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Old Oct 26, 2017 | 02:21 PM
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So who has put their Verts away for the winter? Not me yet!!!!!
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Old Oct 26, 2017 | 03:34 PM
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i kinda have , i dont plan on driving it anymore this year. its all gassed up , top up & ZABRINA is sittin pretty in my 3rd stall. she completes me! ps friday oct 27th it snowed an inch or 2 and temp hasn't been above 37 for 4 days now! ugh charlie brown!

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Old Oct 27, 2017 | 07:19 AM
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Heading out to the Blue Ridge Pkwy this afternoon. Temps near 70. I'm sure we will have the top down a bit looking at all the fall colors.
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Old Oct 29, 2017 | 08:57 PM
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Kinda put away. It's clean and not being driven much. Went about 10 miles into town this afternoon. Highs in the 40s here. Season is coming to a close
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Old Oct 30, 2017 | 08:18 AM
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yea i need to fill up the tank and change the oil. Then put the battery tender on then the cover.
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Old Oct 30, 2017 | 08:24 AM
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Drove mine once last week. Looks to be 80° Thursday, so I'll get it out then. Once it gets cold and stays cold I'll park it for the winter. What's the fun in driving with the top up?
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Mine is a daily driver, so it runs all winter.
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Old Nov 3, 2017 | 04:03 PM
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putting the winter storage wheels and tires on this weekend. Always a sad time. pop on the battery tender, throw on the cover and say goodnight
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Old Nov 6, 2017 | 02:31 PM
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It’s hot in the summer but now it’s top down weather for the next 6months...well January does get a little too cool...so I am just the opposite, parked in the summer and driven in the winter!
Central Florida winter weather...its GREAT cruising Cocoa Beach!
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Sitting in driveway for past 2 weeks and I'm going away for 3 weeks.

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Old Nov 7, 2017 | 11:11 AM
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Drove mine to work today. Planning on washing it this weekend and putting it up on the rack for the winter. Need to get my Cutlass down for a few miles before the snow flies. It leaks (TA doesn't) so the Cutlass hibernates on the bottom bunk for the winter.
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Old Nov 7, 2017 | 11:11 AM
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It’s hot in the summer but now it’s top down weather for the next 6months...well January does get a little too cool...so I am just the opposite, parked in the summer and driven in the winter!
Central Florida winter weather...its GREAT cruising Cocoa Beach!

What do you define as "cool" in Florida?
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Old Nov 13, 2017 | 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Chevyguy2001
What do you define as "cool" in Florida?
LoL, on the rare cool day we might see a high of 60.
The average high in January is 70 degrees. It does freeze here in some winters. I don’t think we have had a freeze in three years. We had snow flurries one winter. Been here since 2000.

I used to live in Omaha and it was cold there. One Christmas the temp dropped to -20 degrees F ambient temp. In the summer it would get up to 100 degrees in July.

I much prefer these Florida winters. Plenty of top down driving!
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Old Nov 13, 2017 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by bgw70
LoL, on the rare cool day we might see a high of 60.
The average high in January is 70 degrees. It does freeze here in some winters. I don’t think we have had a freeze in three years. We had snow flurries one winter. Been here since 2000.

I used to live in Omaha and it was cold there. One Christmas the temp dropped to -20 degrees F ambient temp. In the summer it would get up to 100 degrees in July.

I much prefer these Florida winters. Plenty of top down driving!
Omaha, NE?
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Old Nov 16, 2017 | 05:10 AM
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Omaha, NE?
38th and Leavenworth, then 84th and Harrison...I was stationed at Offutt from 1985 - 2000.

Awesome place to live but too cold in January...the people made it Great!
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Originally Posted by JohnnyBs98WS6Rag
Drove mine to work today. Planning on washing it this weekend and putting it up on the rack for the winter. Need to get my Cutlass down for a few miles before the snow flies. It leaks (TA doesn't) so the Cutlass hibernates on the bottom bunk for the winter.
We just can't seem to shake the cold weather here in NE Indiana, woke up yesterday (4/19/18) to snow on the ground! Fortunately, not enough accumulation to draw the salt trucks back out (again). Forecast is warm and sunny this weekend, looks like I'll finally be able to get the 'Bird down for a drive. I've driven the Cutlass to work and around town a few times already. We had a spat of warm rain back in March that got the salt off the roads long enough to take it out for a couple of drives. Looking forward to uncovering the 'Bird and stretching its wings this weekend.
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Old Apr 21, 2018 | 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnnyBs98WS6Rag
We just can't seem to shake the cold weather here in NE Indiana, woke up yesterday (4/19/18) to snow on the ground! Fortunately, not enough accumulation to draw the salt trucks back out (again). Forecast is warm and sunny this weekend, looks like I'll finally be able to get the 'Bird down for a drive. I've driven the Cutlass to work and around town a few times already. We had a spat of warm rain back in March that got the salt off the roads long enough to take it out for a couple of drives. Looking forward to uncovering the 'Bird and stretching its wings this weekend.
I envy you I'm in Sw Wisconsin and we just had the 6 inches of snow that fell on Wednesday melt. Now 60 this weekend and warm next week. It needs to rain and wash the roads. But this warm is making the t
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Old Apr 24, 2018 | 12:19 PM
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a week ago we had 20 inches of snow! now after a decent weekend im ready to drive my vert just waiting for the street sweepers to clear the remaining salt sand off the roads.
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Old May 2, 2018 | 10:42 PM
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Working on changing plugs and all fluids. 80 on Saturday so trying to get it done for first ice cream run with the kids for the year
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Old May 10, 2018 | 04:04 PM
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We put our cars away for summer. The 4k stall does not like 110+ degree ambient temp and probably like 140+ asphalt temp lol. Literally last Sunday I was messing around with a buddy's GTO and cruised on the freeway, did 2 15 mph to 100 mph runs and my trans was 210 when it went into the garage. Time for wax and some stabil fuel, see you in October lol.
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