11-11-2018, 07:23 PM | #43 | |
Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Aug 2013
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If I had my snow tires on I would have been fine. Up until I got this vehicle I had a 1988 Trans Am with snow tires and never had any problems. I just waited one week too long to put my snow tires on. |
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11-12-2018, 06:38 AM | #44 |
Drives: '17 Corvette Grand Sport M7 Join Date: May 2012
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Everyone saying get a "beater car" is cracking me up. A second vehicle doesn't have to be a hunk of sh*t "beater car". If you can purchase a vehicle that is meant to be a weekend toy (Camaro, Corvette, etc.), you should certainly also be able to purchase a respectable DD. Every 3 years, I lease a new Cruze RS. They're spacious, reliable and get ~40mpg.
On the other hand, if I had to work 60 hours a week to barely afford my Corvette and; therefore, also had to drive an '85 Cavalier as a DD, while eating Ramen Noodles for dinner 6 days a week...I'd probably be pretty miserable. Hey, at least I had a Corvette though, right? Who cares if I'd never be able to retire, had to work until I was 95 and died on the job. All I hope is that the younger guys would push me off to the side and keep working around my lifeless corpse. Priorities...to each their own.
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11-12-2018, 06:46 AM | #45 |
Drives: 1991 Z/28 Convertible Join Date: Feb 2018
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I'm so sorry for you!!! I hate to see when anyone wrecks their car!!!
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11-12-2018, 06:47 AM | #46 |
Drives: 2013 2SS/RS Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Barrie, Ontario
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Why would gm put a window defroster in the back if it wasnt ment for winter driving?
He also told us what the problem was.....no winter tires. It makes all the difference in the world. |
11-12-2018, 07:18 AM | #47 | |
Drives: '17 Corvette Grand Sport M7 Join Date: May 2012
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Your money, your car...
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**SOLD**2011 TRIPLE BLACK SS CONVERTIBLE--6 SPEED MANUAL, MANY MODS, 455 RWHP/435 RWTQ DAD'S RIDE: 2012 ZL1 #1866--BLACK, 6 SPEED MANUAL, EXPOSED CF HOOD, POLISHED WHEELS, SUNROOF, ROTO-FAB INTAKE "Silly Americans, taking from the rich and giving to the poor only works in fairy tales. Success is earned here!". |
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11-12-2018, 07:49 AM | #48 | |
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11-12-2018, 07:59 AM | #49 |
Drives: '17 Corvette Grand Sport M7 Join Date: May 2012
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Read my comment again. My Camaro and my Corvette never leave the garage in the winter. That is what my Cruze is for. If the snow gets too deep, my wife has a BMW X1 M (SUV) that can tackle most obstacles. Back it out of the garage and enjoy the deep snow.
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MY RIDE: 2017 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT--TRIPLE BLACK, 7 SPEED MANUAL, VARARAM TCR-7 INTAKE, BORLA CATLESS X-PIPE, CARBON FIBER STAGE 2 AERO, MGW SHORT-THROW SHIFTER
**SOLD**2011 TRIPLE BLACK SS CONVERTIBLE--6 SPEED MANUAL, MANY MODS, 455 RWHP/435 RWTQ DAD'S RIDE: 2012 ZL1 #1866--BLACK, 6 SPEED MANUAL, EXPOSED CF HOOD, POLISHED WHEELS, SUNROOF, ROTO-FAB INTAKE "Silly Americans, taking from the rich and giving to the poor only works in fairy tales. Success is earned here!". |
11-12-2018, 09:03 AM | #50 | |
Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS RDP Tuned L99 Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Ottawa, Canada eh?
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That said I store mine for the winter as I have a 4 wheel drive truck & the Camaro being a toy isn't much fun to rod in the snow. No doubt with proper winter tires it would do just fine though if needed. But in the end its just a fun car not some rare exotic that should be kept hermetically sealed in plastic. OP sorry for the accident glad you are okay & hopefully your car can be fixed the way you want it to be. |
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11-12-2018, 09:09 AM | #51 |
That sucks OP but on the bright side. If totaled you shouldn't have trouble finding a new 5th Gen. They literally made over 1/2 million of them!
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11-12-2018, 11:09 AM | #52 | |
Drives: 2015 SW 1SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Mar 2015
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Everyone can't afford another vehicle to drive so their "prized" Camaro, or any "prized" vehicle, can sit the winter out.
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11-12-2018, 11:12 AM | #53 |
11-12-2018, 07:02 PM | #54 |
Drives: '14 Blue Ray ("Suite Madame Blue") Join Date: Dec 2017
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Very sorry to see that - hope the insurance company treats you right.
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11-12-2018, 08:32 PM | #55 |
Drives: My car is white Join Date: May 2016
Location: melbourne
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So sad
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11-16-2018, 05:38 PM | #56 |
Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Kansas
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The estimated finish date is December 11th. Thank you everybody for your kind words.
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