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Depending on which part of the country you live in, winters may be warm, mild,
moderate or downright brutal. Here on the East Coast they’re usually seasonably cold
with moderate snowfall and a good share of sub-freezing temperature days and nights.
That’s not to say that some winters aren’t fridgidly awful; last year, for example, we were
absolutely inundated with snow and cold weather. Hopefully this year we’ll fare a bit
better. As of this writing, so far, so good. Hope we didn’t jinx things by putting that in
writing!
We’re very aware that many (perhaps most?) Corvette owners don’t intentionally
drive their Corvettes in inclement weather. Of course, if you’re already out in your ‘Vette
and the weather takes a bad turn, there’s really not too much you can do about it except
to tough it out and hope to make it to home or shelter safely.
Last month we covered what you should do if you’re going to put your Corvette into
storage for the winter, and hopefully you found this information useful.
But then, there are the other Corvette owners who use their cars as daily drivers,
and most of our staff members fall into this category. Some of us don’t have the luxury
of parking/storing our Corvettes and using a “normal” car to get to work in. We know full-
well what a “joy” it is to drive in snow, sleet and slush. And those of us with C5s and C6s
learned very early on that run-flat tires are like rolling banana peels on slippery surfaces,
so conventional “inflatable” tires are on all of the later model ‘Vettes here that are in
daily service.
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