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How many of you drive it in the winter?

Old Sep 23, 2004 | 05:35 PM
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How many of you drive it in the winter?

I live in the north woods of minnesota=) well by the citys but anyways how many of you guys drive your camaro through the winter?
Old Sep 23, 2004 | 05:49 PM
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Re: How many of you drive it in the winter?

I know this doesn't help but, I love driveing my car in the winter my car loves the cold houston air!
Old Sep 23, 2004 | 05:51 PM
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Re: How many of you drive it in the winter?

grrr hehe i mean in the snow! i am trying to decide if i can spend 7-11 grand on a camaro or less because i gotta buy a winter beater
Old Sep 23, 2004 | 05:59 PM
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Re: How many of you drive it in the winter?

Drove thru 3 winters... ASR is a MUST!!!!!
Old Sep 23, 2004 | 06:03 PM
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We drove our 94 Z convert. thru 4 winters as the only means of transportation. An auto worked just fine, if you drive right. Add some weight. Now that she has survived with no rust and minimal (2) small nicks, she gets 2000-3000 yearly. Gotta rinse the underneath a.s.a.p. after going thru the salty days.
Old Sep 23, 2004 | 06:08 PM
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Re: How many of you drive it in the winter?

Mine will be driven through the winter this year. It's my daily driver. It gets about 2,000 miles a month. It also travels down my drivway, 1/4 of dirt and gravel, a few times a day. Snow and salt arent going to be noticed much on it
Old Sep 23, 2004 | 07:00 PM
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Re: How many of you drive it in the winter?

Originally Posted by S8ER95Z
ASR is a MUST!!!!!
not with a stick it isn't
Old Sep 23, 2004 | 07:58 PM
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Re: How many of you drive it in the winter?

I drove mine through 2 winters in Colorado. It's doable with the right tires and some weight in the back. That said, driving in snow with all the salt and sand on the road is hell on your paint. I wouldn't do it over again.
Old Sep 23, 2004 | 08:01 PM
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Re: How many of you drive it in the winter?

how do you rinse it off after a salty day if it super cold out like most of the time in MN
Old Sep 23, 2004 | 08:21 PM
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Just keep a hairdryer handy in case your doors freeze shut/open.

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Old Sep 23, 2004 | 10:13 PM
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Re: How many of you drive it in the winter?

Originally Posted by bdc95ta
I know this doesn't help but, I love driveing my car in the winter my car loves the cold houston air!
Ditto. I'm Just a little north of Houston and the car seems to like the "cold" dense air here in our Texas winters.
Old Sep 23, 2004 | 10:24 PM
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Re: How many of you drive it in the winter?

I will have to this winter but if its anything like last winter I am sure I will have problems. I remember my car sat in the driveway for 2 months b/c it was burried in a foot of snow most of the time.
Old Sep 23, 2004 | 10:30 PM
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Re: How many of you drive it in the winter?

Originally Posted by markp03
I live in the north woods of minnesota=) well by the citys but anyways how many of you guys drive your camaro through the winter?

Dude, you are going to severly tick people off on this board by posting multiple non-tech questions in a tech forum.

Please have some consideration and post in the correct forum.
Old Sep 23, 2004 | 10:38 PM
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Re: How many of you drive it in the winter?

I haven't...I saw someone in maine with an ss driving in the winter, they had some snow's on the back...im sure it could be done...but I would do 4 studded snow tires and atleast 100 pounds in the back, maybe more.
Old Sep 24, 2004 | 01:39 AM
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Re: How many of you drive it in the winter?

unfortunately i DO drive it in the winter...i dont like doing it though i feel bad for my car lol

but what can i do...i could buy a beater? but then that would take away from my modding fund

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