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Texas_RS · 11-26-2013, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by aggieguy13

Drift mode: (ON) OFF

This! The times it does rarely snow here in Texas , it's fun.

UnEasy Rider · 11-26-2013, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by mlee

WoW... and it's just finally cooling off here. Was running the A/C just last week.

This.

I did a run over to Miss. this weekend in the rain... about 265 miles.

The car didn't melt.

SinisterEcho · 11-26-2013, 09:21 AM

I live in Colorado. My car is a daily driver and have yet (knock on wood) to have any issues with snow. I have General GMax AS03's mounted at all 4 corners and they do just fine. It also helps to have a manual xmission. My car is currently at 684rwp/614rwtq. Slow and steady wins the snow race!

Supercamaro64 · 11-26-2013, 09:33 AM

I drove my camaro in the snow for 2 winters. That was more than enough. I got around ok, i had decent snow tires on it, but thats not the only concern. I hate getting stuck, and the snow/ice/salt wreaks havoc on cars. Im not doing that to my camaro anymore! So now my daily driver is a lifted 94 Suburban 4x4. I had it all last winter, never even came close to getting stuck. Can go through/over snowbanks twice as tall as the truck! Now, about 4 or 5 times a year when people call me to pull them out of a ditch, i remember why ill never go back to driving a small car in the winter. I prefer to get where im going, rather than getting into a ditch lol. But thats just me. I dont only store my camaro because its not great in the snow, i store it because i want to keep it in better shape too!

600hp-lpe · 11-26-2013, 09:34 AM

Snow + Camaro = Don't do it!!

Buy a beater pickup truck..

LOL

stevey_frac · 11-26-2013, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by 600hp-lpe

Snow + Camaro = Don't do it!!

Buy a beater pickup truck..

LOL

Snow + Camaro = Fun

Check your math next time.

sstnt · 11-26-2013, 10:24 AM

Before the first winter with my Camaro, I got a set of 18" wheels that fit over my Brembos, and put Blizzak rubber on them. Anything under 3", I'm on it! Luckily, when it goes over 3" of snow, my wife does NOT drive so I can take her AWD Equinox in to work.

While in the Air Force, I spent 4 years stationed at Malmstrom AFB, Great Falls MT. Job I worked involved a lot of 1 AM drives in to work or back home from work. Last winter there, we had 113" of snow and a lot of sub-zero days (some as low as 40 below with wind chill of 70 below). My daily (only) driver was a '68 Camaro, 327 with a two-speed powerglide and Firestone All-Season tires. Never missed a call time! So driving my 2010 Camaro SS with Blizzaks is a piece of cake!

stevey_frac · 11-26-2013, 10:33 AM

Here's my Camaro this morning.

LStick · 11-26-2013, 10:40 AM

When I first bought the car, I noticed a sense of "tunnel vision" when driving it , but quickly got used to it and it didn't bother me.

During a snow event- that same feeling comes back, and its impossible for me to shake off.

Now looking for a winter beater.

bdrobLS3 · 11-26-2013, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by GuitarJozz

This is from last year. I have no garage for my Camaro, so it has to stay outside all the time. I never drove it while the roads were covered yet, I have my Ford Ranger for that, but I do drive it when it's dry out in the winter.

Even if I had a garage to store it in, I could not fathom NOT being able to drive it for 5 months or so. I don't know how you guys can store your Camaros all winter and not drive them. I feel bad for my Camaro if I don't drive it at least 5 times a week. It just seems to get a sad look when it just sits there, not being driven. LOL.

Damn i think this is where they got the idea for the 2014 front end lol

steph09 · 11-26-2013, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by bdrobLS3

Damn i think this is where they got the idea for the 2014 front end lol

That's exactly what I was thinking!

Denis · 11-26-2013, 11:04 AM

im dreading it....hopefully we dont get much.

SnowyCamaro · 11-26-2013, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by EaZ8

anyone driving a SS in the winter in ontario canada? im going to need to scoop up some winter tires and rims if i end up buyin it.

I have a friend who is driving his ss in the snow. PM me about tires I have a friend who is a tire wholesaler in the GTA he'll give you the best price I guarantee it.

Loving the pictures keep em coming !

GuitarJozz · 11-26-2013, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by bdrobLS3

Damn i think this is where they got the idea for the 2014 front end lol

Haha, now that you mention it, maybe it was!

I didn't even notice that it looks strikingly similar to a 2014 front when I took the picture, and even now when I uploaded it to post it here, lol.

11-26-2013, 09:21 AM	#31
SinisterEcho Drives: 2010 2SS/RS M6/LS3 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Arvada, Co Posts: 9,872 View My Garage	I live in Colorado. My car is a daily driver and have yet (knock on wood) to have any issues with snow. I have General GMax AS03's mounted at all 4 corners and they do just fine. It also helps to have a manual xmission. My car is currently at 684rwp/614rwtq. Slow and steady wins the snow race! __________________ My Mod Journal <-- Its updated... again!

11-26-2013, 09:33 AM	#32
Supercamaro64 Right, right. Drives: 79 Z28, 86 Camaro, 94 Burb 4x4 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Posts: 1,350 View My Garage	I drove my camaro in the snow for 2 winters. That was more than enough. I got around ok, i had decent snow tires on it, but thats not the only concern. I hate getting stuck, and the snow/ice/salt wreaks havoc on cars. Im not doing that to my camaro anymore! So now my daily driver is a lifted 94 Suburban 4x4. I had it all last winter, never even came close to getting stuck. Can go through/over snowbanks twice as tall as the truck! Now, about 4 or 5 times a year when people call me to pull them out of a ditch, i remember why ill never go back to driving a small car in the winter. I prefer to get where im going, rather than getting into a ditch lol. But thats just me. I dont only store my camaro because its not great in the snow, i store it because i want to keep it in better shape too! __________________ "You wanna lay the fate of the world on the kids camaro? Thats cool." "When reporters asked what it was, one official stated, 'It's a small, vicious animal that eats Mustangs.'" The Creampuff Fleet-

11-26-2013, 10:24 AM	#35
sstnt Drives: 2010 Camaro SS! Join Date: May 2009 Location: Broomfield, CO Posts: 195	Before the first winter with my Camaro, I got a set of 18" wheels that fit over my Brembos, and put Blizzak rubber on them. Anything under 3", I'm on it! Luckily, when it goes over 3" of snow, my wife does NOT drive so I can take her AWD Equinox in to work. While in the Air Force, I spent 4 years stationed at Malmstrom AFB, Great Falls MT. Job I worked involved a lot of 1 AM drives in to work or back home from work. Last winter there, we had 113" of snow and a lot of sub-zero days (some as low as 40 below with wind chill of 70 below). My daily (only) driver was a '68 Camaro, 327 with a two-speed powerglide and Firestone All-Season tires. Never missed a call time! So driving my 2010 Camaro SS with Blizzaks is a piece of cake! __________________ 1SS ABM Manual, Black int., 20" PAWs, Sunroof $$ down on dealer car #3466, pending Pw: 6-10-2009 Car Picked up by Shipper: 6-22-2009 Car has ARRIVED: 6-24-2009 (and she's a beauty!)

11-26-2013, 10:33 AM	#36
stevey_frac Drives: 2010 LT2/RS Coupe Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 349	Here's my Camaro this morning. Attached Images __________________ ------------------------------------------- Mods so far: MRTv2 Exhaust 275 / 40 / 20 Continental ExtremeContact DW's on all corners Next up: Magnaflow Resonated X-Pipe (Purchased but not installed) EBC Redstuff street pads Carbotech XP8 / XP12 track pads 1LE Track Pack Note: This car built by JDP Motorsports!
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11-26-2013, 11:04 AM	#40
Denis Drives: 2010 SS Join Date: May 2012 Location: Yorktown Heights, NY Posts: 7,695 View My Garage	im dreading it....hopefully we dont get much. __________________

11-26-2013, 09:34 AM	#33
600hp-lpe Drives: 2010 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NH Posts: 4,788	Snow + Camaro = Don't do it!! Buy a beater pickup truck.. LOL

11-26-2013, 10:40 AM	#37
LStick Drives: 2021 Shadow Gray 1LS Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Streetsboro Ohio Posts: 1,371	When I first bought the car, I noticed a sense of "tunnel vision" when driving it , but quickly got used to it and it didn't bother me. During a snow event- that same feeling comes back, and its impossible for me to shake off. Now looking for a winter beater.