Vettes and snow

[ian_uk1975]

Any of you where your Vette is your daily-driver been caught-out in the snow? I drove to work yesterday and everything was fine until I left the office and attempted to move the car from its space (pictured). Took 4 of us to push it out... even just letting the clutch out with the car in reverse at idle resulted in the car just sitting there with the rears merrily spinning away.

Michelin PS2s with 2.6mm tread makes for an attention-grabbing driving experience in snow and ice!





Cheers,
Ian.

[songman3]

Here's an extract from one of my lesser lyrical endeavours :-

Vettes and snow
Do not go!

[SeeFive]

Fortunately, I had just got home on Friday when this little lot dumped. With a slightly sloping drive, and a very steep, narrow twisting hill away from the house, I am glad to be in Paris this week.

[cheeky]

see http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

funnily enough, at no point did I find reversing difficult, even when going forwards was

[car95]

see the previously posted Top Gear guide to driving in snow ;o)

meanwhile mine is still under and surrounded by a mound of snow with (presumably) a flat battery

[franv8]

Vette's staying in the garage, MX5 got stuck in the work car park this morning, so 1.6 and 116hp of gogo is more than adequate for the pointless wheelspinning.

It's times like this you realise the addition of wide tyres on anything is counterproductive...

The Mazda also does the trick the Vette used to do when left outside in these temperatures - the doors used to freeze solid to their seals - cue extensive use of kettle contents to free off...

[ian_uk1975]

franv8 said:

Mazda also does the trick the Vette used to do when left outside in these temperatures - the doors used to freeze solid to their seals - cue extensive use of kettle contents to free off...

Oh yes, I know that little foible very well!

[anonymous-user]

franv8 said:

It's times like this you realise the addition of wide tyres on anything is counterproductive...

This is where it's handy to borrow the kids' cars with skinny tyres and FWD!

[BLUETHUNDER]

I didnt bother with mine.Left it where it was all week................

[BLUETHUNDER]

ian_uk1975 said:

Any of you where your Vette is your daily-driver been caught-out in the snow? I drove to work yesterday and everything was fine until I left the office and attempted to move the car from its space (pictured). Took 4 of us to push it out... even just letting the clutch out with the car in reverse at idle resulted in the car just sitting there with the rears merrily spinning away.

Michelin PS2s with 2.6mm tread makes for an attention-grabbing driving experience in snow and ice!





Cheers,
Ian.

B.t.w that is a lovely looking Vette.

[ian_uk1975]

BLUETHUNDER said:

B.t.w that is a lovely looking Vette.

Thanks very much... your C5 is rather tasty as well; I still have a soft spot for the C5 (previous Vette was a '99 Sebring Silver C5 Auto with bolt-ons).

Cheers,
Ian.

[Captain Cadillac]

Pirelli 240 Sottozeros come in C6 sizes, I have seen them on Vettes where I live (We get snow all the time)

[Dee Gee]

One from last year:



OK it might have been a set up

Edited by Dee Gee on Monday 16th February 21:01

[peteO]

I was driving my '80 c3 in the snow (due to my s*itty 306 being broke!).. Was keeping to a steady 25 everywhere and accelerating slowly.... as only a few months ago, i span it.... in the rain! ha ha...

But yeah gotta love driving em what ever the weather!