02-21-2020, 03:03 PM | #1 |
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Corvette as a DD?
Probably a stupid question, but how is the Corvette for a year round daily in an area that is cold in winter and can get snow? Only reason I ask is I noticed a new 17 nearby for 47k (20k off). It is silver though and not a color I wanted. I did find a 19 in black with red calipers and interior that looks better, but its not as loaded (only 13k off) and is a distance away. I've never driven one, but I saw one parked next to a Camaro and it sits pretty low. I actually like the looks of the Camaro and Challenger better, but I know the Corvette is a little better performer and with the sales on the older model I thought I should at least research it a little. Insurance may be a bit more too, but I would think they would hold their value better (but not sure with the new one coming out) and of course not rust like the steel body cars.
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02-21-2020, 03:46 PM | #2 |
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Well, this is what happened to higher end cars; seasonal, special occasion. That's
why I buy used, and drive them all year. I got my '10 Camaro for $7000, and then they put $1700 into it, so they said. I run it 1600+ miles a week now, as I bought it as my work vehicle. I put most of my money into my '08 Mustang. I am on the lines, as, it's just a car, it was made to be driven. They're better than what they used to be in winter so many years ago. So, I buy them, and drive them all year around. Think of the price structure on cars. $9000 Kia and you run the piss out of it, and it's seen by all every day. Pay $47,000+ for a car you'll barely drive, and no one sees it except on warm, dry days. So, lemme' get this straight; people will pay less to drive and DRIVE, but pay more to store and drive seasonally? Naaa, not for me... I Can see if you have more than one car, you cannot drive both of them at the same time. So, one's a daily, and one's a show car. If you just own ONE car, then it doesn't matter. I drive the Mustang on weekends, shopping and wife stuff. I drive the Camaro SUN-WED, 431 miles a day as a courier. Does not matter, I have full coverage and GAP. This is my 5th car in four years, they don't last more than two years anyway. So, I get a new old car every year or so, because DEER suck... At this point, I would only keep a car sheltered if it were a classic, or antique. Truth is, if I could buy a VIPER for < $10000, I'd drive it every day, so what.... |
02-24-2020, 06:11 AM | #3 |
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A Corvette is not intended to be a "snow buggy". My C7 sits lower than what my Camaro SS did lowered on Hotchkis 1 1/2" springs. If you can't comfortably own one as a toy and have a reliable DD as well, don't waste your time.
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02-24-2020, 08:54 AM | #4 |
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Some diehards will drive a vette daily. It will be harder and less enjoyable, IMO if you have a nice car and have to deal with bad weather, ice, salt (although the vette's cladding is composite, its frame is steel), heavy traffic, moronic people and bad parking.
If I were in a less dense area with a sunny climate, driving a corvette daily would be ideal.
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02-24-2020, 10:00 AM | #5 |
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Couple blocks away from me a lady DD a C7 Z06, but it goes in the garage when theres snow and she drives a Sierra Denali.
I think it could be done, but the vette sits so low if theres any accumulation on the ground you would be SOL |
02-24-2020, 10:08 AM | #6 | |
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02-24-2020, 10:09 AM | #7 |
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I keep a older Honda Accord in my driveway for days it snows or when I have to throw something in the car and not want to ruin my camaro. Insurance is like $1000 a year in New York for it and it has over 200k miles on it and still runs great. I love driving my camaro as a daily and that’s why I got it is to enjoy it so I would do the same if I owned a Vette
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02-24-2020, 10:16 AM | #8 |
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02-24-2020, 10:48 AM | #9 |
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A Corvette is more than capable of driving in snow. Maybe not a blizzard, but with the right tires, throttle control and some weight in the back, it'll handle a couple inches fine.
Camaro is even more capable.
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02-24-2020, 02:51 PM | #10 |
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Can you, sure. Should you, probably not.
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02-25-2020, 05:16 AM | #11 |
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To the OP.....where you are at, it wouldn't be the way to go....where I am at, where it never snows....no problem, as I have been DDing mine for that last 100,000 miles (4 yrs).
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As far as other cars getting damaged, sure it can happen and it won't be a cheap affair getting them fixed. Again, you have to weigh your tolerance. (Loads of experience with this)For me, it was far more tolerant to go thru a damage claim with my dedicated daily driver as opposed to one of my ace cars. If that type of damage happened to one of my ace cars, I would've been a (worse) basket case......and you may even see me on the evening news......a crazed muscle car owner going apes it in a mall parking lot or somewhere. Edit: Additionally, I highly doubt that a repair will be as expensive in a regular car as opposed to a corvette. Corvettes have unique body parts, chassis parts and components that are expensive. I can easily see a Corvette hood or fender costing a lot more to replace than a Malibu hood or fender, or an Equinox body part.
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02-25-2020, 08:19 PM | #13 |
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A buddy daily drove a 2005 Vette for 230,000 miles before trading it in on a C7 Z51 in 2016. He got $10k in trade.
KBB for a mint, 10,000 mile, 2005 C6 coupe is $18k. So ...it cost him ~ $8k to drive it 21,000 miles per year instead keeping it under a car cover as a 900 per year garage queen. They plow the roads immediately here and performance winter tires work well in ~5-6 inches of snow. Drive your cars! They aren’t collectibles.
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02-26-2020, 08:32 AM | #14 |
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This! A good amount of Camaro/Corvette owners view their cars as these rare collectible cars that can't touch water, other than while being washed.
Mass produced cars aren't collectibles.
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