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Originally Posted by Frodo
From what I hear, these cars apparently do reasonably well in the winter with the right rubber on them. Within obvious limits, of course---deeper snow is a no-go. But I just hate the crap they put on roads to melt snow/ice. Had a chance to see the underside of my winter DD (a Mazdaspeed) up on lift a few weeks back, when the clutch was being replaced. Gawd, it looks awful under there, rust everywhere!  My Box is 6 years older and you'd be hard pressed to find a fleck of rust anywhere. I like doing what DIY I can on the Box, but if it looked like the Maz underneath I think I'd pass on that.
NE Ohio winters are destructive as hell on cars. |
...and then there's that, the Magnesium Chloride used in Colorado reeks havoc to the entire undercarriage