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I really don't care (that much) to do any research on the physical properties of salt and the breakdown of metals nor thermodynamics of heat. I'm sure if either of us cared to wait long enough MNBoxster will have some longwinded reply with lots of words in italics or bold supporting your notions. Not that I' m disputing your claims, but face it we live different lives and value different things. You can take a $100 dollar loss on a beater that provided you service and be happy and I'll buy a new car in a few years and be happy. As for [z0ne], I suggest s/he just decide where s/he falls in the spectrum -- since that was the purpose of her/his thread, right? Asking people their opinions? As for common sense regarding cars -- my own bit of common sense: make more money and buy nicer things to replace the older ones.