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Originally Posted by Marc V.
(Post 1577221694)
Unless you took a Museum delivery, your car has been in the rain.
I bought my car to drive and enjoy, not be completely anal retentive about it. :hide: Just be careful since you'll spin the tires pretty easily. |
this thread sucks
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Originally Posted by Marc V.
(Post 1577221694)
Unless you took a Museum delivery, your car has been in the rain.
I bought my car to drive and enjoy, not be completely anal retentive about it. :hide: |
Originally Posted by Grzldvt1
(Post 1577223300)
Not a believer in any extra value for "Never Driven in the Rain crap."
A friend of mine was looking for a C5, and spotted a "very rare 98 Torch Red Convertible/Black Interior never driven in the rain." We pull up and start checking out the car, nothing special at all. First question - Why is this rare? Him: They didn't make very many Red Convertibles with black interiors Me: Yes they did it was the second most popular color combo built. The Torch red/Black interior hardtop was the most popular combo built- What else ya got? Him, Oh I didn't know that Me: Never driven in the rain - prove it? Him - You have to take my word for it, it has only seen dry paved streets, not even puddles. Me: Your taillight wiring harness is filthy and has mud on it:eek: what else ya got? Me to friend - Offer him 7500 less than asking - reasonable for this car he is priced too high anyway. Friend: He is interested at $14,500 Him: No way, not for a rare convertible Me to my friend - Let's check out the other 99 Vert and see what it looks like. Us: :seeya Left and never turned back. He bought the 99 at a much lower price but it wasn't as rare :D Me, my car gets driven in all weather and darn proud of it. Rain http://forums.corvetteforum.com/pict...ictureid=78215 Sleet http://forums.corvetteforum.com/pict...ictureid=57760 Snow http://forums.corvetteforum.com/pict...ictureid=78214 Detailed after each time http://forums.corvetteforum.com/pict...ictureid=60763:seeya |
Originally Posted by TheRedGS
(Post 1577226221)
Is this a new color Chevy is coming out with? :rofl:
I don't drive my car in the rain, since I am lucky enough to have a second car to get dirty. The only problem I see with driving the vette in the rain is that it might be damaged due to acid rain. |
Originally Posted by EVRose
(Post 1577220289)
The only reason I don't like taking it out in the rain is because it will get dirty and then I'll have to wash it. Other than that, it's a car. They are made to work in the rain.
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It's a daily driver. I live in Florida. If you are driving down here in the summer and it is 4PM, your car is getting rained on. Why the hell do you think I buy cars? Transportation, fun, and driving. I don't like snow so I don't drive north of the Georgia/Florida border during the winter but I sure cover a lot of miles in Florida!
Elmer |
The folks who tell you their car has never been in the rain really don't know unless they transported it from the factory in a covered trailer. Otherwise they have likely been in rain on the open transport or sat in the weather at a dealer's lot.
Who really cares anyway?? I've been on a couple of long trips where rain happened a significant amount of time. They handle well in the rain but hydroplaning can be an issue so slow it down! |
Oops... I'm goin' to hell...
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Originally Posted by dmpddiver
(Post 1577220379)
I live in Seattle.
Drove this last week every day ...in the rain. Im a firm believer in driving the car rain or shine. :flag: :iagree: Tacoma here, new GS with about 1000 miles since november. all but 40 or 50 were in rain.... DRIVE THE BITCH! |
Old Blue the truck needs a starter so I drove the car today
to work in some serious rain. All I gotta say is that a properly Zaino'd Vette really repels water! |
Originally Posted by XmentalPilot
(Post 1577260789)
:iagree:
Tacoma here, new GS with about 1000 miles since november. all but 40 or 50 were in rain.... DRIVE THE BITCH! |
Originally Posted by N8sFavToy
(Post 1577221207)
Think a car dealer moves them all inside when it starts raining?
just kidding, you know when i went for the factory tour they put every car through a rain storm like you wouldn't believe, to water test it.:willy: |
Originally Posted by XmentalPilot
(Post 1577260789)
:iagree:
Tacoma here, new GS with about 1000 miles since november. all but 40 or 50 were in rain.... DRIVE THE BITCH! I was born there and grew up in Portland where my folks still live so I get up to the PNW quite a bit. Nice area, but it rains. If you don't drive the car in the rain it isn't gonna get used very much. Now, it isn't like it rains all day long!! I drive mine rain or shine, but in Northern CA there is a lot more of the latter. And on those nasty stormy all day kinda days it does stay home in the garage. |
Originally Posted by QUAKEJAKE
(Post 1577259316)
Your last pic is why SOME of us don't drive ours in the rain. Don't have much time in my life to detail after EVERY rain storm, plus I think most of us appreciate our Vettes more on a beautiful Sunny day.
Only takes me an hour to get it back into shape and worth every minute spent. |
Too much work to get rid of the water spots I guess I'm lazy and OCD, Zaino brain washed me :lol: and I don't feel like washing it more than once a month.
But the rust in our other 2 DD's non Corvettes is easily noticeable inside the hood. Mine looks completely clean. However, I agree with most of the comments, maybe I'll get over that at some point. Actually I may get caught in some light rain tomorrow, well...:( |
BTW, somebody mentioned it's fun to drive in the rain?
Not for this guy :D. Enjoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-Yz8F38eic |
Originally Posted by QUAKEJAKE
(Post 1577259268)
Not at MacMulkin Chevy.ALL Vettes are kept indoors:thumbs:
It's just a car. :smash: |
Originally Posted by Ed32
(Post 1577266137)
BTW, somebody mentioned it's fun to drive in the rain?
Not for this guy :D. Enjoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-Yz8F38eic |
Originally Posted by Marc V.
(Post 1577266291)
They sit outside the factory, at the shipping lots, and on the transports.
It's just a car. :smash: |
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