Admittedly, I recently used this pic on another (older) thread, but I like it and it sort of sums up what this thread is about, so hell with it, I’m a usin’ it agin:
What I’m driving now…and what I plan on driving pretty damn soon:
When I got my Box (June ’06) I swore I wouldn’t drive it from the first Fall/Winter snow eliciting the spreading of salt until winter’s end, to include a good hard rain to wash away that road salt. This was a purchase I wasn’t even sure I could justify financially. (I didn’t even
think about a 911---I just couldn’t reasonably afford it.) So I was determined to take care of it. While I still want to do that, I have softened my stance a little, for three reasons:
1) I’ve come to believe that it’s not really in the best interest of the car to sit totally idle for that long, at least not unless you (unlike me) want do a whole laundry list of things to prepare the car for its hibernation;
2) If the roads are dry, I don’t really think driving on them is a big deal, even with a little dry salt on them. (I think it’s the salt
dissolved in water/slush that works itself way into the nooks ‘n’ crannies and causes eventual problems---take a look at the driver’s side rear wheel well of the Camry); and last but certainly not least,
3) I just don’t want to go that long without driving her.
That’s my compromise position, and I’m stickin’ with it!