I was curious how many of us drive their f-body year round and how many park it and drive the beater ?

I will be putting my Firebird away in 2 weeks. I would have put it away next week (after Thanksgiving) but there is a guy from Pontiac Hi-Performance magazine coming to take some pics of it next week so I'll be late this year.

Out with the Firebird and in with the Toyota (Tercel). 93hp, slow, wallows in the wind -- in fact a good cross wind will knock it off the road the tires are 155/80 13s hahahahahahahahahaha... but it works fantastic in the snow ! It sure is an ugly car though.

So what about you ?

RP.

 

Park it man...
My camaro is awful in the rain..imagine the snow...nope..out comes the Shadown...2.2 L of high power nothing...if ya already have a beater..park it for sure

 

Parkation

 

Do I need to answer this question?

 

Drive it everyday in the winter especially in the middle of a snowstorm and right after they salted the roads..Dont forget to drive on busy streets all the time and keep your insurance slip in a convenient easily accesible area..

Daz

 

Definately park it.. although the place I got last year may not be this year So I gotta find somewhere

 

I drive mine year round, I especially like leaving the top down when I have to park it in a heavy snowfall situation. That way I don't have to waste time clearing snow off of the roof, I just raise the top and turn the heater on, presto all the snow convieneintly melts away.

 

Parked...
82 Camaro..... summer cruiser....never seen snow..
93 Lumina...... summer beater....mint, loaded, no snow
85 Caravelle....winter beater 1
86 GrandAm.....winter beater 2
89 626 ............project beater

Salt/snow = Camaro cancer.

Long live my Camaro.... Pacer

 

yup I need to install wipers on the other side o the windshield..and what do you do about the puddle in the ashtray?It keeps on fogging up my CD player

Daz

 

I was having CD player problems as well, with all of the extra moisture and all, I just cut a couple of holes in the floor to help get rid of the water a little faster.Helps ventalate the car as well

 

I park mine, but kept it insured just in case. There were alot of nice days last winter, when I got it out for a spin. Gonna do the same this year.

 

Im with Daz and zedder on this one. I most definately drive it throughout the winter. Instead of goin for cruzes like I would in the summer I always enjoy finding a salt truck in a storm and following in for an hour or two. That way I get a nice thick coating so when it snows it instantly turns into water, therefore keeping all that rust prone snow off my car. The bald 275s really like the snow too...
greg

 

That puppy of mine gets parked, and i drive arround the tank in the winter, oh that should be fun!

 

Christine gets parked. The Sunfire becomes my sole means of transportation. It prolongs the life of the Camaro and I appreciate her that much more come springtime after driving a 4 cyl all winter.

To all of you who do drive, year 'round, I've got some gorgeous Blizzaks for sale! Email me for info.

Tracey

 

I park it in the winter... Hell I park it in the summer if there's a chance of rain that day. It's a good way to keep the mileage down.

My lil Jimmy sees a lot of road time all year round. Speaking of which, we're going offroading tomorrow. Here's hoping I don't get him high-centred again.

 

No offense, but... DA!!!! Park it, or crash it!

 

I find that the 2" drop on my car and the lower front spoiler give my car excellent snow plow capabilities, it makes cleaning the driveway out after a big snow storm soo much easier
this post is too much fun

 

dude,

my car got a total of 2300 kms this year... it was nuts...

but from what i hear its gonna be a mild one./.. hoefully that means NO SNOW!!!

that would be cool...

now i need to find a beater...the barretta i bought for $150 is gonna cost me at least $1500 to get it on the road....oh well looks like i am gonna have to go get that 99 z24 5spd with 66000kms on it for my beater..

iroc2nv

 

As the storms clouds gather to the north-east...

 

yeah i just heard that too...damn lieing sobs!!

iroc2nv

 

hahaha I can see it now. Convert top down with the drop and big chains on the back 245s


I hope it snows and snows and snows and snows. Either way we arnt going to drive our cars in the winter so I might as well have some fresh snow to board on. Cant wait. Im looking forward to winter... Also want to start sanding down the big red!
greg

 

There was some guy out near Altona who actually had a plow attached to the front of a Camaro which he used to clear the laneway up to his farmhouse.

I guess he was really into the Red Green show or something.

 

haha thats great. You seen the movie out cold? Thats there best. Theres a guy that drives a challenger (or charger?) With a huuuge plow on the front everywhere...
greg

 

No - I never saw that. I guess I'll have to check it out.

 

A pic of my beater, taken today. We had fun today.

 

After waiting 2 or 3 minutes for this darn thread to load, I now remember why I don't come here too often. Everybody wants to post their favorite pictures! Even SUVs for christsake!!!!!

Anyway, to reply to this topic, If you love your thirdgen, most certainly store it. If you have an inexhaustible supply of thirdgens and don't mind putting up with a bit of bodyrot, go ahead and drive it through the winter, but be prepared for some tough sledding if we ever get a real winter again.

I bought my previous thirdgen (an '83 Z28) in November 1986. It was my second Camaro since 1968 and I sure didn't want to store it right away. I thought showing up at the ski hill with a Z28 instead of the old beater Dodge van would be cool. But as winter progressed, it all came back to me. One bad morning the 10 minute drive to work took me 1.5 hours! I remembered my '68 being stuck on ice on a perfectly flat surface and I had to get out and push it while idling in 1st gear. Visions of the rear end crabbing into the ditch on icy hills with the posi all locked up. Do I have to draw a picture? Anyway, that was the last winter for that car. Fortunately, it had been originally Ziebarted and no permanent damage resulted. Even so, I did get it oil sprayed a few times after that to ensure any trapped salt molecules could do no harm. That car lasted me 13 years with no rust, until it was totalled. If I'd driven it any more winters, it wouldn't have lasted half that long and would have died a rustbucket. It's your choice.

 

Mine will be getting ready to go sleeping at the end of this month, and will re-awake next year May.

 

SUV or not..lol

I dont think it is..



Daz

 

Well, I just call them all Monster Trucks. It just terrifies me when some young housewife parks one next to me in the supermarket and gets out while still talking on her cell phone. 90% of those things wouldn't be around of only people who needed trucks would buy trucks.

 

park it......out come the 96 cavalier ......but i get to play with it all winter in the garage,.....sit in it and make car sounds!

 

Well mine is almost ready for its winter slumber.....did my usual stuff to it today...gut the interior etc....I can still drive it but it looks like crap on the inside because I have my crappy seats and no pannels on her...Oh I cant wait untill summer again.

 

Got something against SUVs? Third gens aren't exactly known for their winter driveability. :lala: Like it or not, some of us do need trucks regardless of your stereotypical views.

You're lucky I don't post pics of what I did to my Jimmy last weekend. At the end of the trip I need a new tire, I ripped off a fender flare, pulled off half of another, my front bumper is pushed a good inch and a half in on one side, small crumple on the fender, a dented nerf bar, more scratches than I can count, and an awful lot of mud. Hey one clean, pretty vehicle is enough.

As for the 'bird, it's getting damned cold lately. It's just about time to put her away for the winter. C'mon, one more nice day with the tops off is all I ask...

 

That is the cutest thing I've ever heard!

 

Parking it (woo!)...gotta red, square, '80's Tercel.................yup.