salt

[buckslayer]

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...

[matt5112]

so you really want to keep this car forever?

[Explicit_Spade]

It depends on the local area. If you notice salt bulding up wash your car.

[Fivefingerdeathpunch]

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.

[redlinepontiac]

i think they might not even use salt in the southern states, its just sand they lay down for traction.

[buckslayer]

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 ....

[RegorHtims]

I hate winter because of salt and other snow melt stuff

[buckslayer]

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..

[SilvaMan61]

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.

[buckslayer]

That's kinda what I was thinkin , just not liking it.. But we headed down for to meet up with some family and a lot of old friends , birthday parties, lots o booze. The things we do for friends...

[SilvaMan61]

i live in mass man, i feel your pain. see my sig? thats like everyday here now. im just washing it as much as possible and hoping for the best.

[matt5112]

if you want to keep it, i vote no salt ever.

[Bio248]

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.

[tayl5645]

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

[RegorHtims]

Just take it to a car wash that does an undercarriage wash

[Overkill]

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.

[Aceshigh]

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.

[buckslayer]

That's hard to believe but that's awesome.. thanks...

[Aceshigh]

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.

[Soviet]

Im,in tenneesse here they have been puting a salt and sand mix here