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Originally Posted by recycledsixtie
I totally agree with you Mountainman. I believe a lot of folks here do not drive their P cars for two reasons.
1. They get salt on them and are afraid of them getting rusty.
2. Perhaps a greater chance of an accident in the winter weather.
I did however see a newish 911 Turbo being driven in slush the other day. I was quite surprised. When I drive my Boxster around I very seldom see Porsches in winter in this city of a million people.
Even going to Palm Springs Ca. recently I hardly saw any. I am on my third winter of driving my Boxster and I would say it is holding up well except for a few rock chips on the front. I try not to think what is being done to the underside and suspension but at least it gets driven regularly.  
This is an example of salt and crud on the car before a carwash!
Guy. |
Salt + water + iron = ferrous oxide, or rust. Salt may preserve meats, but it destroys cars. And in the Northern climes, salt is what is used to melt snow and ice from the roads.
Since I purchased my 01 S a couple years ago, it has been my DD through October each year, and tucked away under a cover from November to mid-April (or maybe later based on the Winter we're having this year).
This past Autumn, I upgraded my Winter vehicle from a 99 Acura CL with 192K miles to an 05 BMW 330 coupe with only 43K miles... so Boxster may be only a sunny-DD this year.
DBear