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SS4Fun · 01-10-2012, 07:50 AM

I wish the weather "people" knew when it was going to snow around here!!

Leaving work yesterday (not happy).......... heading back for the garage.

SILVERHAWK · 01-10-2012, 09:16 AM

UGH!!!

they are the only people who can screw up constantly and still keep their jobs lol.

Worst situation for me was last year.....went to make a brief court appearance maybe out for an hour.... sunny and around 40 degrees, but the next day it was supposed to snow like hell.... DelDot sprayed the roads with brine solution. "Hey, why are the roads wet? then I could see the windshield getting white spray on it. F---!

salt bath for about 2 miles. I was not happy.... washed the car the day before when it was like 50 out and having to wash it again (by hand) in the upper 30's to 40 degrees was not fun. I feel your pain.

SS4Fun · 01-10-2012, 09:50 AM

You want to stay away from that new sh$t they put on the roads when it's wet the day/hours before the snow starts . I was glad to get home before the roads were treated. Going to wash her on Thursday (going to rain tomorrow) before it gets too cold again. SPRING PLEASE.......half way there!!!!!

I've been through this with my 4th Gen ........ not fun!!

VTimHokie85 · 01-10-2012, 12:44 PM

drove mine home in that crap yesterday as well. My tires are almost bald and havent put on the GMAX yet. ugh

SS4Fun · 01-10-2012, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by VTimHokie85

drove mine home in that crap yesterday as well. My tires are almost bald and havent put on the GMAX yet. ugh

I went through this with my 4th Gen ...... always needing new tires. How many miles do you have on your car? I tried different tires on my 4th Gen and always had issues..... that's performance for ya!!! I'm NOT swapping them out for the Winter tires.

VTimHokie85 · 01-10-2012, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by SS4Fun

I went through this with my 4th Gen ...... always needing new tires. How many miles do you have on your car? I tried different tires on my 4th Gen and always had issues..... that's performance for ya!!! I'm NOT swapping them out for the Winter tires.

On my first set of Pzeros. Im at ~27,500 (daily driver bought in summer of 10'). I have 4 new Gmax tires sitting at home. Was trying to wait till 30K to switch them out but i might just do it in the next 2 weeks!

xXSilencerXx · 01-10-2012, 04:44 PM

I drove in the snow yesterday, no salt down so no big deal.

thesnoopster · 01-10-2012, 10:49 PM

I know it was hectic , just be safe in this crazy weather

Grimlock · 01-10-2012, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by xXSilencerXx

I drove in the snow yesterday, no salt down so no big deal.

Lol you gotta love how just the sight of snow throws this area into a frenzy.

SS4Fun · 01-11-2012, 09:11 AM

Yeah... it was fine driving home, just don't like to get caught in it and/or get salt or sand on her. If I had known, it was going to SNOW, I would have worked from home. There wasn't any snow predicted on that day.

I need a "beater car".

Infern0 · 01-11-2012, 09:17 AM

Drove mine every day since September 2009. That stuff on the road is not as big a deal as people make it out to be (there would be millions of repair lawsuits). To each their own though.

PIPE · 01-11-2012, 10:32 AM

GET A BEATER.

xXSilencerXx · 01-11-2012, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Infern0

Drove mine every day since September 2009. That stuff on the road is not as big a deal as people make it out to be (there would be millions of repair lawsuits). To each their own though.

Haha yea, I been DDing the TA for 6 years now. Only have gotten stuck once and have had no accidents. All you gotta do is use some common sense and snow is super easy to drive through.

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Originally Posted by SS4Fun

Yeah... it was fine driving home, just don't like to get caught in it and/or get salt or sand on her. If I had known, it was going to SNOW, I would have worked from home. There wasn't any snow predicted on that day.

I need a "beater car".

Yea that's what I meant in my post. There was no salt down so I didn't

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Originally Posted by Infern0

Drove mine every day since September 2009. That stuff on the road is not as big a deal as people make it out to be (there would be millions of repair lawsuits). To each their own though.

No it's not a huge deal, but it does take a toll and cause premature corrosion.

Infern0 · 01-11-2012, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by xXSilencerXx

No it's not a huge deal, but it does take a toll and cause premature corrosion.

Yeah, but even still we're talking about YEARS of uncorrected contact. Not plausible. Odds are if you're driving in their saline snow mix, you're also driving in regular rain; which means even if for some reason you hadn't washed your car in the several years required to cause such damage, the very next rain would have rinsed enough of the saline/sodium from the car to have diminished that risk to an almost unmeasurable amount.

Only point I care to express is that one doesn't have to lose sleep over driving in the stuff or keep their car garaged if they don't want to.

01-10-2012, 07:50 AM	#1
SS4Fun and that it is!! Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/ SLP ZL575 #70 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Bluemont, Virginia Posts: 1,056	"Miss Thing's" First Snow I wish the weather "people" knew when it was going to snow around here!! Leaving work yesterday (not happy).......... heading back for the garage. Attached Images __________________

01-10-2012, 09:16 AM	#2
SILVERHAWK Drives: 2011 2SS/RS, '22 Silverado Z71 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The First State Posts: 3,116	UGH!!! they are the only people who can screw up constantly and still keep their jobs lol. Worst situation for me was last year.....went to make a brief court appearance maybe out for an hour.... sunny and around 40 degrees, but the next day it was supposed to snow like hell.... DelDot sprayed the roads with brine solution. "Hey, why are the roads wet? then I could see the windshield getting white spray on it. F---! salt bath for about 2 miles. I was not happy.... washed the car the day before when it was like 50 out and having to wash it again (by hand) in the upper 30's to 40 degrees was not fun. I feel your pain. __________________

01-10-2012, 09:50 AM	#3
SS4Fun and that it is!! Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/ SLP ZL575 #70 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Bluemont, Virginia Posts: 1,056	You want to stay away from that new sh$t they put on the roads when it's wet the day/hours before the snow starts . I was glad to get home before the roads were treated. Going to wash her on Thursday (going to rain tomorrow) before it gets too cold again. SPRING PLEASE.......half way there!!!!! I've been through this with my 4th Gen ........ not fun!! __________________ Last edited by SS4Fun; 01-10-2012 at 10:36 AM.

01-10-2012, 12:44 PM	#4
VTimHokie85 Drives: 2010 SS/RS L99 SIM Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Herndon, VA Posts: 125	drove mine home in that crap yesterday as well. My tires are almost bald and havent put on the GMAX yet. ugh __________________ 2010 Camaro 1SS // RS // L99 // SIM // Flat Black Rally Stripes // Flat Black Bowtie overlays // Flat Black SS emblem overlays // Flat Black SLP Fade Side Gill Inserts// front and rear marker black overlays // Stillen Splitter Flat Black // Camaro emblem flat black overlays // General GMAX AS-03 tires

01-10-2012, 04:44 PM	#7
xXSilencerXx Butter Bar! Drives: 2011 SS, 1998 Trans Am Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Patrick AFB, FL Posts: 1,364	I drove in the snow yesterday, no salt down so no big deal. __________________ 2011 Camaro SS, White/Orange, LSR Short Throw, CAI 1998 Trans Am, Red, H/C/I, 3200 CircleD Stall, full suspension 2004 GSXR 1k, Matt Mladin Edition

01-10-2012, 10:49 PM	#8
thesnoopster Drives: '17 Fifty SS - '18 Traverse Redline Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 3,616	I know it was hectic , just be safe in this crazy weather __________________ 2017 Camaro SS -"FIFTY" Mods: "93 Octane"

01-11-2012, 09:11 AM	#10
SS4Fun and that it is!! Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/ SLP ZL575 #70 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Bluemont, Virginia Posts: 1,056	Yeah... it was fine driving home, just don't like to get caught in it and/or get salt or sand on her. If I had known, it was going to SNOW, I would have worked from home. There wasn't any snow predicted on that day. I need a "beater car". __________________

01-11-2012, 09:17 AM	#11
Infern0 Bring It Drives: In Between Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 2,929 View My Garage	Drove mine every day since September 2009. That stuff on the road is not as big a deal as people make it out to be (there would be millions of repair lawsuits). To each their own though. __________________ 2017 Camaro ZL1 M6 - Everything but the sunroof - Sold 2010 Camaro SS - 650RWHP Daily Driver - Traded

01-11-2012, 10:32 AM	#12
PIPE Hating prius's since 1997 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS (JENNA) Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,039	GET A BEATER. __________________ PIPE

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