09-22-2020, 12:46 PM | #15 | |
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I wish I had another garage stall at home, but I don't. If I was OK with leaving a vehicle outside all day I'd just leave the Camaro outside and Tahoe inside during the good months and the Camaro inside and Tahoe outside during winter, but I'm not OK with letting the sun beat on any vehicle all year round. Oh by the way, my Tahoe is not a beater so that plays into my decision too. It was purchased new in '18 |
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09-22-2020, 01:14 PM | #16 |
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I vote beater
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09-22-2020, 04:59 PM | #17 |
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I live in Massachusetts, land of road salt.
When I bought my Camaro in 2010, I already had my winter car. The Camaro hibernates for 6 months and the chassis and exhaust still look new. Other cold temp casualties like hoses, belts, and bulbs also are all original. If you can afford a winter car, do it! |
09-22-2020, 05:55 PM | #18 |
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Your Camaro can’t accidentally slide into the ditch or get creamed by another vehicle if it’s in storage.
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09-22-2020, 06:59 PM | #19 |
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Beater! When I lived in Michigan if I had a sports car, I had a beater. It just relieves all the stress. Even now that I live in the sun belt, I drive a Colorado most days and the Camaro on sunny days.
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09-22-2020, 07:23 PM | #20 |
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beater.
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09-22-2020, 08:13 PM | #21 | |
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For a while I thought a beater would be great for days when it might hail or something, but then I realized even having to pay insurance deductibles would be way cheaper than buying/insuring/maintaining a beater. To each their own though! If I could afford it I'd totally have a Wrangler as a 3rd car. |
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09-22-2020, 08:35 PM | #22 | ||
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Resale would be my endgame thought. When you can say “Never seen snow” up here it means a lot more than just being cold. It means you took damn good care of it & the new owner will respect that & pay more for it. Quote:
Hell, I’ve had full on ass pucker moments in a 80’s 626. In one instance I’m sure the Tahoe that was behind me thought I was toast when I did a 180 & was facing him when I hit a icy spot. Then again he was probably like WTF! when I down shifted to 2nd as I cranked the wheel to bring the FWD wheels into the skid & floored it, spun around, grabbed 3rd & got it under control. OP, find a cheap, yet well maintained, early 90’s TSI. Those got me through many WI winters. Their AWD is awesome, they are sporty & fun with not bad mileage. Last edited by gtfoxy; 09-22-2020 at 08:45 PM. |
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09-22-2020, 08:41 PM | #23 | |
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Get a beater, if you're worried about cost, just think of all the car wash money and time you will save! |
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09-22-2020, 08:50 PM | #24 |
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Lol.. just winter drive it.. they aren't hand built custom cars. Great winter cars actually - well balanced, nannies when u need/want them, turn them off for more fun/control when desired.
Heated steering wheel and seats - winter isnt tough. Just switched from X-Ice to Alpin PA5s.. looking forward to trying them out.
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09-22-2020, 11:56 PM | #25 |
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09-23-2020, 12:44 AM | #26 |
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Big city drivers often live under the delusion all roads get plowed as it snows like in the cities.
Up here in rural areas many roads don’t get plowed for days, even over a week, after a big snow storm. Sure the main highways get kinda cleared, but back roads where most people live are down right treacherous. They can have glare ice under several inches of snow. Just taking my kids to school in our AWD Highlander is a chore some times. One miscalculation & your in the ditch, or worse. Last year like 4 people died in my area because they went off the road & either got trapped in their cars or died of hypothermia trying to get help after setting off on foot. |
09-23-2020, 12:48 AM | #27 |
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camaros are bad enough in the rain. i would uber somewhere before i drove my car in the snow. 4wd beaters serve so many purposes.
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09-23-2020, 06:36 AM | #28 |
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The only way I would drive it in the salt belt is with snow tires and cheap wheels. And I would plan on washing it a lot at a hand car wash so you can flush the undercarriage often as possible.
I lived in both Massachusetts and MN had nice vehicles. I literally rinsed the salt off and cleaned the undercarriage after every storm and when the roads were wet and/or salted. It was very difficult- I had special rain pants and rain coat I took with me. I also had a hot water faucet in my garage so I could rinse the salt off at home all winter long. My cars and trucks always looked show room and never had any rust anywhere- even on the under carriage. In the spring or summer I would go under the car and sand and touch up any surface rust on the steel suspension components. I am anal about it but it worked for me. At least you get to drive your nice car in the winter. If not, get a beater.
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