Winter Driving

[RedHookGal]

If your under side has dirt or mud, I wouldn't worry about it.

I always keep my under side free of dirt or mud.

Oh...wait.......you are talking about the car! Nevermind.

 

[fast eddy]

Please post photo.

Ed

 

[Greekman]

What salt?

Here in Colorado we don't use salt. We use Magnesium Cholide and River Bed rock. Both can be damaging to our Vettes.

Also leaving a old car to sit for six to eight months without moving can also be damaging to our Vettes.

So I consider the amount of sand and rock on the roads in between the lanes and take the Vette out for a very short drive only.


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[Erik S. Klein]

No Snow

I left NY for a reason and it was white, wet and had to be shoveled. . .

When I lived on Long Island I had a 72 that was my main driver. I can remember all sorts of fun.

One morning after a moderate snowfall I arrived fairly early to work, parked my car and went inside to get warm. 30 minutes later coworkers started showing up and asking me why I'd parked in the middle of the road. . . it seems my fat tires had floated the car about 8-10 feet from its parking spot onto the parking drive. . .

I was driving a 2 lane parkway on Long Island during a nice snowfall and remember watching an out of state driver make a grave error. He was about 200 feet in front of me and tried to change lanes under a bridge. I got past him (barely) and saw the look in his eyes as he spun like a top into the embankment. The lane wasn't his last change of the day, I'm sure.

Then there was the time that I got up extra early after a heavy snowfall to shovel out my driveway. After over an hour of back-breaking work I had the driveway and path cleared of the 2+ feet of snow. Since it was still snowing I backed my car to the end of the driveway and started back to the house for a shower just as the plow came by and buried the rear half of my car under 5+ feet of dirty gray crap. . . The snowplow driver stopped when a chunk of dirty ice hit his back window and we had a "chat" that woke the neighbors. . .

The picture below was taken this past Tuesday after work. I think it was about 70 with a few clouds and a light wind.

 

[Dave L.]

Erik - Nice 72! Is that the same car you had in NY ?

Dave

 

[Erik S. Klein]

72 in NY

It's not the same car, but it's close.

I had a Sunflower Yellow 72 coupe with the base motor, AC and PW/PB/PS in NY. The original engine eventually blew (cracked block) and was replaced with a worked 400. That eventually blew as well (bad luck and a bad mechanic) and the car was sold non-running.

I moved to California and bought my current car in about 1988. It has never seen snow, road salt or any other rust-belt items. It has, however, seen California drivers which can be far more destructive if you aren't careful. . .

 

[Remo]

Yellow & "Bad to the Bone"

Erik,

I have to agree with Burglar - that is one beautiful 72 Vette. I used to live in Santa Cruz - not far from where you now live.

Regards - Remo

 

[Yoda]

Re: Yellow & "Bad to the Bone"

Erik,

I have to agree with Burglar - that is one beautiful 72 Vette. I used to live in Santa Cruz - not far from where you now live.

Regards - Remo

Remo,
I'm not trying to hijack this thread, BUT from Santa Cruz to Mass... ouch... there must of been a woman or a job involved


Hmmm sounds like a new thread may be in order.. "How did you end up living where you do now?"

Hey it's Friday I'm at work and I'm bored!

Bud
From the beautiful City of Palo Alto, CA...after the commute it will be Beautiful Modesto

 

[Remo]

Note to Bud

Yoda,

You are all knowing. First it was the job and that led to the woman. Santa Cruz surfer meets small town girl - the rest was history. That was just about 30 years ago and now I'm a damn yankee. Funny what a woman can do to you.


Regards - Remo

 

[oceansssss]

Hello all,

I would never take my vette out after it has snowed even on a great day.

I did it last year and the sand, sald bits and pebbles from salt eroding the streets scratched the heck out of my car. Its just not worth it.

Think about even the smallest piece of material hitting your car at high speeds. Do I need to say more!

If you have to take the car out make sure you have at a minimum a nose bra and wash the car every few days.

Trust me-Been there-Done it


Jeff

 

[BORDERBUM]

folks,

Since I'm in hell(LAREDO, TX) I can drive most anytime, two days ago it was arround 80 deg!! I usually never have a problem, just can't work on them too much in the summer at 107+!!

If I ever git back to Missouri I sur as S@$T would leave em in the garage covered.

 

[Bob's454]

No way!!!! I live on the East Coast where they love to dump tons of salt on the roads. A car can get eaten away in a matter of a few years. I'll drive my Saturn for the winter months.

 

[LT1Vettepilot]

Unless someone starts running around with a salt shaker, the roads around here never see anything but sand. We had 6-8 inches of snow on the ground this morning. About an entire year's worth for Little Rock. I'm more concerned about the idiots who don't know how to drive in the snow than worrying about IF they managed to get their 6 snow plows (for the state) out AND fill them with something other than sand, PLUS manage to get all the way out to the back roads which I live on. HAHAHA never going to happen.

 

[WayneLBurnham]

Alright I'll take back the "SnowBird" remark, *IFF*

Y'alls Imperialist Northern Aggressor SNOWBIRDS keep your EVIL, WHITE FUNGUS to y'allsselves!!!

We had PLENTY of the stuff here in God's Country (Dallas/Fort Worth) and need no more!!!

I did manage to get tons of OT during the "Fluffy Crisis," but have had to wash my poor little PoS every DAY!

ENOUGH!!! WE SURRENDER!!!

 

[nstg8r]

belive it or not my vette is my only car so not only do I take it out after the snow storms, I take it out IN the snow storms. One thing I know about letting corvettes sit around, the brakes tend to go bad after time if you don't use them. I know this from experience because when I bought mine the brakes where shot, 4 rotors, 4 calipers and a master cylinder later it works properly again I would suppose it wouldn't be a bad idea to get in your vette and pump the brakes every once in a while to keep this sort of thing from happening.