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Z/28Dan · 01-06-2015, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Pflyn lo

Drove mine with the goodyears in 27degrees and a foot of snow. 300 miles took 9 hours.

WOW!

hotlap · 01-06-2015, 12:32 PM

I'd have it delivered on a flatbed just to avoid the salt and stone chips. Roads are a mess.

I bought in Ohio and had it delivered to Wisconsin last March because the roads were still a mess. First place I drove was the Xpel installer

Dutchman427 · 01-06-2015, 01:18 PM

It snowed a good 2 inches today in the area where you bought the ZL1. Might want to wait until Thursday. It is supposed to be sunny but a high of 20.

12 ZL1 #1725 · 01-06-2015, 02:22 PM

Just make sure you are extremely careful if you get it today!!! Good luck!! The flatbed is a good idea also or if you know anyone with a enclosed car trailer... The salt and ash is what will suck the most!!!

revobasher · 01-06-2015, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pflyn lo

Drove mine with the goodyears in 27degrees and a foot of snow. 300 miles took 9 hours.

Haha.. RESPECT!

Col. Brain · 01-06-2015, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pflyn lo

Drove mine with the goodyears in 27degrees and a foot of snow. 300 miles took 9 hours.

Brave man

i got stuck in a snow storm back in 04 or 05 with my R32 and goodyear whatever summer tires that came on it. If it wasn't for the awd i would have wrecked that thing.

Cold weather - fine. Drive it slow

ice/snow/slush - better wait until the roads are clear

or just have it shipped on a truck

Sven59 · 01-06-2015, 02:58 PM

Please be careful, personally I wouldn't take the chance. Hockey pucks on ice is what you have at those temps. It is not only traction and steering. You have to be able to stop!

Via lightning from a large Hammer.

vicnkathy · 01-06-2015, 07:03 PM

Waiting at least until Thursday. Roads are a mess. Dealer called me and told me don't come on weds. It's to dangerous. Another reason why I like to work with small town dealers. They honestly care..

Pflyn lo · 01-06-2015, 07:18 PM

Had to get home. That pic was taken on 9/13/14 leaving rapid city south dakota. My sister was behind me in her SS vert.

eohiov65 · 01-06-2015, 07:37 PM

flat bed it, I live in NE Ohio and would not recommend driving a rear wheel car plus week have snow. The chemicals they clear the roads with will destroy that cars finnish!

Kevlar382 · 01-07-2015, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by vicnkathy

Waiting at least until Thursday. Roads are a mess. Dealer called me and told me don't come on weds. It's to dangerous. Another reason why I like to work with small town dealers. They honestly care..

Put it in a trailer, well worth the trouble. Good luck, be safe.

Gimpie95 · 01-07-2015, 07:34 AM

I live in Dover, Delaware, and if the roads an hour north are anything like they are here right now (usually way worse once you get up to PA/Jersey/NY) I would wait or flat bed it back. You wouldn't believe how many folks I saw trying to drive yesterday with sports cars in the dusting of snow we got, slipping and sliding all over the place (being a danger to themselves and others on the road!). Hopefully they clear everything up quick where you are. It's nothing but ice covered roads in DE today! Plus, they dumped salt everywhere....keep that crap off of your new ZL1!!!!

Nor Cal ZL1 · 01-07-2015, 08:46 AM

A few Z's have left the road in much better road conditions. If it were me I would ship it.

lailerp · 01-07-2015, 09:50 AM

I took mine home on a 27deg day last March, the tires are slick in the cold. Just take it slow , cautious no quick stops or starts and you'll be good. Then put her in a garage to sleep off the winter.

01-06-2015, 12:32 PM	#16
hotlap Drives: 20 1LE 2SS M6 Rally Green Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Franklin WI Posts: 6,632	I'd have it delivered on a flatbed just to avoid the salt and stone chips. Roads are a mess. I bought in Ohio and had it delivered to Wisconsin last March because the roads were still a mess. First place I drove was the Xpel installer __________________ "the trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.” Ronald Reagan -

01-06-2015, 02:22 PM	#18
12 ZL1 #1725 Drives: 2012 ZL1 Black 6M Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,117 View My Garage	Just make sure you are extremely careful if you get it today!!! Good luck!! The flatbed is a good idea also or if you know anyone with a enclosed car trailer... The salt and ash is what will suck the most!!! __________________ Sit Back and Enjoy The Ride!!

01-06-2015, 02:58 PM	#21
Sven59 HAMMER PILOT Drives: 13 ZL1#182, 85 CJ7, 16 Silverado Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tucson AZ Posts: 4,386	Please be careful, personally I wouldn't take the chance. Hockey pucks on ice is what you have at those temps. It is not only traction and steering. You have to be able to stop! Via lightning from a large Hammer. __________________ "DO YOU WANT ME TO PUT THE HAMMER DOWN?"

01-06-2015, 01:18 PM	#17
Dutchman427 Drives: 2012 ZL1 #1329 M6 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Reading, PA Posts: 1,040	It snowed a good 2 inches today in the area where you bought the ZL1. Might want to wait until Thursday. It is supposed to be sunny but a high of 20. __________________ 2012 Camaro ZL1 #1329 M6 Summit White Built by Mike @ Rapid Motorsports 784rwhp 757 rwtq on 93 Octane ET - 10.97 @ 128 Heads-Blower-Snout-TB ported & prepared by Jeremy Formato of FasterProms http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=395950 Rapid Motorsports 396ci Build https://www.camaro5.com/forums/showt...1#post10321301 10.832 @ 130.99

01-06-2015, 07:03 PM	#22
vicnkathy Account Suspended Drives: 2014 Subaru Forester Turbo Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: NY Posts: 536	Waiting at least until Thursday. Roads are a mess. Dealer called me and told me don't come on weds. It's to dangerous. Another reason why I like to work with small town dealers. They honestly care..

01-06-2015, 07:18 PM	#23
Pflyn lo Drives: 2013 summit white zl1 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: US Posts: 312	Had to get home. That pic was taken on 9/13/14 leaving rapid city south dakota. My sister was behind me in her SS vert.

01-06-2015, 07:37 PM	#24
eohiov65 Drives: 2014 Camaro Convertible V6 LT1 19" Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Ojio Posts: 15 View My Garage	flat bed it, I live in NE Ohio and would not recommend driving a rear wheel car plus week have snow. The chemicals they clear the roads with will destroy that cars finnish!

01-07-2015, 07:34 AM	#26
Gimpie95 Drives: 2012 Inferno Orange SS Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Dover, DE Posts: 247	I live in Dover, Delaware, and if the roads an hour north are anything like they are here right now (usually way worse once you get up to PA/Jersey/NY) I would wait or flat bed it back. You wouldn't believe how many folks I saw trying to drive yesterday with sports cars in the dusting of snow we got, slipping and sliding all over the place (being a danger to themselves and others on the road!). Hopefully they clear everything up quick where you are. It's nothing but ice covered roads in DE today! Plus, they dumped salt everywhere....keep that crap off of your new ZL1!!!!

01-07-2015, 08:46 AM	#27
Nor Cal ZL1 Drives: 2013 ZL1 M6 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 1,825	A few Z's have left the road in much better road conditions. If it were me I would ship it.

01-07-2015, 09:50 AM	#28
lailerp Drives: 2014 RRM ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Mass Posts: 43	I took mine home on a 27deg day last March, the tires are slick in the cold. Just take it slow , cautious no quick stops or starts and you'll be good. Then put her in a garage to sleep off the winter.