Shelbys out if hibernation?

[Frank.Herbst]

Hope you all have been able to get your Shelbys out for a ride?

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[QCGoose]

Here in eastern Iowa, the temps are certainly where they need to be to bring the car out of hibernation (since early November), but along with waiting for a few good rains to wash the roads, our roads here in the Quad Cities are in SUCH miserable conditions that I feel it'll be another month or two before I'd feel confident in not destroying the car by going for a leisure drive.

On top of road repairs needed (they really just need to completely repave at least 50% of the main roads here), there will then be all the loose sand and pebbles strewn everywhere thanks to the shitty patch jobs. Damn Davenport for their over-use of salt every chance they get. It's disgusting.

I'm not bitter or anything...

 

[Frank.Herbst]

November through May, that's a tuff one. I guess even getting it out for a ride in the neighborhood would be better than no riding at all.

 

[Strokerswild]

Here in eastern Iowa, the temps are certainly where they need to be to bring the car out of hibernation (since early November), but along with waiting for a few good rains to wash the roads, our roads here in the Quad Cities are in SUCH miserable conditions that I feel it'll be another month or two before I'd feel confident in not destroying the car by going for a leisure drive.

On top of road repairs needed (they really just need to completely repave at least 50% of the main roads here), there will then be all the loose sand and pebbles strewn everywhere thanks to the shitty patch jobs. Damn Davenport for their over-use of salt every chance they get. It's disgusting.

I'm not bitter or anything...

Move to MN, same old, same old.

 

[Carbide]

It was a nice weekend here in Minnesota. But yeah there is still a lot of sand/rocks/salt residue on the roads.
Waiting to get my PPF on myself.

 

[Bender]

Got mine out in Southeastern PA the weekend of the 26th of March. Our roads absolutely suck so before I go anywhere too far outside from my usual commutes, i'll have to pre-run it using my 05 mountaineer I daily currently. I know the back roads I take to my parents place are off limits as they're absolute minefields.

But its oh so nice to drive the R again. Weve had some real nice stretches in the upper 50s to low 70s so far this spring so its been out a good bit

 

[Frank.Herbst]

It was a nice weekend here in Minnesota. But yeah there is still a lot of sand/rocks/salt residue on the roads.
Waiting to get my PPF on myself.

PPF and I stay off the interstate roads untill regular traffic blows the sand off.

 

[Postal Bob]

Took it out today for some planned spririted driving. Not so easy to find some back-country type roads on Western LI. But I did find within Port Washington, Glen Cove, and Old Westbury area. Problem was every nice road that I would've loved to open it up, had some type of trucks on them. Be it dump trucks, tree trimming trucks, electric utility trucks, and at one point even someone going down the rode in a Bobcat tractor. Fustrating to say the least. At best I'd get 30-60 seconds of spririted driving in at a time. Even the highways had the pothole repair crews closing down 1 oor 2 lanes.
Will have to try again early on a Sunday morning before people get up.

 

[Gray Area GT350]

Just got mine out from under the cover for a good detail cleaning and out on the road. Good to be back in the saddle again. Minnesota was pretty nice as Carbide noted for Friday through today. Rain in the forecast and back to highs in the 50's for a few days.

 

[Davesvt2000]

Central mass, almost all the salt has been washed away by recent rain storms, weather and temps have been perfect, and my town and the next one over decides to do their annual flushing of fire hydrants / water systems

Looks like I’ll have to wait another week to take the cars out

 

[Blwnsmoke]

Been out for 2 weeks. Took a ride to the ocean, gone out for a couple short cruises and to visit family for Easter. Have done 300+ miles so far.

 

[svttim]

Temps are up, salt is washed off as well as the sand, Filled her up Sunday and went for a much needed Therapy session

 

[Frank.Herbst]

Good to hear many if you are getting the Shelbys out. Now we can hope our car events are all back soon.

 

[Ando88]

Finally outta hibernation last Monday. Had Xpel PPF installed on the front, then took it for a "spirited" drive, first time in "Sport" driving mode. Lot's of fun on twisty roads! Currently 71 miles on the car!

 

[Frank.Herbst]

Finally outta hibernation last Monday. Had Xpel PPF installed on the front, then took it for a "spirited" drive, first time in "Sport" driving mode. Lot's of fun on twisty roads! Currently 71 miles on the car!

I guess it's the kid still in us, enjoy.

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