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    Midwest Winters...salt

    Am I crazy for parking my clean 09 Silverado for the winter to avoid salt? Right now it's my daily driver. How many of you park your "summer" vehicle?

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    Re: Midwest Winters...salt

    Quote Originally Posted by cleanfreak3 View Post
    Am I crazy for parking my clean 09 Silverado for the winter to avoid salt? Right now it's my daily driver. How many of you park your "summer" vehicle?
    no sir your not! If I had an extra car I would do the same

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    Re: Midwest Winters...salt

    Quote Originally Posted by cleanfreak3 View Post
    Am I crazy for parking my clean 09 Silverado
    for the winter to avoid salt?
    Right now it's my daily driver.
    No...not if you have an alternate vehicle that
    you feel is safe for driving in whatever weather
    conditions that Winter throws at it; and, where:
    "It's going to get salt on it"...is not a deal-breaker.

    Quote Originally Posted by cleanfreak3 View Post
    How many of you park your "summer" vehicle?
    I do.


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    Re: Midwest Winters...salt

    No way, Jose. 365/7. Snow or no snow. Salt or no salt.


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    Re: Midwest Winters...salt

    For those of us that don't have salt all winter...just an occasional snow, what do y'all use to clean/protect the undercarriage?

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    Re: Midwest Winters...salt

    Quote Originally Posted by tenblade2001 View Post
    For those of us that don't have salt all winter...just an occasional snow, what do y'all use to clean/protect the undercarriage?
    Doc,

    This is where the 'car wash' come in handy. I use a 'brush-less' outfit that has a bottom washer, and that does a pretty good job of getting all the sand/salt outa and offa the under stuff.

    I have to admit, keeping up with the winter s**t is a pain in the toosh, but anything helps keep the bad stuff controlled.

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    Re: Midwest Winters...salt

    To answer the OP's question: No, I don't park my car. I don't have the option of a spare vehicle, but at the same time I couldn't imagine doing that unless I had something really low slung like a Vette or a Cayman where clearance in the snow would be an issue, or a truly valuable classic that required preservation. Otherwise, I'll simply slap a set of winter tires on the car and keep driving.

    Quote Originally Posted by BillE View Post
    Doc,

    This is where the 'car wash' come in handy. I use a 'brush-less' outfit that has a bottom washer, and that does a pretty good job of getting all the sand/salt outa and offa the under stuff.

    Bill


    I found a local touchless wash with this feature. It's really handy. If I can't use the under body spray, I simply go to a coin-op and use the wand to blast off the undercarriage and wheel wells.
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    Re: Midwest Winters...salt

    I have two summer show cars that get parked long before the first snow. That just happens to be today, snow that is.

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