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Darth_Emma · 11-13-2009, 03:42 PM

My husband said something about trading in my 2002 Highlander for the 2SS. I said, "no way is my Camaro going to see road salt and besides my Highlander is great in snow." I feel very fortunate to be at a point in my life when I can afford to have 2 cars.

2Fast4U2010 · 11-13-2009, 03:58 PM

Snow tires? what's that?? 78 degrees here today and sunny as hell

locomaro · 11-13-2009, 04:45 PM

I'm driving mine! Got my 18" Blizzaks complete with rims, sensors, & shipping from Tire Rack <$1400 total. Not gonna lie though -- hoping for a mild winter!

rmpackers · 11-13-2009, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by locomaro

I'm driving mine! Got my 18" Blizzaks complete with rims, sensors, & shipping from Tire Rack <$1400 total. Not gonna lie though -- hoping for a mild winter!

Amen sister!

Black_2SS · 11-13-2009, 05:05 PM

I'll be driving mine in Ohio. I have a set of 19's w/ the all seasons I'm gonna throw on and hope for the best. Why pay so much money for a nice car and not use it?

Laserjen · 11-13-2009, 05:19 PM

I can afford to buy a beater, but I don't want to. I want a nice dependable car to drive in the winter (which would be the worst time to break down and be stranded somewhere). I bought the Pirelli Scorpion Ice and snow tires once the weather started getting down in the 30s and 40s at night (summer tires really do lose traction in colder weather). See http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51061 for pics.

scrming · 11-13-2009, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by 2Fast4U2010

Snow tires? what's that?? 78 degrees here today and sunny as hell

Heck, it was SUNNY and 60 here in Mid-Michigan!!! Crazy!

Cmaro214 · 11-13-2009, 06:28 PM

He'll yeah I'm driving in winter winters are beatiful here in sunny swfl hopefully I will b getting mine around end of December

tjbusa · 11-13-2009, 06:31 PM

Absolutely

mutant chicken · 11-13-2009, 06:32 PM

Of course !

alex5160 · 08-27-2013, 03:06 PM

I'm driving mine. I just got my 2012 this past spring. Coming up will be my first winter with it. I live near Rochester NY so I know how to drive in the snow. I'll gently throw a couple of sand bags in the trunk and throw on my 18" snow tires I bought off Craigs List (20's on there for summer). Just like driving a pick-up. Would I like to keep it off the roads during winter? Yes. But I cannot afford a second car for this. My Camero is a tool. A pretty damn nice tool. So I'm going to use it. LOL!

Lord Ryan · 08-27-2013, 03:15 PM

1.2 miles off Lake Erie and I can only afford one car. RS package summer tires. If it get bad enough I'll replace the tires, probably not. I drive with my other head.

GbrilliantQ · 08-27-2013, 03:17 PM

If there is snow on the ground no. It can't get up my driveway.

fish907 · 08-27-2013, 04:35 PM

Holy thread necro, Batman! But yeah, if I had the V6, I would drive it all year, even in our winters. I know plenty of folks around here that drive theirs all year round with no issues. Most of them bought the V6 specifically because it's a Camaro that drives well in the snow. I don't know a single person, however, with a V8 that does this, though, so I couldn't commit myself to giving it a try.

I ended up picking up a 2010 GMC work truck for the winter. Worth it to me to drive a beater-ish vehicle in the winter as long as I get summers with my baby. Plus, in Alaska, you just plain need a truck at some point.

11-13-2009, 04:45 PM	#45
locomaro Me=HAPPY Husband=JEALOUS Drives: 2010 2LT-RS Blk/CGM stripes/IO Int Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Nebraska Posts: 96	I'm driving mine! Got my 18" Blizzaks complete with rims, sensors, & shipping from Tire Rack <$1400 total. Not gonna lie though -- hoping for a mild winter! __________________ Here's what "Loco" does when anyone comes near his Mama's Camaro:

11-13-2009, 05:19 PM	#48
Laserjen Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: May 2009 Location: MD Posts: 203	I can afford to buy a beater, but I don't want to. I want a nice dependable car to drive in the winter (which would be the worst time to break down and be stranded somewhere). I bought the Pirelli Scorpion Ice and snow tires once the weather started getting down in the 30s and 40s at night (summer tires really do lose traction in colder weather). See http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51061 for pics. __________________ Then: 2LT/RS Black/Black auto w/sunroof Now: 2SS/RS CRT/Black auto w/sunroof

11-13-2009, 06:28 PM	#50
Cmaro214 Drives: 2010 ABM 1LT/RS Camaro "Blu Bruzr" Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SouthWest Florida Posts: 596	He'll yeah I'm driving in winter winters are beatiful here in sunny swfl hopefully I will b getting mine around end of December __________________ VIN: 2G1FB1EV6A9178865

11-13-2009, 06:31 PM	#51
tjbusa Serious Sleeper Drives: 2010 CGM 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lexington,SC Posts: 3,129	Absolutely __________________ ************************************* Drive-by Fact of Life: After Monday and Tuesday even the calendar reads... W T F *************************************

11-13-2009, 06:32 PM	#52
mutant chicken Mutant Member Drives: '10 SS/RS, '10 Mini , 07 Harley Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Nor-Cal Posts: 507 View My Garage	Of course ! __________________ Ordered Oct. 13th, Del. Jun. 29th! CGM, 2SS/RS

11-13-2009, 03:42 PM	#43
Darth_Emma Psssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhh! Drives: under contruction Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Marysville, Ohio Posts: 12,996 View My Garage	My husband said something about trading in my 2002 Highlander for the 2SS. I said, "no way is my Camaro going to see road salt and besides my Highlander is great in snow." I feel very fortunate to be at a point in my life when I can afford to have 2 cars.

11-13-2009, 03:58 PM	#44
2Fast4U2010 Drives: Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Brunswick, GA Posts: 179 View My Garage	Snow tires? what's that?? 78 degrees here today and sunny as hell

11-13-2009, 05:05 PM	#47
Black_2SS Drives: 2018 Camaro SS HotWheels Edition Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 276	I'll be driving mine in Ohio. I have a set of 19's w/ the all seasons I'm gonna throw on and hope for the best. Why pay so much money for a nice car and not use it?

08-27-2013, 03:06 PM	#53
alex5160 Drives: 2012 LT RS Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Brockport NY Posts: 11	I'm driving mine. I just got my 2012 this past spring. Coming up will be my first winter with it. I live near Rochester NY so I know how to drive in the snow. I'll gently throw a couple of sand bags in the trunk and throw on my 18" snow tires I bought off Craigs List (20's on there for summer). Just like driving a pick-up. Would I like to keep it off the roads during winter? Yes. But I cannot afford a second car for this. My Camero is a tool. A pretty damn nice tool. So I'm going to use it. LOL!

08-27-2013, 03:15 PM	#54
Lord Ryan Drives: Chevy Prelude RS V4 Hot Pink Ed. Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Avon Lake Posts: 308	1.2 miles off Lake Erie and I can only afford one car. RS package summer tires. If it get bad enough I'll replace the tires, probably not. I drive with my other head. __________________ Multiple coated Plasti-dipped rims. Double dipped blacked out Bowtie. Quad low quality plastic flat black tail light bezels. Super charged vanilla air freshner. DIY sound system.

08-27-2013, 03:17 PM	#55
GbrilliantQ ¡ʇuɐıןןıɹq Drives: 2011 Camaro IOM 2SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Decatur, Illinois Posts: 2,600	If there is snow on the ground no. It can't get up my driveway. Last edited by GbrilliantQ; 08-28-2013 at 07:54 AM.

08-27-2013, 04:35 PM	#56
fish907 Drives: 2013 BRM 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Alaska Posts: 91	Holy thread necro, Batman! But yeah, if I had the V6, I would drive it all year, even in our winters. I know plenty of folks around here that drive theirs all year round with no issues. Most of them bought the V6 specifically because it's a Camaro that drives well in the snow. I don't know a single person, however, with a V8 that does this, though, so I couldn't commit myself to giving it a try. I ended up picking up a 2010 GMC work truck for the winter. Worth it to me to drive a beater-ish vehicle in the winter as long as I get summers with my baby. Plus, in Alaska, you just plain need a truck at some point.

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