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oslouie · 11-09-2018, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by samman11

$11?? Give them a $20 and tell them to keep the change. lol. Seriously though, did you have the proper SNOW tires on the vehicle? Really not the type of car to be driving in that weather.

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Originally Posted by DRKS1D3

Careful, you're on the cusp of certain annihilation. There are people on here that swear these cars can conquer snow and ice better than a UNIMOG.

I've driven my SS the last 3 years in Minnesota snow with no weight in the back and on all-season General Gmax's. Got around just fine. The tires are going to determine if you're going to be sliding all over the road.

KenKat · 11-09-2018, 06:20 PM

Extreme sadness for you and your baby

Aqua Blue RS/SS · 11-09-2018, 10:44 PM

Man that sucks! Hope you get it fixed! Glad we don’t get too much of the white stuff down here.

Silveradoss573 · 11-10-2018, 01:43 AM

Definitely a sad sight and glad you and nobody else we're injured. Hopefully you'll be able to get her fixed back up.

christianchevell · 11-10-2018, 08:34 AM

Keeping out of it, throttle down, letting off the pedal...counter steering, tapping brakes, many things I have done with hot rods over the years ...even doing a 180 in a 73 Chevelle ss 406, with our stabilitrac and traction control and etc it does give one too much the feel of invincibility...…. How did it happen and at what speed is more the question...
I try to keep it 25 and under on snow, totally avoid ice driving, and F the tail gaters…..if its too bad I don't take the Camaro out, and rain its always rainy here...I use Toyo Proxes 4+ throw a little more water than stock Pirellis and a lot longer wear rating. All season performance radial that's sticky like AAA rating. But too much rain and its hydroplane with wide tires and you can hydroplane as low as like 35-40 but usually above 55, all depends on road conditions...… Be safe , and let us know, looks like it headed for a culvert after the fence. Good Luck, we have all had over time our share of bad luck. Heck there been times I have had to turn around just leaving the house a 100 yards and turn around on ice turning off the T/C to burn through the ice …. With just a dusting of snow it most likely was ice that did you in; very cold road surface...…. Its better to have a couple inches , and I don't drive in over a foot....you have to have clearance for the low Camaro.... Up here in Oregon we get the idiots who drive way too fast after its not rained for a long time and all the oil on the road makes them wreck with their invincibility.....its best to wait a day in wet weather to clear off the oil...

camaro2ss/rs · 11-10-2018, 01:39 PM

THE CAMARO IS A SPRING SUMMER AND FALL CAR... NOT A WINTER CAR... I RATHER WALK THEN DRIVE THIS CAR IN THE SNOW... THERE IS NO REASON NOT TO BUY A PIECE OF CRAP TO DRIVE IN THE WINTER IF YOU CAN AFFORD THIS CAR THERE IS NO REASON TO BUY SOME 1000 DOLLAR PIECE OF CRAP... I SE AND HEAR THIS ALL THE TIME GOOD LUCK ON GETTING YOUR CAR FIXED

Moto-Mojo · 11-10-2018, 06:57 PM

Some of those pics are eerily similar to the field that Buddy Holly’s, et al, plane went down. The day the music (Camaro) died? Glad you’re doing ok though. You can always git a nudder one!

Cenafan85 · 11-11-2018, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by camaro2ss/rs

THE CAMARO IS A SPRING SUMMER AND FALL CAR... NOT A WINTER CAR... I RATHER WALK THEN DRIVE THIS CAR IN THE SNOW... THERE IS NO REASON NOT TO BUY A PIECE OF CRAP TO DRIVE IN THE WINTER IF YOU CAN AFFORD THIS CAR THERE IS NO REASON TO BUY SOME 1000 DOLLAR PIECE OF CRAP... I SE AND HEAR THIS ALL THE TIME GOOD LUCK ON GETTING YOUR CAR FIXED

This car can be a winter car with the right set of winter tires.

myold88 · 11-11-2018, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by camaro2ss/rs

THE CAMARO IS A SPRING SUMMER AND FALL CAR... NOT A WINTER CAR... I RATHER WALK THEN DRIVE THIS CAR IN THE SNOW... THERE IS NO REASON NOT TO BUY A PIECE OF CRAP TO DRIVE IN THE WINTER IF YOU CAN AFFORD THIS CAR THERE IS NO REASON TO BUY SOME 1000 DOLLAR PIECE OF CRAP... I SE AND HEAR THIS ALL THE TIME GOOD LUCK ON GETTING YOUR CAR FIXED

One reason not too buy a junker is the cost. Insurance plus maintenance will cost hundreds if not thousands a year. I had a 4 year old Impala I bought new, then used it as a winter car when I bought my new SS. New tires, battery, heater core and then the trans went out all within 2 years. Sorry, I'll drive my Camaro all year now. Plus there's not spot of rust on my almost 10 year old camaro.

Gordo-D · 11-11-2018, 01:55 PM

I hate to see pics like that, however you are ok and you can't put a price on that.

KansasSS · 11-11-2018, 02:36 PM

I see you have Shawnee County tags. Must be up by Topeka fellow Kansan. Hate to see this but I'm glad your okay down here in Wichita we just got a dusting of snow Thursday.

AZCamaroFan · 11-11-2018, 03:20 PM

sorry that happened to you OP

fly2hip8 · 11-11-2018, 03:34 PM

Thank you all. I was two days away from putting my snow tires on. The previous weekend I looked and was not suppose to get snow so I thought I would have been fine.

Wizard1183 · 11-11-2018, 06:41 PM

Camaro vs snow 0-1

Sorry man but you should be taking an off-road vehicle? That car was NEVER made for snow. And you living up in snow territory shouldn’t you have a beater to take?

11-09-2018, 10:44 PM	#31
Aqua Blue RS/SS Drives: ABM #93 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Lotaburger Posts: 2,689	Man that sucks! Hope you get it fixed! Glad we don’t get too much of the white stuff down here. __________________ ABM #2399 2SS/RS:SOLD ABM #93 2SS/RS Black Rally stripes, Titanium Interior 4,000 miles: GM GFX side skirts and diffuser waiting on paint, GM dovetail, GM heritage, RPI ZL1 style splitter. ‘87 IROC-Z Iroc blue. all original unmolested with 50K miles.

11-10-2018, 08:34 AM	#33
christianchevell old school chevy rodder Drives: 2013 2SS/RS Manual,DM exhaust,CRT Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,588 View My Garage	Keeping out of it, throttle down, letting off the pedal...counter steering, tapping brakes, many things I have done with hot rods over the years ...even doing a 180 in a 73 Chevelle ss 406, with our stabilitrac and traction control and etc it does give one too much the feel of invincibility...…. How did it happen and at what speed is more the question... I try to keep it 25 and under on snow, totally avoid ice driving, and F the tail gaters…..if its too bad I don't take the Camaro out, and rain its always rainy here...I use Toyo Proxes 4+ throw a little more water than stock Pirellis and a lot longer wear rating. All season performance radial that's sticky like AAA rating. But too much rain and its hydroplane with wide tires and you can hydroplane as low as like 35-40 but usually above 55, all depends on road conditions...… Be safe , and let us know, looks like it headed for a culvert after the fence. Good Luck, we have all had over time our share of bad luck. Heck there been times I have had to turn around just leaving the house a 100 yards and turn around on ice turning off the T/C to burn through the ice …. With just a dusting of snow it most likely was ice that did you in; very cold road surface...…. Its better to have a couple inches , and I don't drive in over a foot....you have to have clearance for the low Camaro.... Up here in Oregon we get the idiots who drive way too fast after its not rained for a long time and all the oil on the road makes them wreck with their invincibility.....its best to wait a day in wet weather to clear off the oil... __________________ 2021 Wild Cherry ZL1 A10, Sunroof, Data, Carbon, Nav, RotoFab Dry CAI, Elite x2, Borla ATK, Driveshaft shop

11-10-2018, 06:57 PM	#35
Moto-Mojo Fast Cars and Old Guitars Drives: 2015 2SS RS (L99, baby!) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: N. CA Posts: 3,966	Some of those pics are eerily similar to the field that Buddy Holly’s, et al, plane went down. The day the music (Camaro) died? Glad you’re doing ok though. You can always git a nudder one! __________________ “I don’t want to belong to any club that would have me as a member.” - Groucho Marx

11-11-2018, 06:41 PM	#42
Wizard1183 Drives: ABM SS2/RS M6 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lafayette,LA Posts: 2,231	Camaro vs snow 0-1 Sorry man but you should be taking an off-road vehicle? That car was NEVER made for snow. And you living up in snow territory shouldn’t you have a beater to take? __________________ Life is short, drive it like you stole it!

11-09-2018, 06:20 PM	#30
KenKat Drives: 2014 2LT RS Summit White Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 622	Extreme sadness for you and your baby

11-10-2018, 01:43 AM	#32
Silveradoss573 Drives: Camaro 1LE Join Date: May 2018 Location: USA Posts: 1,348	Definitely a sad sight and glad you and nobody else we're injured. Hopefully you'll be able to get her fixed back up.

11-10-2018, 01:39 PM	#34
camaro2ss/rs Drives: 2ss/rs Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: space Posts: 334	THE CAMARO IS A SPRING SUMMER AND FALL CAR... NOT A WINTER CAR... I RATHER WALK THEN DRIVE THIS CAR IN THE SNOW... THERE IS NO REASON NOT TO BUY A PIECE OF CRAP TO DRIVE IN THE WINTER IF YOU CAN AFFORD THIS CAR THERE IS NO REASON TO BUY SOME 1000 DOLLAR PIECE OF CRAP... I SE AND HEAR THIS ALL THE TIME GOOD LUCK ON GETTING YOUR CAR FIXED

11-11-2018, 01:55 PM	#38
Gordo-D Drives: 2015 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Manchester, England Posts: 388	I hate to see pics like that, however you are ok and you can't put a price on that.

11-11-2018, 02:36 PM	#39
KansasSS Drives: 2011 Black 2SS Non RS L99 Auto Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 125	I see you have Shawnee County tags. Must be up by Topeka fellow Kansan. Hate to see this but I'm glad your okay down here in Wichita we just got a dusting of snow Thursday.

11-11-2018, 03:20 PM	#40
AZCamaroFan Camaro6 2016-2018 Drives: sometimes Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 18,450	sorry that happened to you OP

11-11-2018, 03:34 PM	#41
fly2hip8 Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Kansas Posts: 342	Thank you all. I was two days away from putting my snow tires on. The previous weekend I looked and was not suppose to get snow so I thought I would have been fine.