Snowwolfe

My driveway is 600 feet of dirt and rocks. No big deal, we have a load of gravel dropped and graded about every 18 months. No damage to any of our vehicles. Just don't drive like a dirt track racer and you will be fine.

DD04C5

I agree with all the above, I also live on a gravel road1/4mile, just drive slowly, I do about 5-6 mph to highway have done so with all my vehicles for over 22 years, with no problems.

a striper

Lived on a gravel road and now have a 1300' gravel driveway.

The only thing worse than a dirty Vette is no Vette at all. I like yellow or silver for hiding dust.

owc6

When I bought my '05, there was still a half mile road and a 1/8 mile driveway of gravel.

Now both the road and the driveway is paved, which is great for everyday driving! However, I still drive gravel roads regularly. In fact, THE FIRST DAY I OWNED MY '14, I drove it on more than one gravel/dirt road. We went wine tasting then and still do, regularly (a few times a month).

After almost 70,000 miles, I have very little damage to the sides from kick-up.

The key is drive less than 8 mph (it seems a magic speed for kicked up crap). If someone wants to taste wine faster than myself, I wave them to go by as soon as a pull-out appears that is upwind.

I can "roll over and let them go by" all day long on gravel, because, I know, once I creep out of that crap, they won't begrudge me passing them once on pavement!

CT Grand Sport CE

I live on a dirt road, about a half mile from the main road. It is pretty hard packed with some gravel from when they grade it. These tires pick everything up. No matter how slow I drive it sounds like a gravel plant is running through the wheel wells. I have the car wrapped with Xpel everywhere but the top & rear. I try to wait for the road to mostly dry out after a rain before taking the car out.

Dr. ice

I live on a 1 Mile stretch of gravel that has an aggressive crown making it impossible to drive my C7 over it. I purchased an enclosed car hauler and use it to carry it to and from the house during the off season when I store it at home. During the summer months I keep it in my in laws garage about 1 mile from the house on the blacktop. Gotta do what you gotta do!

vbdenny

Sorry folks but I'd buy a Silverado or move. I don't take my vette to my cousin's home because he is a half mile on a narrow, through the woods gravel/dirt road. I take my truck there.

owc6

They allow us to swear now, so I will say it ; it's just a ******* car.

Yes, it is a great car capable of wonderful things, but, if you want to go down a road less travelled, DO IT!.

Slowly.

Michael A

I put an offer on a house that was on about two miles of dirt road. I read through the dirt road threads for the C6 prior to putting in the offer. I was surprised that lots of people drove their Corvettes on dirt and gravel roads. Many put on the mud flaps, which are fairly invisible. A lot of times, the house is worth it, and there is no need to give up the fun of a Corvette. My offer wasn't accepted, but I would have kept the Corvette either way.

Michael

Mike1320

The house we bought in Maryland had a 400 foot blue stone driveway but I had a pickup and a G35 sedan at the time. I still spent the 8 grand to pave it within weeks of moving in. I bought the C5 later and I'm glad I spent the bucks.

L8ter

Funny thread!
Sure there are pros and cons to living down a dirt road, but I think the pros far outweigh the cons.
Matter of fact, the reason I own a Corvette is because I live down a dirt road and I wouldn't want to have to pay for the extra maintenance, all the dust and dirt cause, on something more expensive.
At least some have their gravel roads maintained by the county.

Cons: I had to buy a tractor to maintain my road, and chose to buy a golf cart to go down and pick up my paper, and mail every day.
No electric, no cable, and no phone (for faxes), water or sewer. And yes it did cost a large chunk of change to have those modern day conveniences installed, or brought across the swamp to my house.
Everyone wants to have the fourth of July, Halloween, and Christmas parties at our house.

Pros: I own a really nice tractor and it comes in handy for a lot more than just maintaining a road, and golf cart is really handy around the property, and makes my trips to pick up the paper and mail, something I look forward to doing.

I was able to design, build, and paint a house the way my wife and I wanted, not one that is allowed by deed restrictions, or somebody else's idea of what a house should be.
Instead of a 12 x 24 sears shed stuck up in the yard, I have a 36' x 100' workshop that looks like a barn. You can build some wonderful things on your property when you live down a dirt road.

When I feel like shooting I can choose between my 75 m range off my back porch or go over and shoot my 200 m range when I want to zero-in one of my friends or my rifles.

Everyone wants to have the Fourth of July, Halloween, and Christmas parties at our house.

Sure there might be a few inconveniences, but
I don't think of living down a dirt road as a problem, I think of it as an adventure!

joeybsyc

Yes, get black for sure.

Scruff Vette

No.

cor28vettes

You will cut down on maintenance by driving very slow over the dirt road.

bjones7131

Have your driveway smoothed out as best as you can and put down the small pea gravel. I doesn't wash and will stay pretty smooth.

fredmills

In the end, it's just a car. Enjoy it.

vbdenny

Hey, tractors are almost as cool as Corvettes. Owning a tractor might be enough to convince me to consider a dirt road. Obviously a necessity, as least as far as spouses know.

kabluie

I have a short gravel driveway and my car is a daily driver. I get more problems from pollen in the spring and summer, pine needles and tree debris in the winter, than from dust. Also, in Oregon there are a lot of gravel roads. I live in a rural county. When the roads go bad, it takes a long time for them to repair the road. So I'm always driving on gravel roads. I mainly take it slow and use the touch-less car wash, a lot. That is mostly a weekly chore.

NSC5

Beautiful photos L8ter! I enjoy my space and lack of physically close neighbors and these pluses make a short slow drive on gravel worth it to me. In IL I have never had to wait for an alligator to cross my driveway but I have had to wait for deer several times along with a curious coyote once. My Deere utility tractor makes it easy to maintain the driveway and makes fast work of mowing 5 acres of grass and although not as much fun as the Z06 I do enjoy spending time working with it.

What I would truly hate is having to drive my Corvette through several miles of stop and go traffic just to get it out where I can have fun with it.

10KillerVette

I have lived on a mile of dirt road since 1993 with my first 40th Aniv. Still have that car and many more. Would only drive my Corvettes after a rain due to the dust. When I got my centennial ZR1 the sport cup tires were so sticky they would sling rocks all down the side of my car so I bought harder tires a week later. I finally grew a pair and just had the whole damn thing asphalted. It was the best decisions I have ever done. I drive all my cars more often now. It is such a relief to not drive down a dirt road again!