Man....this storm was nuts....

Where I live we got 30 inches. Poor car.

Haven't driven my car since christmas. I won't drive it again until spring. Snow and the salt is bad. So far it's been parked through 1 1/2 winters and underneath still looks as rust-free as when I drove it from the dealer.


I got to move away from the North East.

 

holy...and i was complainin' about all the snow MD got. i feel sorry for ya dude~!

 

I dont see a car lol :D

 

You should get a cover for that thing if you're worried about the salt.

At least you don't have to shovel the driveway though :D

 

A few winters in Ithaca, New York long ago had the same effect on my sentiments.

 

Your are right. Got one on order...probably be too late for this winter..

 

holy crap that's a lot. I hope you have snowblower not those dinky ones that look like weedwackers either. =)

 

God bless Texas!!! No snow for us :D

- Irish

 

go and sell sno-cones! then you can use the money to buy your car some goodies! :D

 

oh wow thats awesome!

 

man your paint must be so oxidated!

 

Make it a YELLOW RX8 ..... and watch the heat of the "Yellow" dye melt all your troubles away! Ha, ha. Yellow snow.

 

Wow, poor 8...you know I would like to experiance snow (more than once when I went to NY for two weeks) but maybe FL aint so bad anymore. I would HATE to have to put my car away because of the weather...that stinks!!!

Be careful when you enter your 8, there might be a bear hibernateing in it...lol

 

I park my car outside and drive it in the snow, while this car straight up sucks in the snow (even with my snow tires), does the snow/salt really do significant damage to the body of the car? I can understand the underbottom rusting and whatnot, but the rest of the car that is exposed to the snow?

Just wondering cause some poeople have no choice but to drive the car in the snow and through the salt, i just take mine to get it washed every couple weeks and keep it nicely waxed. So far, it looks the same to me, any idea's on if the paint will fade or whatnot because of the snow and salt?

 

The painted surfaces will be fine, as long as you wash and wax it regularly. The unpainted mechanical bits I want to keep rust-free.

 

I have a 15-year-old Toyota Celica GT. That's 15 winters in the snow, ice, salt, sun, rain, smog, weekends at the beach, etc. 180,000 miles and no rust yet. I got clearcoat when I bought it, and it's done fine, although the clearcoat is finally starting to bubble & flake a little now. And the front bumper has faded a bit now.

 

Ahh thats a load off, thanks guys. I'm paranoid (and im sure im not alone) about this car.

-Rupes