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02-08-2011
As we all know salt is not our cars friend, I live in northwest Indiana and if you haven't heard we got a lot of snow which means a lot of salt.. My 07 GXP has been in the garage all winter and has never seen salt . Well know I have to take a trip to Memphis TN. Does anybody know how much salt they use south of here or should I just rent a car... help me make this decision...
02-08-2011
so you really want to keep this car forever?
02-08-2011
It depends on the local area. If you notice salt bulding up wash your car.
Originally Posted by W-Body Store
02-08-2011
gettting salt on the car wont hurt anything. Its only have many years of winter with salt will it show any signs of it being there.
A simple cash wash will rid the car of salt.
02-18-2011
Mmmmm... no.
Canadian Guy has it right.
...rent a car and use it for your sacrificial anode.
02-08-2011
Ya. I want to keep it for a long time... its been very well taken care of and don't want salt ruining it now... if I take it I'll wash it down there and when I get back up here but it is just so hard to get all that salt off . It gets in spots you will never get it out of...I have a 95 olds 88 ,its the work car now but the motor went , in the winter , so it didn't get washed . It sat for 4 months before I changed the motor and you would not believe how fast the bottom of that car rusted out ....
02-08-2011
I hate winter because of salt and other snow melt stuff
02-08-2011
I'm coming through that way how bad is it there in Missouri. We are headed south on 57 to 55 all the way to Memphis..
02-08-2011
one road trip isnt going to kill it. it sounds like you normally garage it. if you are really worried about it then wash it a few times each way. should be cheaper than a rental.
02-08-2011
i think they might not even use salt in the southern states, its just sand they lay down for traction.
02-09-2011
if you want to keep it, i vote no salt ever.
02-09-2011
if you wash it and take care of the car salt will not rust it out. i just go to a pay and spray every so often and wash mine down. it just gets dirty again right away.
02-09-2011
Thats my thing even duringthe winter I get regular washes to keep some salt off. Its not so much looking good but cleaning that stupid stuff off
02-09-2011
Just take it to a car wash that does an undercarriage wash
02-09-2011
I don't think anyone's mentioned how crappy the GXP tires will be if you're going through snow and ice (since we're talking about salt). Vote for a rental, no salt on the GXP and better tires going through any bad weather.
02-15-2011
I've been running my '06 in the Minnesota winter since I got it 3 years ago. The wheels are the only thing to show it, and those are aftermarket sporting Michelin X-Ice tires. I don't wash my car every day, only around once a month... Zero rust marks on the car after that much exposure. One trip isn't going to do anything.
02-16-2011
That's hard to believe but that's awesome.. thanks...
02-16-2011
It could be the way I treat the car during the summer months. Spring time comes a full buff and then a treatment with several products. The layers that build up over the summer probably protect the finish fairly well.
02-16-2011
Im,in tenneesse here they have been puting a salt and sand mix here
02-16-2011
its not what you can see that goes first
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