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thunder
12-19-2009, 09:24 PM
so ive been having some fun in the snow with the firebird, really wishin i had a LSD in the back. who else drives their F-body in the snow

Tru2Chevy
12-19-2009, 09:27 PM
I voted year round even though I haven't driven my current Camaro. I drove my first Camaro ('85 2.8/A4) all year round with no issues.

- Justin

thunder
12-19-2009, 09:31 PM
ya i dont know what everyone is scared of, just gotta be carefull and ur fine

Anti_Rice_Guy
12-19-2009, 09:31 PM
In between only nice days garage queen. I eenie meenie minie mo'd

BigRocsFirebird
12-19-2009, 09:31 PM
driving in the snow is fun, i wish i had a posi and a v8 though. but in the snow both wheels grab

creeper
12-19-2009, 09:35 PM
just got my winter tires installed this morning. i don't have room or money for a second car. maybe in a year or two. for now it's not too bad though. i hate the salt and how fast it gets dirty but oh well, it's still fun.

Savage_Messiah
12-19-2009, 09:48 PM
i used to... every year it got worse in the snow. Side effect of every year having steeper gears, among other things, probably :lol:

JSPERFORMANCE
12-19-2009, 09:54 PM
:p .

thunder
12-19-2009, 09:59 PM
:p .

i approve, donuts?

Tru2Chevy
12-19-2009, 10:19 PM
Nice one Josh.....do the same with the black car? ;)

- Justin

MonmouthCtyAntz
12-19-2009, 10:24 PM
I drive it year rd...though not on wet roads.

JSPERFORMANCE
12-19-2009, 10:27 PM
Nice one Josh.....do the same with the black car? ;)

- Justin

Havent tried it yet..

Tru2Chevy
12-19-2009, 10:34 PM
Well, what are you waiting for? You have lights in the parking lot, right? Get down to the shop, do some donuts, and post up pics :D

It'll make you feel warm and fuzzy inside

- Justin

thunder
12-19-2009, 10:36 PM
Well, what are you waiting for? You have lights in the parking lot, right? Get down to the shop, do some donuts, and post up pics :D

It'll make you feel warm and fuzzy inside

- Justin

agreed

69BirdX
12-19-2009, 10:40 PM
I have to drive year round since I sold my tuck and mustang. If it's realy bad I won't. I did want to go to donuts somewhere but my reare d is on battered shape and wheel bearings are bad so I decided that it was bea not to

Teds89IROC
12-19-2009, 10:57 PM
I voted year round even though I haven't driven my current Camaro. I drove my first Camaro ('85 2.8/A4) all year round with no issues.

- Justin


Bah that doesn't count. I drove my first car (92 Camaro RS 3.1 V6) all year round too, but the iroc is another story :lol:

Frosty
12-19-2009, 11:00 PM
ya i dont know what everyone is scared of, just gotta be carefull and ur fine

Yeah...come drive mine in the snow.....TPI+procharger=teh spinnies lol

Squirrel
12-19-2009, 11:00 PM
last time i drove in the TA in bad weather didnt work out too good... but it was on kuhmo's all year round until that point

98tadriver
12-19-2009, 11:12 PM
i actually drove home from philly around 12pm today. roads were crap. with the way the roads looked, i felt like i was in an ice road truckers episode

maroman88
12-19-2009, 11:27 PM
i just got home in the TA! lol that was fun... the camaro hasnt seen snow in maybe 5 years

stevethepirate
12-20-2009, 03:19 AM
Mine stays garaged from early October-early April. I would keep it out a bit longer, that is just when I can drive home from school.
~3,500-4,000 miles a year.

Firebird92
12-20-2009, 07:18 AM
I LOVE THE snow lolol
I got pulled over this morning the cop runs up to my window and yelling

Cop: what the hell u think your doing, i was behind you and u was going sideway for 3 blocks.
ME: well sir its a 92 firebird
Cop: why are u driving a 17 year old car rwd car in this kind of car in weather like this
ME: because i can
cop starts laugh and calls me crazy as some guy in a ford f150 slides in to a pole.
Cop: well drive slow and safe now

as he runs to the ford

nj85z28
12-20-2009, 08:02 AM
i used to drive a few of my old cars year round. 96 Camaro 3.8...was fun in the snow and 91 Camaro RS v8...well even more fun in the snow...now i have a 4wd truck so no need to

chevyt454
12-20-2009, 08:03 AM
Just drove mine last night in the snow - the crazy looks i got!

wrong generation
12-20-2009, 08:11 AM
its a car its ment to be driven all year round in good and bad weather other wise there isnt a point in owning it. now i just need to find me an empty parknlot

BigRocsFirebird
12-20-2009, 09:20 AM
I LOVE THE snow lolol
I got pulled over this morning the cop runs up to my window and yelling

Cop: what the hell u think your doing, i was behind you and u was going sideway for 3 blocks.
ME: well sir its a 92 firebird
Cop: why are u driving a 17 year old car rwd car in this kind of car in weather like this
ME: because i can
cop starts laugh and calls me crazy as some guy in a ford f150 slides in to a pole.
Cop: well drive slow and safe now

as he runs to the ford

let's see if the cops here and washington twp are like that... i'll be right back! haha i'll go out in a little though but i need to find a nice parking lot. i don't want to drive like an ******* on the roads with people around

Brendan713
12-20-2009, 09:27 AM
i've had mine two months or so and i will drive the car tomorrow to school when the roads are all clear and all but right now im going snowboarding so PEACE?!?!!!!!!@@@@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JL8Jeff
12-20-2009, 11:12 AM
My SS has been the daily driver for the last 3 years but you can't even attempt to drive it in any amount of snow with the 275 tires. I just bought a 1988 4Runner to be my winter beater and it worked well today.

98tadriver
12-20-2009, 11:21 AM
i have 275s/315s on mine, felt like i was on slicks when i was cruising :lol:

LTb1ow
12-20-2009, 11:25 AM
LOL yea.... my car can't make it up the small hill to get out of my neighborhood in snow, I just slide backwards....

AWD ABS new car ftw. :)

Saw a lot of stupid last night.

cdacda13
12-20-2009, 12:42 PM
I used to drive my old 90 Firebird and 92 Camaro in the snow.

ws6 jim
12-20-2009, 01:02 PM
The first 8 years of driving ive only had an fbody. Ive driven in the snow dozens of times only got stuck bad once but ewing cops pushed me out with their bumper.

1994lt1
12-20-2009, 01:05 PM
Am I the only one who cant go anywhere at all in the snow? I got stuck 4 times trying to move it out of my driveway last year to the neighbors driveway. Its a joke and half in the snow. I don't know how anyone can rely on it as their primary vehicle.
Here it is right where it belongs.
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs042.snc3/12956_1220447424270_1021462007_30579910_7887039_n. jpg

Scrat's_Camaro
12-20-2009, 02:14 PM
Am I the only one who cant go anywhere at all in the snow? I got stuck 4 times trying to move it out of my driveway last year to the neighbors driveway. Its a joke and half in the snow. I don't know how anyone can rely on it as their primary vehicle.
Here it is right where it belongs.
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs042.snc3/12956_1220447424270_1021462007_30579910_7887039_n. jpg


i got stuck real bad last night and stuck this morning in my driveway which i think screwed up one of my axles. so in the garage it went till i get it checked out.

BonzoHansen
12-20-2009, 03:58 PM
I voted garage queen nice the Z sleeps indoors, but mine gets driven a lot in the nice weather. It humps out to Carlisle in June. It gets ~3000 miles on it (not last year, damn rain every other day). It almost wen on power tour last year until job paranoia hit. And it has seen rain a few times. But I don;t liek it. You have no idea how much better wipers are now than they were 30+ years ago.

I voted year round even though I haven't driven my current Camaro. I drove my first Camaro ('85 2.8/A4) all year round with no issues.

- Justin

:BS: You'd still be DD'ing the Jeep. You can't vote based on 'yes to'. I used to DD a 2nd gen and later a 3rd gen. :p

its a car its ment to be driven all year round in good and bad weather other wise there isnt a point in owning it. now i just need to find me an empty parknlotMore BS. A good Camaro has no business out in the wet. That is why tracks close when it rains. Plus real performance tires hate temps below 40* :nod:

I dunno. I like keeping my 2nd gen nice. Sorry I make enough money to have a DD and a nice Camaro. Parts don't fall off trees for old Camaros and there are too many bad drivers out there for me to take that car anywhere anytime. Although I'd wager it would be more reliable than 1/2 the 3rd & 4th gens on this site :p

Frosty
12-20-2009, 04:55 PM
its a car its ment to be driven all year round in good and bad weather other wise there isnt a point in owning it. now i just need to find me an empty parknlot

...and that's why most Fbodies in this area are clapped out pieces of ****....

creeper
12-20-2009, 07:04 PM
Am I the only one who cant go anywhere at all in the snow? I got stuck 4 times trying to move it out of my driveway last year to the neighbors driveway. Its a joke and half in the snow. I don't know how anyone can rely on it as their primary vehicle.
Here it is right where it belongs.

throw on some real winter tires and put some weight in the back and it's not that bad.

it can handle a little fluffy frozen water:
http://i48.tinypic.com/2ly3c55.jpg

1994lt1
12-20-2009, 11:18 PM
Creeper thats awesome. I cant believe you drive that beauty in the snow. Touche to you.

B4C
12-20-2009, 11:28 PM
Will not see salt, snow, or ice. It's my dd so it does see rain but 400rwhp+bald 275's+winter weather=car in a ditch

creeper
12-21-2009, 01:15 AM
Creeper thats awesome. I cant believe you drive that beauty in the snow. Touche to you.

thanks for the compliment 8-)

could use some fresh paint here and there but overall decent shape for a 100k mile daily driver. it does what i need it to and doesn't ask any questions. i wish i could garage it but for now that's out of the question.

12secondv6
12-21-2009, 07:04 AM
No - it just sits in my driveway until someone buys it.... then I will be f body less

slugger27nj
12-21-2009, 07:21 AM
I used to drive my 92 RS, 98 T/A year round in all conditions and hated driving from Jackson to Pennsauken for work. I drove my 02 Z28 year round the 1st 2 years I had it, and had enough of that after I was able to to stop a few feet short of a 15 car pile-up on an entrance ramp on about 2" of ice. Bought the beater shortly after.

Firebird67dude
12-21-2009, 03:44 PM
Drove the 67 year round for two years and the TA is driven everyday no matter what the weather. Got stuck parked at work a few times thats it. Weight in the back and get into second and its fine.

BonzoHansen
12-21-2009, 06:47 PM
I saw a kid driving a red 1st gen ragtop firebird on rt 1 during rush hour tonight. :shock:

wrong generation
12-21-2009, 07:23 PM
More BS. A good Camaro has no business out in the wet. That is why tracks close when it rains. Plus real performance tires hate temps below 40* :nod:


i call bs on this. a camaro is nothing more then a car and cars are ment for transporting from one point to another so camaro's do infact belong out when its wet. the reason tracks close when its rains is for safty seasons not because they are afraid of the cars getting wet. and yes performance tires are useless in this weather which is exactly why snow/winter tires are available.

...and that's why most Fbodies in this area are clapped out pieces of ****....

an fbody is no better then any other car out there. its nothing more then just a car and should be driven in all weather all year long no matter what the weather. cars were ment to be driven into the ground and then fixed up and driven back into the ground then fixed up again.

BonzoHansen
12-21-2009, 08:21 PM
You're on the wrong site. Sorry I don't treat my 2nd gen like a disposable tin can.

LTb1ow
12-21-2009, 08:24 PM
You're on the wrong site. Sorry I don't treat my 2nd gen like a disposable tin can.

It is you good sir that is on the wrong site, sorry we don't take kindly to your kind here.

Pft, responsibility.. what a crock.

BonzoHansen
12-21-2009, 08:25 PM
lol

B4C
12-21-2009, 08:27 PM
Yeah I dont want my car getting hit or look busted, or rotting out so its not going out in the snow or salt

wrong generation
12-21-2009, 10:38 PM
You're on the wrong site. Sorry I don't treat my 2nd gen like a disposable tin can.

so your saying that your honda pilot and olds intrigue are disposable tin cans ? bonzo can you please explain to me what exactly makes your 2nd gen camaro better then those two cars instead of being on the same level as them ? what exactly makes your camaro royalty and why should it be held up high on a pedistal while your pilot and intrigue are not ? all three of them are basicly the same and should be used as such. sure they may look differant and your camaro may look cooler then the other two but it is no differant then them and should get the same daily driven treatment as them and nothing more. hell if you really liked your 2nd gen as much as you say you do. then you would think that you would drive it as much as humanly possible and wouldnt need a differant car for a daily driver sense if you loved your camaro you would daily drive the ever living hell out of it. instead of letting it sit there taking up space and collecting dust while somthing else gets driven instead.

im not trying to say that fbodies shouldnt be taken care of. sure like any other car they should get their oil filter changed every two weeks and ger their oil changed every 4-6 weeks and get washed for 3-4 hours straight on the weekend and then polished and waxed for another couple hours. and the interior should be cleaned with a q-tip and nail polish remover every so often. yet an fbody is nothing more then just a car and should be treated as such. when they were build and designed they were built and designed to be driven on a daily basis as daily drivers so why shouldnt they be used for their intended purpose? after all they are cars they are not an investment. if you want to invest in somthing sell the camaro to some one who will love it enough to drive the hell out of it and take that money to wall street or if you would rather have something to look at sell the camaro and go by some sort of statue to put in your garage somthing that has no other purpose but to be looked at and admired.

LTb1ow
12-21-2009, 10:52 PM
so your saying that your honda pilot and olds intrigue are disposable tin cans ? bonzo can you please explain to me what exactly makes your 2nd gen camaro better then those two cars instead of being on the same level as them ? what exactly makes your camaro royalty and why should it be held up high on a pedistal while your pilot and intrigue are not ? all three of them are basicly the same and should be used as such. sure they may look differant and your camaro may look cooler then the other two but it is no differant then them and should get the same daily driven treatment as them and nothing more. hell if you really liked your 2nd gen as much as you say you do. then you would think that you would drive it as much as humanly possible and wouldnt need a differant car for a daily driver sense if you loved your camaro you would daily drive the ever living hell out of it. instead of letting it sit there taking up space and collecting dust while somthing else gets driven instead.

im not trying to say that fbodies shouldnt be taken care of. sure like any other car they should get their oil filter changed every two weeks and ger their oil changed every 4-6 weeks and get washed for 3-4 hours straight on the weekend and then polished and waxed for another couple hours. and the interior should be cleaned with a q-tip and nail polish remover every so often. yet an fbody is nothing more then just a car and should be treated as such. when they were build and designed they were built and designed to be driven on a daily basis as daily drivers so why shouldnt they be used for their intended purpose? after all they are cars they are not an investment. if you want to invest in somthing sell the camaro to some one who will love it enough to drive the hell out of it and take that money to wall street or if you would rather have something to look at sell the camaro and go by some sort of statue to put in your garage somthing that has no other purpose but to be looked at and admired.

Well. Just IMO. AWD is way way better than RWD, and you know a huge ass stall and drag radials.

Edit: You can throw in the side curtain air bags, better brakes and a higher suspension too if you want. And or, you know, the value, both sentimentally and monetarily of the classic car versus a modern mass produced vehicle.

But hell, thats just my dumb selfs view.

Frosty
12-21-2009, 11:28 PM
an fbody is no better then any other car out there. its nothing more then just a car and should be driven in all weather all year long no matter what the weather. cars were ment to be driven into the ground and then fixed up and driven back into the ground then fixed up again.

"Should be driven" in all weather? Like I said...that's why most are rusted out pieces of ****. So by your theory there's no advantage or reason to drive a Hon-duh Civic in the winter over an Fbody? If you so no you're smoking some good ****.

Cars aren't meant to be beaten to the ground and then fixed up only to be ****boxed again...sorry but I take care of my stuff....as do quite a few members here. While my GTA needs paint since it was an outdoor car it's entire life it's still a straight bodied, reasonable sharp looking car...that's still holding strong at 142K miles with 8#'s of boost running through it....I don't plan on beating the snot out of it just to "fix it up again".

Maybe you don't value what you have, maybe your get off on beating the snot out of cars...good for you...but please don't give those that don't do that any problems...beating on cars was cool when we were 17.

...and you really have no basis for your argument. It seriously makes you look childish by thinking it's cool to beat the snot out of cars....keep on representing the stereotype...:D

...and who the F changes their oil filter every two weeks and their oil every 4? :rofl: Also, since you want to act like you know everything...just because someone doesn't daily drive their Fbody doesn't mean it sits around and collects dust like you seem to think. I drive mine a few times a week unless it's ****** out...that's what the $300 Corsica is for...to soak up the abuse of daily driving or if I'm running around the block to get milk and bread. There's NO reason to fire up the GTA to drive a 1/2 mile to get some food. I don't know...maybe I grew up or value my stuff....either way you're barking up the wrong tree. You're looking silly.

Mike
12-21-2009, 11:43 PM
what makes his camaro "better" than his other cars is the fact that he is an ENTHUSIAST his personal feelings and history with fbodys makes him feel that way...

stevethepirate
12-22-2009, 01:14 AM
what makes his camaro "better" than his other cars is the fact that he is an ENTHUSIAST his personal feelings and history with fbodys makes him feel that way...

Exactly. We are on this site because we like these cars. I too drive a honda in the winter. I don't see one as being better than the other, I would just rather have my Camaro remain as clean as possible.

BonzoHansen
12-22-2009, 08:39 AM
so your saying that your honda pilot and olds intrigue are disposable tin cans ? bonzo can you please explain to me what exactly makes your 2nd gen camaro better then those two cars instead of being on the same level as them ? what exactly makes your camaro royalty and why should it be held up high on a pedistal while your pilot and intrigue are not ? all three of them are basicly the same and should be used as such. sure they may look differant and your camaro may look cooler then the other two but it is no differant then them and should get the same daily driven treatment as them and nothing more. hell if you really liked your 2nd gen as much as you say you do. then you would think that you would drive it as much as humanly possible and wouldnt need a differant car for a daily driver sense if you loved your camaro you would daily drive the ever living hell out of it. instead of letting it sit there taking up space and collecting dust while somthing else gets driven instead.

im not trying to say that fbodies shouldnt be taken care of. sure like any other car they should get their oil filter changed every two weeks and ger their oil changed every 4-6 weeks and get washed for 3-4 hours straight on the weekend and then polished and waxed for another couple hours. and the interior should be cleaned with a q-tip and nail polish remover every so often. yet an fbody is nothing more then just a car and should be treated as such. when they were build and designed they were built and designed to be driven on a daily basis as daily drivers so why shouldnt they be used for their intended purpose? after all they are cars they are not an investment. if you want to invest in somthing sell the camaro to some one who will love it enough to drive the hell out of it and take that money to wall street or if you would rather have something to look at sell the camaro and go by some sort of statue to put in your garage somthing that has no other purpose but to be looked at and admired.Ok, since you asked…

Who brought up investments? I certainly did not. You are mixing me up with someone else, obviously. Anyone with half a brain knows cars in general are terrible investments.

The Z insurance does not allow me to drive it to work and also requires me to have a daily driver. And the QQ plates technically limit usage a lot, not that anyone has ever been called on that. Regular car insurance won’t work for an old car, with normal coverage if anything ever happened I’d get skinned financially. I have a responsibility to my family to protect the family funds. So while not an investment, it’s my responsibility to protect the value of something I might need to sell if the need arises. That includes not driving it in the snow or rain or into Camden – mostly out of fear of what others might do – door dings, fender scraps, theft, etc. So the collector plates & insurance technically dictates usage, and protecting asset value is a secondary concern. Enough of that.

Within those constraints, my car gets driven a lot. Based on a lot of what you’ve written over the years I bet it’s gotten more miles than any Camaro you’ve owned. But if not, who cares? Yes, IMO the other cars we use as daily drivers are far more disposable. Put it this way, if the pilot or olds got stolen today I could care less. I’d be more pissed about losing my GPS. I’d be a little angrier if the Camaro got stolen. Not because of the money, insurance covers that quite well. I’ve put a lot of time & effort into that car. My kids really like riding in it. It’s a bit special to them and I like that bonding time with them. It is also a bit therapeutic for me. A few hours in the garage are nice. I can work on the car, do repairs or upgrades and not worry about needing it to get to work the next day – I don’t have to do half-assed rigs to keep it going. I usually find working on it relaxing and enjoyable. Not as much as driving, but still nice. To recap, the Camaro gives me enjoyment, relaxation and bonding time with my sons.

I’d actually be real pissed if my truck got stolen. It has no theft insurance so I’d be out money too. Yeah, I have a truck too. I see our cars kind of as different shoes for different purposes. The Pilot is my wife’s, which explains that. My Olds is my DD, it’s relatively safe to drive with crumple zones, air bags, abs, wipers that actually clear rain, etc., and gets reasonable mileage, 20 local/28 hwy. My truck is simply a tool. It’s for schlepping around wood, rocks, mulch, whatever, boat anchor LS1s, whatever. It actually gets used by my friends too, who in turn help me out around the house, the garage, etc., kind of a barter deal. Am I bad for not DD’ing my truck too?

One last thought. Who are you to begrudge anyone on what they do with their property? Do you bitch about gun owners that never shoot them? Do you complain about people with spare bedrooms that never get used? Or jewelry that never gets worn? Or someone who owns 50 hats and only wears one of them? No, of course not. Hey, my baseball cards have been in storage for 20 years. Should I go get them out and start flipping them just because? How about boats? Do you begrudge boat owners? They get used in similar fashion, nice days, pleasure use, etc. Actually a somewhat decent analogy to owning a ‘collector’ car. Hell, a lot of boats get less usage than my car. Are boat owners just as stupid to you?

Sorry if I worked hard in school and got a good enough job to allow me a few minor guilty pleasures as long as I am responsible about it. Forgive my gluttony. Again, IMO if you don’t understand the enthusiast part of all this then you are on the wrong site.

BigRocsFirebird
12-22-2009, 03:12 PM
Bonzo you wrote like a story. I almost finished my box of cheez-it's by the time i was done reading your small story:lol: but good points i understand what you mean and the value of your car (not in money wise). i think she should be garage kept.

Anti_Rice_Guy
12-22-2009, 05:58 PM
Bonzo, that post was way too long, coherent and responsible for NJFBOA. Please ban yourself.

fmybody
12-22-2009, 08:30 PM
Ok, since you asked…

Who brought up investments? I certainly did not. You are mixing me up with someone else, obviously. Anyone with half a brain knows cars in general are terrible investments.

The Z insurance does not allow me to drive it to work and also requires me to have a daily driver. And the QQ plates technically limit usage a lot, not that anyone has ever been called on that. Regular car insurance won’t work for an old car, with normal coverage if anything ever happened I’d get skinned financially. I have a responsibility to my family to protect the family funds. So while not an investment, it’s my responsibility to protect the value of something I might need to sell if the need arises. That includes not driving it in the snow or rain or into Camden – mostly out of fear of what others might do – door dings, fender scraps, theft, etc. So the collector plates & insurance technically dictates usage, and protecting asset value is a secondary concern. Enough of that.

Within those constraints, my car gets driven a lot. Based on a lot of what you’ve written over the years I bet it’s gotten more miles than any Camaro you’ve owned. But if not, who cares? Yes, IMO the other cars we use as daily drivers are far more disposable. Put it this way, if the pilot or olds got stolen today I could care less. I’d be more pissed about losing my GPS. I’d be a little angrier if the Camaro got stolen. Not because of the money, insurance covers that quite well. I’ve put a lot of time & effort into that car. My kids really like riding in it. It’s a bit special to them and I like that bonding time with them. It is also a bit therapeutic for me. A few hours in the garage are nice. I can work on the car, do repairs or upgrades and not worry about needing it to get to work the next day – I don’t have to do half-assed rigs to keep it going. I usually find working on it relaxing and enjoyable. Not as much as driving, but still nice. To recap, the Camaro gives me enjoyment, relaxation and bonding time with my sons.

I’d actually be real pissed if my truck got stolen. It has no theft insurance so I’d be out money too. Yeah, I have a truck too. I see our cars kind of as different shoes for different purposes. The Pilot is my wife’s, which explains that. My Olds is my DD, it’s relatively safe to drive with crumple zones, air bags, abs, wipers that actually clear rain, etc., and gets reasonable mileage, 20 local/28 hwy. My truck is simply a tool. It’s for schlepping around wood, rocks, mulch, whatever, boat anchor LS1s, whatever. It actually gets used by my friends too, who in turn help me out around the house, the garage, etc., kind of a barter deal. Am I bad for not DD’ing my truck too?

One last thought. Who are you to begrudge anyone on what they do with their property? Do you bitch about gun owners that never shoot them? Do you complain about people with spare bedrooms that never get used? Or jewelry that never gets worn? Or someone who owns 50 hats and only wears one of them? No, of course not. Hey, my baseball cards have been in storage for 20 years. Should I go get them out and start flipping them just because? How about boats? Do you begrudge boat owners? They get used in similar fashion, nice days, pleasure use, etc. Actually a somewhat decent analogy to owning a ‘collector’ car. Hell, a lot of boats get less usage than my car. Are boat owners just as stupid to you?

Sorry if I worked hard in school and got a good enough job to allow me a few minor guilty pleasures as long as I am responsible about it. Forgive my gluttony. Again, IMO if you don’t understand the enthusiast part of all this then you are on the wrong site.



i scrolled passed this 3 times before i decided to read it.. and im glad i did.. great points made ... im glad i read that! lol:nod:

BonzoHansen
12-22-2009, 08:40 PM
LOL, I wrote that over my breakfast bagel this morning.

fmybody
12-22-2009, 10:02 PM
LOL, I wrote that over my breakfast bagel this morning.

perfect use of puctuation lol thats a good habit lol the internet funked my proper typing skills a long time ago.. :nod:

Mark42
12-22-2009, 10:10 PM
I'll be driving my Firebird throughout the winter. If I can avoid driving in the snow, and after salt and gravel has been spread, I will. I can work from my home office on bad weather days, so that helps keep it out of the crappy weather.

Already, Ive had trouble getting up my own driveway because of the open rear and snow. So tonight I dropped the car at a shop to have a TrueTrac and 3.73's installed.

Also ordered splash guards to keep paint chipping to a minimum from salt and gravel.

fmybody
12-22-2009, 10:18 PM
DD crapped out yesterday.. perfect timing.. so im stuck with the SS for a few days minimum

HW72
12-22-2009, 11:11 PM
I mostly drive my Camaro when the weather's alright. I don't intend on ever using it in the snow, especially since it's got MT E/T Street Radials on the back and a bunch of other stuff to make it tail-happy. I'd really like to steer clear of road salt. I only drive it in the rain when I have to. When I bought the car, it was raining the entire drive home from Long Island and I don't intend on being in that situation very often, although it did drive better than I expected on the drag radials. I kept it FAR under the limit.. lol. Unfortunately I don't have enough space in my garage, and I don't have a car cover... I should buy one.

Frosty
12-22-2009, 11:25 PM
Well HW, you should sell yours according to good 'ol zeek....if you don't drive it every day it only collects dust....and you should sell it to someone who intends to run it into the ground.

:D

BigRocsFirebird
12-22-2009, 11:45 PM
LOL, I wrote that over my breakfast bagel this morning.

hmmm? maybe i'll try and eat bagels when i have to write for english class:-P