ANYBODY EVER GOT HIS VIPER OUT IN WINTER???

[Rice-Eater]

so thats the question....I dont want an explanation of why u dont get it out cause that I know why.......I just wanna know if u EVER got it out and how it was........also did u put winter tires(...dont think any would fit on a viper tho)......

 

[SylvanSRT]

no such thing as winter tires for the snake. I have driven my cars in winter. picked up the SRT Jan. 14th and drove home from CAAP. I never drive when ice and snow are onthe road, or it it has been recently salted. Other wise i dont remove insurance and will try to drive the car every 4-6 wk or more frequently if the weather permits. same situation w/ my '01 and '02 RT/10's. the technology in the frame and body construction today i figure a good bath after a ride and no harm done. and what are the chances for corrosion with a car that is mostly plastic. chances are also i wont own the car long enough to have it rot away anyway.

 

[Rice-Eater]

im surprised to see someone gets it out often.......the reason im asking this is im thinking about getting an srt-10 or a gts soon instead of in 2yrs(like in my sig) and I was asking myself wats the best for quebec.....since my car I drive it all year long with summer tires without probs and that a viper would "normally" be for summer only....

 

[lleone]

Somebody a long while ago posted this great video of himself having fun with his snake in a snowy parking lot. It was a great, great video. Try doing a search.

 

[slaughterj]

I drive through the winter, and have driven on solid ice before, but don't recommend that

 

[lleone]

and have driven on solid ice before, but don't recommend that

(...in just about any car...)

 

[ViperGTS]

 

[my viper]

that is not a Photoshop pic. Am I correct, ViperGTS.

Also, isn't real snow or a real car

 

[DR VIPER]

I can only remember driving my Trans am a few years ago through a blizzard and doing spins and donuts all over the road.Never again,thanks!
Viper should be pretty much the same,but worse!

 

[ViperGTS]

NO photoshop.
REAL pic.
REAL snow.
REAL model car.

 

[TZL]

i bought my viper in Feb. and i drove it often. However, i do live in a snow-less land, northern california

 

[Nexus-6]

Dallas winters are easy to take the Snake out in!

Can't beat the low intake temps either once the tires come up to temp a little bit...

 

[Y2KACR]

I drive my ACR in the winter on dry days. I don't drive it when there is snow, ice and/or salt on the roads. My experience with the tires is that they have little or no stick when the temperature is at zero (F) or less. Cold tires and a cold street make me very cautious now.

 

[Jeff Torrey]

I drive mine in the winter on choice days. Roads are clear and dry. Temps are below freezing. Last fall I got caught in Vermont on Columbus day weekend (Oct. 10th or so). Took the wife on a weekend getaway. Woke up in the morning with 1/2 an inch of crusty snow and Ice on the ground. It was real tricky getting out of the motel parking lot, but I got the car out without a problem in second gear. Took 2 washes to clean things up.

 

[jimandela]

i had to move car in the snow about 100 yards.
from one garage to another.
had about 4-6 inches on the ground

first,second gear were useless.. just spun.
third worked and plowed me thru..
it was fun but scary .. didnt want to slide into the building i was going into.
i wouldnt recommend it.. but i had little choice the roof was collapsing due to the massive
snow storm.. ekk!

 

[BarbaraAnn]

We drove two Vipers to the Invitational in Las Vegas in '99 and got into a serious snow storm on I-70. The Vipers run really well in the snow, but our big worry was chunks of ice that fall off the semis. We white-knuckled it...and had a ball!

 

[slaughterj]

Might as well post some pics

http://www.yandros.com/Tampa/ViperIceLawn2.JPG

http://www.yandros.com/Tampa/ViperIceRear.JPG

 

[Birvini]

Nice parking job!

 

[slaughterj]

Nice parking job!

Driving in on solid ice, there was no way I was going to try to negotiate the driveway