have tires with a lot of surface area and are little more than slicks. They (C6 stock tires) suck when driving on wet and cold pavement, let alone snow covered roads.

 

[Dad]

> I don't see how that makes them stupid.

As Elaine stated the newer Corvettes have tires with a lot of surface area and are little more than slicks. They (C6 stock tires) suck when driving on wet and cold pavement, let alone snow covered roads.

Now you're catching on, go back and read what I said. They were NOT stock tires, I always have stock and rain tires because I drive my Corvettes when I want to not when someone else thinks I should. I live on the edge...........

 

[JJS]

Now you're catching on, go back and read what I said. They were NOT stock tires, I always have stock and rain tires because I drive my Corvettes when I want to not when someone else thinks I should. I live on the edge...........

I did read what you said.
Obviously you didn't read, or you misunderstood what I said: "only an idiot would drive a new vette in the snow."

I was referring to the person who crashed the "new" Corvette.

Are you catching on?????

 

[Dad]

I did read what you said.
Obviously you didn't read, or you misunderstood what I said: "only an idiot would drive a new vette in the snow."

I was referring to the person who crashed the "new" Corvette.

Are you catching on?????

Thanks again for your kind words, "only an idiot would drive a new vette in the snow" my '98 was new when the picture was taken, note the original wheels.

 

[JJS]

Whatever man - your '98 didn't have the same tires and wheels that the new ones have.

If you want to take my comments personally that's up to you. My reply was to the original thread and I can't for the life of me understand why you thought that post was directed at you.

I hope you get the chance to enjoy yourself and spend more time driving your corvette in the snow this winter. You might want to put some silicone on that front spoiler.

 

[JJS]

I read a thread last year from a guy on this board who lives in NH as well as somewhere down South.
He was driving his C6 back North last winter and got caught in a Blizzard and had to travel through several states during the storm before he made it home.
I was really impressed with his post as he said he never got stuck (I believe he had a manual transmission) but he was behind several people that did. It took him several hours (more than normal) to get home but he said the C6 was outstanding in the snow even though he was pretty pissed that he got caught in that situation to begin with. I remember him saying he was going to take care of the under carriage as soon as he had a chance.

Although the car performed well in the snow it wasn't something he would have done if he had a choice - not many Corvette owners would.

 

[6 Shooter]

Vette's are cars, nothing to be worshiped: Drive em, they don't melt and can be repaired!

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[67vet]

If you look at the latest picture, you can see snow in the rear wheel well.
So I think he drove it a little before the accident.

 

[Mac]

If I had a choice between driving a Corvette in a snow storm and driving a vehicle better suited to such poor road conditions... perhaps with better ground clearance, 4X4, snow tires and suchlike... there would be no question which vehicle I would choose. Most of us have Corvettes as a secondary vehicle. From that perspective, it doesn't make sense to use a Corvette... unless...

Mac