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View Poll Results: Will you drive your Solstice in winter (if you live in a region that gets snow)
Yes, my Solstice will be driven year round. Snow tires are my friends. 231 32.40%
No, I will park the Solstice, and have a second vehicle for winter duty 308 43.20%
Whats snow? I see sun and nice weather year round and will enjoy it in the Solstice 174 24.40%
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Old 03-08-2005, 07:45 AM
  
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You know, I see these guys (and girls) on motorcycles, dressed in what looks like black space suits, bikes strapped with gear, blithely motoring in the winter rain. Driving a roadster with the top up with the heater on can't be that bad.

Then again, I live in Texas.
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Old 03-08-2005, 01:20 PM
  
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I can't get my S2000 out of my driveway in the winter, the snow and ice is just too thick.

I drove a CTS yesterday in a major snowfall and it was a real pain, I like my subaru for the winter AWD is so nice to have.
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Old 03-08-2005, 01:43 PM
  
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I just looked at the results for this poll. What caught my eye wasn't the results themselves but rather the ads at the bottom. One of the ads was advertizing low prices for the 2005 Solstice.
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Old 03-08-2005, 01:58 PM
  
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I just looked at the results for this poll. What caught my eye wasn't the results themselves but rather the ads at the bottom. One of the ads was advertizing low prices for the 2005 Solstice.
Luc, I went and clicked the add after you mentioned that.
Look what I found;
http://www.solsticeforum.com/forum/s...ad.php?p=20910
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Old 03-09-2005, 10:45 AM
  
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I will be driving it all year around... Since I am selling my all year around car " 92 Civic hb with 99 Sir motor etc" and buying the solstice... What would you do??? Drive a 68 Firebird and ah Yamaha YZF R1 and put the solstice away, or drive the solstice all year...hahahahaha
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Old 04-05-2005, 09:08 PM
   Anyone going to drive their Solstice in the Winter?
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If so you're going to have to post on here how it holds up.

Im first in line for a Sky and I am planning on driving it year round. Will need some feedback on how these cars handle the snow.

Thanks in advance.
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Old 04-05-2005, 09:22 PM
  
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Minimal ground clearance, performance tires and rear wheel drive will all conspire to make this car marginal or bad as a winter daily driver. I wouldn't advise it if you can afford a winter beater. You may be hoping against hope that folks will say it will be fine to drive in the snow, but I can't see it. How many folks drive their Corvettes in the snow?
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Old 04-05-2005, 09:48 PM
  
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This doesnt have the power of a vette though.

I compare it more to the Miata which has a ground clearance of 4" and you see in the winter all the time. Obviously it will require winter tires though.
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Old 04-05-2005, 10:00 PM
  
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I will be driving mine year round--except on the worst snow and ice days. Those days will be so bad that my wife will have to stay home, so I will drive her front wheel drive minivan to work.
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Old 04-05-2005, 10:46 PM
  
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I'll be driving mine all year round. I've been driving my '79 Camaro all year for 6 years now and I would much rather have a RWD car instead of a FWD in the snow. It's all a matter of what you get used to I guess. I just throw some sand bags in the trunk over each wheel and I'm good to go. On the really bad days I'll throw an extra bag lengthways over the rear axle. Of course in the Sol they're going to have to be pretty small sand bags...lol I prefer the TubeSand from Lowes. I believe they're 40 lb (might be 60 lb) bags that are about 6" in diameter and about 2.5 feet long. Only about $3-$4. Could probably let half of the sand out to fit in the Sol's trunk easier.
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Old 04-06-2005, 06:01 AM
  
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Summer only. Alright, spring as soon as the salt is washed off the roads until the first snow in November. Since I have 2 4x4 pickup for winter and hauling the Solstice will sit otherwise. Will save miles and matinence on both!
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Old 04-06-2005, 06:14 AM
  
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This will become my main car - no weekend driver. With 2 teen drivers in the house come summer, all other cars will be taken, but on the worst days ( there are VERY few in N. AL), I'll be driving my son's Grand Prix (my son = ). I'm looking forward to good gas mileage from my sol, and hubby will be parking his full size pick up (our only non Pontiac) to my Firebird, when he can get the keys from the kids .
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Old 04-06-2005, 06:17 AM
  
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This discussion has already taken place at Solstice in the winter, yes or no?
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Old 04-06-2005, 06:23 AM
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Nice part about Florida is riding my bike year round and I believe my wife will be enjoying her car the same way. She only puts about 50-60,000 miles on a car a year so I will report on any thing that does not hold up to mileage. I don't expect weather to be a problem unless the roof leaks during our little rainstorms.
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Old 04-06-2005, 06:27 AM
  
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Looks like you're right,LUC, we can expect to be moved. I guess as the thread falls to another page, I forget to look.
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Old 04-06-2005, 07:24 AM
  
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I drove my Fie