This is why I'm SnowVert - Page 2

angie7 · 12-02-2011, 10:48 PM

Im not investing in snow tires...instead Im investing my parents and my kids father to get my kids to and from school this winter when the bad snow hits

Luckily my family gets it so my camaro will b safe this winter...

SnowVert · 12-03-2011, 01:03 AM

I could try to make arrangements to get me too and from work on snow days, but in mn, i'd be spending enough to buy another camaro. I do have a truck that is my snow day transportation but repairs and maintenance on that have ben killing me... That's going in for a master cylinder on monday... After we get our 3" of snow later today.

Sebastian · 12-03-2011, 03:27 AM

guys we have never snow here ! im from germany and used to snow, now i miss it! Even driving in snow might be fun with a camaro....

Intimidator333 · 12-03-2011, 06:18 AM

Drove a Charger R/T all winter last year. Not bad. Kind of fun whippin it sideways. Kind of scared about these P Zeroes though. Keep hearing bad stuff about them in the snow. Just bought the car. Don't want to shell out the cash for snow tires. Luckily my Grandma whom doesn't drive anymore still has her car. I'll probably just end up driving hers when snow is on the ground before they plow.

Alaskan_SS · 12-03-2011, 06:20 AM

Man I wish I could drive my car year round, but living in Alaska prohibits that. This is my last winter here, so I only have to sit through this one. I talked to the tire places here in town and they all laughed when I asked about snow tires. So I bought a beater with a heater to drive. I try to stay out of the garage, but it doesn't always work. The other day I got in and started it up and pulled out to the driveway and couldn't get it back in. I had to go get traction sand.....haha..

cam62 · 12-03-2011, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Alaskan_SS

I try to stay out of the garage, but it doesn't always work. The other day I got in and started it up and pulled out to the driveway and couldn't get it back in. I had to go get traction sand.....haha..

That's funny. No snow tires for me. I'm in Florida

Alaskan_SS · 12-03-2011, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by cam62

That's funny. No snow tires for me. I'm in Florida

Yeah the neighbors were laughing!!!

cam62 · 12-03-2011, 07:02 AM

58 degrees in Tampa now.. supposed to get to about 78 this afternoon... no chance of rain.

Top down!!!!!!!!!!!

11BEE · 12-03-2011, 07:23 AM

Houston here. What is all that white stuff on your cars?

Just kidding. I drive my Camaro year round, and if I still lived in the North I would drive it in the snow.

Dasche · 12-03-2011, 10:42 AM

I got caught by the Oct snowstorm in northern NJ while at work, we got about 5 inches and my 2011 RS/V6 was parked in the underground parking lot. I had to backup and race up the snow covered ramp to get out but the car handled surprisingly well during the snowy commute home on Route 80. I'm glad this happened while I was still deciding which snow tires and rims to purchase for the season. I don't plan to be on the roads in major snowy weather so no snow tires for me... If the car survived that it will be okay!

air1kdf · 12-03-2011, 11:22 AM

I'll find out for myself soon enough how PZero's work in a light snow in Louisville.

heRS · 12-03-2011, 12:01 PM

I have a 4x4 pickup for my winter beater so the Camaro stays parked. I don't even take it out on nice days. My reasoning is that the poor paint can't take the sand/saltblasting of hiway driving during the winter season. They sand and salt (150,000 tons expected to be laid down this winter) the roads here and it's murder on the paint.
The one time last spring I did drive home in a freak blizzard it handled extremely well in up to six inches of wet, sloppy snow. If you can afford a set of winter tires and wheels for the Camaro you might as well go buy a beater with a heater to take the winter abuse.

Ladybugsmom · 12-03-2011, 12:03 PM

My DD is in the shop, so I had to take Ladybug to work yesterday. No snow here, but when I drove home, it was only 26 degrees out, and slightly foggy. I did NOT want to find out where the black ice was! The FRONT end got squirrely on me when I went over a slick manhole cover. Needless to say, I swerved around the manhole covers the rest of the way home!! If the SUV dies completely, then I'll get winter rims and tires for the Camaro, but for now, unless I have no other option - like yesterday - she's in the garage when it's this cold...

boltmark · 12-03-2011, 12:09 PM

To each their own. I will never have my car in the snow. It is a garage queen during the winter and only drive it to shows during the summer. It hasn't seen rain yet (lucky) because there have been storms brewing while leaving car shows. People enjoy these cars in many different ways. This is my way.

12-02-2011, 10:48 PM	#15
angie7 Smoked by a GIRL Drives: 2014 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 3,748 View My Garage	Im not investing in snow tires...instead Im investing my parents and my kids father to get my kids to and from school this winter when the bad snow hits Luckily my family gets it so my camaro will b safe this winter... __________________ 2014 2SS/RS Summit White w/ IOM interior "Powder 2.0"

12-03-2011, 01:03 AM	#16
SnowVert Drives: Inferno Orange 2013 SS/RS LS3 6M Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Minnesota Posts: 684 View My Garage	I could try to make arrangements to get me too and from work on snow days, but in mn, i'd be spending enough to buy another camaro. I do have a truck that is my snow day transportation but repairs and maintenance on that have ben killing me... That's going in for a master cylinder on monday... After we get our 3" of snow later today. __________________ With this in the garage, I smile every day 6/29/2012 New 2013 ordered... 8/21/2012 New 2013 picked up!!!

12-03-2011, 06:20 AM	#19
Alaskan_SS Drives: 2011 Red Jewel Tintcoat Camaro Join Date: May 2011 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 75 View My Garage	Living in Alaska...... Man I wish I could drive my car year round, but living in Alaska prohibits that. This is my last winter here, so I only have to sit through this one. I talked to the tire places here in town and they all laughed when I asked about snow tires. So I bought a beater with a heater to drive. I try to stay out of the garage, but it doesn't always work. The other day I got in and started it up and pulled out to the driveway and couldn't get it back in. I had to go get traction sand.....haha..

12-03-2011, 07:23 AM	#23
11BEE 11 BEE Drives: 2011 LS2 RS & 2012 2SS RS 45th Vert Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kingwood, TX Posts: 733	Houston here. What is all that white stuff on your cars? Just kidding. I drive my Camaro year round, and if I still lived in the North I would drive it in the snow. __________________ 11Bee and I♥My45th

12-03-2011, 12:01 PM	#26
heRS Raised by Wolves Drives: IBM 2010 2LT RS M6 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 5,980 View My Garage	I have a 4x4 pickup for my winter beater so the Camaro stays parked. I don't even take it out on nice days. My reasoning is that the poor paint can't take the sand/saltblasting of hiway driving during the winter season. They sand and salt (150,000 tons expected to be laid down this winter) the roads here and it's murder on the paint. The one time last spring I did drive home in a freak blizzard it handled extremely well in up to six inches of wet, sloppy snow. If you can afford a set of winter tires and wheels for the Camaro you might as well go buy a beater with a heater to take the winter abuse. __________________ Tori click the sig pic to view my build thread

12-03-2011, 03:27 AM	#17
Sebastian Drives: Camaro 2011, 6.2L 2SS Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Saudi Arabia Posts: 300 View My Garage	guys we have never snow here ! im from germany and used to snow, now i miss it! Even driving in snow might be fun with a camaro....

12-03-2011, 06:18 AM	#18
Intimidator333 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Inferno Orange. Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 348	Drove a Charger R/T all winter last year. Not bad. Kind of fun whippin it sideways. Kind of scared about these P Zeroes though. Keep hearing bad stuff about them in the snow. Just bought the car. Don't want to shell out the cash for snow tires. Luckily my Grandma whom doesn't drive anymore still has her car. I'll probably just end up driving hers when snow is on the ground before they plow.

12-03-2011, 07:02 AM	#22
cam62 Drives: 2012 IBM Vert 2SS/rs Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,157 View My Garage	58 degrees in Tampa now.. supposed to get to about 78 this afternoon... no chance of rain. Top down!!!!!!!!!!!

12-03-2011, 10:42 AM	#24
Dasche Drives: 2011 Camaro Convertible 1LT/RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Paterson NJ Posts: 62	I got caught by the Oct snowstorm in northern NJ while at work, we got about 5 inches and my 2011 RS/V6 was parked in the underground parking lot. I had to backup and race up the snow covered ramp to get out but the car handled surprisingly well during the snowy commute home on Route 80. I'm glad this happened while I was still deciding which snow tires and rims to purchase for the season. I don't plan to be on the roads in major snowy weather so no snow tires for me... If the car survived that it will be okay!

12-03-2011, 11:22 AM	#25
air1kdf Drives: his 45th SS everywhere Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 146	I'll find out for myself soon enough how PZero's work in a light snow in Louisville.

12-03-2011, 12:03 PM	#27
Ladybugsmom Older than I look.... Drives: 2010 VR Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Washington Posts: 6,481 View My Garage	My DD is in the shop, so I had to take Ladybug to work yesterday. No snow here, but when I drove home, it was only 26 degrees out, and slightly foggy. I did NOT want to find out where the black ice was! The FRONT end got squirrely on me when I went over a slick manhole cover. Needless to say, I swerved around the manhole covers the rest of the way home!! If the SUV dies completely, then I'll get winter rims and tires for the Camaro, but for now, unless I have no other option - like yesterday - she's in the garage when it's this cold... __________________ High Heels and Fast Wheels!!

12-03-2011, 12:09 PM	#28
boltmark Account Suspended Drives: 2010 2 SS/RS IOM Camaro Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: il Posts: 1,275	To each their own. I will never have my car in the snow. It is a garage queen during the winter and only drive it to shows during the summer. It hasn't seen rain yet (lucky) because there have been storms brewing while leaving car shows. People enjoy these cars in many different ways. This is my way.