winter car? please advise!

quackenbush · 10-13-2001, 10:53 PM

Get the winter car if your worried about the rear wheel drive factor only. Front wheel or 4 wheel drive gives better traction no doubt about it. To prevent rust in the winter simply hose your undercarridge frequently to get the salt off, that is the real culprit. You can do this at home by driving over a sprinkler many times and changing its placement so it gets everywhere. Get a sprinkler with many small holes in it, thats the best. Also look into a reputable rustproofer, not underbody coating, these are two different things! Yes, by storing the car in the winter you will drive it less over the years but here you are really just delaying the normal aging process. But so what, the quicker you reach 100,000 or so the sooner you can put in a bigger engine with more torque and HP as found in every other page in mustang magazines. People often forget to service their " stored " car and it needs service even when not running. I havent bought a winter beater for any of the cars I had and they are great inside and out if you care for it, and I live in Wisconsin. Now if money is not a concern well then just get a winter car because you cant stomach the thought of a mustang in snow, but seeing as though your looking in the 1000 to 2000 dollar price range money must be an issue. Plus your gonna have to pay for potential problems with that car and insurance, and for that price you may get burned, be careful! There is a really good book out titled something like " How to drive your car forever" It has many incredable tips and covers many myths about cars. Even experienced mechanics could learn something from this book. Take the money and throw it into your new car or put it in a gas fund or upgrade your car insurance or save it for downpayment on your next roush mustang if its really burning a hole in your pocket. Thats all I gotta say.

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10-13-2001, 10:53 PM	#8
quackenbush Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Sun Prarie, WI USA Posts: 15	Get the winter car if your worried about the rear wheel drive factor only. Front wheel or 4 wheel drive gives better traction no doubt about it. To prevent rust in the winter simply hose your undercarridge frequently to get the salt off, that is the real culprit. You can do this at home by driving over a sprinkler many times and changing its placement so it gets everywhere. Get a sprinkler with many small holes in it, thats the best. Also look into a reputable rustproofer, not underbody coating, these are two different things! Yes, by storing the car in the winter you will drive it less over the years but here you are really just delaying the normal aging process. But so what, the quicker you reach 100,000 or so the sooner you can put in a bigger engine with more torque and HP as found in every other page in mustang magazines. People often forget to service their " stored " car and it needs service even when not running. I havent bought a winter beater for any of the cars I had and they are great inside and out if you care for it, and I live in Wisconsin. Now if money is not a concern well then just get a winter car because you cant stomach the thought of a mustang in snow, but seeing as though your looking in the 1000 to 2000 dollar price range money must be an issue. Plus your gonna have to pay for potential problems with that car and insurance, and for that price you may get burned, be careful! There is a really good book out titled something like " How to drive your car forever" It has many incredable tips and covers many myths about cars. Even experienced mechanics could learn something from this book. Take the money and throw it into your new car or put it in a gas fund or upgrade your car insurance or save it for downpayment on your next roush mustang if its really burning a hole in your pocket. Thats all I gotta say.