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going to put your cars up for their winter rest?
Yep.....it's getting close to the time when the weather will be turning lousy.
That's one of the advantages of living in the South...no winter hibernation required down here...but having lived in the North most of my life, I feel for you because I used to dread the winter lay-up.
no garage here so I use a Noah weather shield car cover. I also take of the chrome rims and put on the cheap steel rims with blizzaks snow tires. Its the best I can do under the circumstances
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In a few weeks here. Though it's supposed to be in the 70's here today and tomorrow.
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I also don't have a garage (working on getting one built) so I use a Noah weather shield car cover. I still sometimes use my SS if the roads are dry, and there isn't a bunch of salt on them.
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I may have driven my SS for the last time last night.If the weather stays nice I may drive it more this month.I will store it from October to April.Maybe take it out to attend a indoor car show in February.Hard to believe that the season is almost over already.
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Novembet 1st as thats when the insurance dropps to fire and theft
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My 72 will be put away for the winter at the end of the month , but if the weather is good it just takes a few minutes to get it out of the Garage. The other cars are covered up with car covers but I have to drive one or the other . I am disabled so if the weathers bad I just dont go any where till the roads are cleaned up . I really do need a beater though.
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quote:Originally posted by ChuckSSter: My 72 will be put away for the winter at the end of the month , but if the weather is good it just takes a few minutes to get it out of the Garage. The other cars are covered up with car covers but I have to drive one or the other . I am disabled so if the weathers bad I just dont go any where till the roads are cleaned up . I really do need a beater though.
Yeah Chuck,if all you have to drive are nice Camaros,you need a beater for the bad weather driving.
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Mine goes into semi hibernation - if it's cold and dry I'll go around the block. If not, when the snow flies, she rests.
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I'll be keeping mine in driving condition until there's salt on the roads (usually the end of November). Then in goes the Sta-bil fuel conditioner, plywood goes on the garage floor and the car cover becomes permanently attached to the car until the salt is washed off the roads in the Spring. Posts: 2359 | From: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada | Registered: Jul 2001
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Ours went off the road for the season a week ago and goes into storage this weekend.
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I'm with Cy...it's finally cooled down enough to take the t-tops off. Oh yeah...I think there's about 20 minutes in January when we get our annual "blizzard". I don't drive the SS then.
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Mine was put away but with the new laws in MI I'm buying plates tomorrow. I plan on driving it a few more times and going to Stanton Oct 25th for m8. Looking to lower my et by .2-.4 .
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quote:Originally posted by SS_CarGuy: going to put your cars up for their winter rest?
Yep.....it's getting close to the time when the weather will be turning lousy.
That's one of the advantages of living in the South...no winter hibernation required down here...but having lived in the North most of my life, I feel for you because I used to dread the winter lay-up.
End of October or middle of November depending on what the weather is like. I'll usually put it back on the road first or second week of April.
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quote:Originally posted by fenton23: I'm with Cy...it's finally cooled down enough to take the t-tops off. Oh yeah...I think there's about 20 minutes in January when we get our annual "blizzard". I don't drive the SS then.
yeppers, that "glazing" of sleet on the bridges and overpasses makes it impossible to go to work!!!
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Mine was put away back in Aug. 22nd, but being that I am living and working overseas I only get to drive my car about 25 days out of the year. Only have 3200 miles on the ticker.
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i wish i had that luxury! my IROC sits in the snow and salt all winter and gets driven very very seldomly depending on the conditions. i drive my camry for the whole winter.
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Man people! Am i the only one that drives my SS in the Snow?!?! Lemme tell ya, it's fun! I could not live if I couldn't drive my baby all rear round. Rain, Sleet, or snow!
She sits out in everything:
And here's the secret:
Cleans up pretty nicely as well :
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OH WOW!!!!!! THAT IS AWESOME!!!!! Did the whole city shut down?
Yep, actually half of the state! That was the Blizzard of 2003. Was in a state of emergency for a week or so. My sister's 2002 RS Camaro is right beside mine!hehe
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I ususally put mine up at the end of October, unless it snows earlier.
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For me it's when we get our first snowfall and the sand/salt trucks start spreading their loads on the road. That's usually around the end of November/beginning of December. At that point I only use my Silverado and if the roads are clear I'll drive my '99 convertible (with the top up ).
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