  m332is sad day 10-19-2015, 10:02 AM
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10-20-2015, 07:34 PM
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It's beautiful up there, would love to visit, but I wouldn't want to live any further north than I already am. Saw a Subaru with Montana plates on it in traffic today. The body was pure rusty Swiss cheese up to the windows!
Parked next to a late 90s pickup a few weeks back that had Ontario plates on it. It was so rusty that it was sagging in the middle. The frame was cracked in half. They were driving it like that like it was nothing.
I guess you flat have to have a winter beater for anywhere north of, say, Kansas City.
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10-20-2015, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Retroman1969
It's beautiful up there, would love to visit, but I wouldn't want to live any further north than I already am. Saw a Subaru with Montana plates on it in traffic today. The body was pure rusty Swiss cheese up to the windows!
Parked next to a late 90s pickup a few weeks back that had Ontario plates on it. It was so rusty that it was sagging in the middle. The frame was cracked in half. They were driving it like that like it was nothing.
I guess you flat have to have a winter beater for anywhere north of, say, Kansas City.
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Well, I'm gonna say we're both north of KC and a little bit higher elevation....:ah:
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10-21-2015, 02:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Retroman1969
It's beautiful up there, would love to visit, but I wouldn't want to live any further north than I already am. Saw a Subaru with Montana plates on it in traffic today. The body was pure rusty Swiss cheese up to the windows!
Parked next to a late 90s pickup a few weeks back that had Ontario plates on it. It was so rusty that it was sagging in the middle. The frame was cracked in half. They were driving it like that like it was nothing.
I guess you flat have to have a winter beater for anywhere north of, say, Kansas City.
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Ah, the whole salt/rust thing is WAY overblown. If you take care of your car, make sure scratches and chips are fixed and you give it a bath once and a while, you will be fine. Seriously, it is extremely rare to see the proverbial rust bucket anymore.
I put mine away because I want to preserve it for the summer, top down driving months. And by preserve I mean keep the km's down. Don't want to waste kms in the winter!
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10-21-2015, 03:29 AM
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Nuff said. 
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10-21-2015, 04:43 AM
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I am my own mechanic....
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Originally Posted by Xpit77
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10-22-2015, 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Giller
Ah, the whole salt/rust thing is WAY overblown. If you take care of your car, make sure scratches and chips are fixed and you give it a bath once and a while, you will be fine. Seriously, it is extremely rare to see the proverbial rust bucket anymore.
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Can't agree with that. Salt plays havoc with the underside mechanical components no matter how how try to look after it. Well, unless you have a hoist and and a pressure washer and can thoroughly wash the underside weekly.
My car has never been winter driven in all its 16 years. It still looks new underneath and I have yet to encounter a seized fastener. Not so with my 10 year old, winter-driven truck.
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