Winter = 💩

[GrabberBargeCaptain]

For you saltyboahs, is it feasible to just stick a hose under the car and blast everything every week to hopefully prevent corrosion?

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[ORRadtech]

For you saltyboahs, is it feasible to just stick a hose under the car and blast everything every week to hopefully prevent corrosion?

Not even that expensive.

 

[Dana Pants]

For you saltyboahs, is it feasible to just stick a hose under the car and blast everything every week to hopefully prevent corrosion?

Basically “something random” will not get washed properly, corrode, and ultimately F you over. Really important is to use a petroleum based corrosion inhibitor on anything that looks like it wants to rust. I like crc marine anti corrosion spray. Others love fluid film.

My passenger rear camber adjuster was rusted solid at like 40k miles and a few years of age. My last Mustang, the transmission crossmember broke due to corrosive forces. My wife’s VW recently had the screws holding the crank position sensor waste away.

That being said, cars are tools not jewels.

 

[Pistol_91]

What's winter? It's 70 degrees here right now. Snow? Never seen it.

 

[RowdyRam]

Not even that expensive.

In a previous life I used to offroad my daily driver truck. Often one of these was used to get the mud off, but I think it would work just as well on salt. Granted this was 30 years ago and I was really really broke back then (mainly because I offroaded my daily driver truck and made other bad life choices).

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[S550_GTCS]

Winter= Fun rides to work!!
Advance Trac off and slide all the way. (this was Christmas Eve)

 

[ORRadtech]

Salted roads would not be my biggest concern with driving the Mustang in snow. The effects of salt can be mitigated to almost nothing with the likes of fluid film and cleaning. My biggest concern would be the low clearance and hitting the ruts and ridges created by snow plows and traffic.
Mine has been in the snow one time when we were hit with a surprise snow storm in the North Carolina mountains. It surprised me how well it did even on pretty worn P Zeros.

 

[Dana Pants]

My biggest concern would be the low clearance and hitting the ruts and ridges created by snow plows and traffic.

My front end is somewhat re-enforced from hitting traffic cones at 60 mph. Piles of snow are no concern. Most important is to replace the two screws from the splash pay to the front subframe with some through bolts and fender washers.

 

[gone_n_60]

Basically “something random” will not get washed properly, corrode, and ultimately F you over. Really important is to use a petroleum based corrosion inhibitor on anything that looks like it wants to rust. I like crc marine anti corrosion spray. Others love fluid film.

My passenger rear camber adjuster was rusted solid at like 40k miles and a few years of age. My last Mustang, the transmission crossmember broke due to corrosive forces. My wife’s VW recently had the screws holding the crank position sensor waste away.

That being said, cars are tools not jewels.

My 2015 Passat is a daily so tool yes, but my 2020 GT is not. it's not a cars'n'coffee garage queen either, going to the track in season, drives to the Tail of the Dragon, the Back of the Dragon and fun trips. Indiana seems to be having a real winter this year, with 3 or 4 snows already and all the mess. The GT sleeps on the lift while the VW and the truck handle the crappy roads.

 

[Buldawg76]

What's winter? It's 70 degrees here right now. Snow? Never seen it.

I was living in Tampa and going to school in 1975 and it snowed there one winter day and all the ditches on the sides of bridges and overpasses on my way to school looked like parking lots full of cars and trucks piled on top of each other. It stayed on the ground till around 11 am and we had snowball fights at school before class. I had a blast in my 74 Datsun 620 pickup playing slip and slide on the slippery roads. Only time I ever saw snow in FL in the 30 years I lived and grew up there.

BD

 

[Trap]

3 more months till the cover comes off!

Lucky you, I am looking at 3-1/2 to 4 months

 

[Pistol_91]

I was living in Tampa and going to school in 1975 and it snowed there one winter day and all the ditches on the sides of bridges and overpasses on my way to school looked like parking lots full of cars and trucks piled on top of each other. It stayed on the ground till around 11 am and we had snowball fights at school before class. I had a blast in my 74 Datsun 620 pickup playing slip and slide on the slippery roads. Only time I ever saw snow in FL in the 30 years I lived and grew up there.

BD

Thats awesome. My dad and grandparents moved to St.pete area in the early 70s. He grew up here as well. He has told me a few similar stories about the few times snow fell here. I couldn't imagine

 

[MAGS1]

Salted roads would not be my biggest concern with driving the Mustang in snow. The effects of salt can be mitigated to almost nothing with the likes of fluid film and cleaning. My biggest concern would be the low clearance and hitting the ruts and ridges created by snow plows and traffic.
Mine has been in the snow one time when we were hit with a surprise snow storm in the North Carolina mountains. It surprised me how well it did even on pretty worn P Zeros.

I’ve gone through 6” of snow no problem, a proper snow tire is must if someone is going to drive in the snowy months IMO. I’ve never had a problem and outperform SUV’s and trucks that think they’re invincible in the snow

 

[Buldawg76]

Thats awesome. My dad and grandparents moved to St.pete area in the early 70s. He grew up here as well. He has told me a few similar stories about the few times snow fell here. I couldn't imagine

I grew up in Cocoa Beach, FL but went to school in Tampa after high school so drove back and forth from CB to Tampa on most weekends. It was the only time I saw snow and did not have any experience with driving on icy snow covered roads but did a lot of off road dirt road drifting in my little truck so was comfortable with slipping and sliding around in it. I did know enough to not make any sudden steering or throttle changes over bridges and overpasses since they are always the first to ice over in those conditions. It was definitely fun that morning being able to slide around on public roads because 80% of all the normal traffic were in ditches.

BD

 

[wildhorsejoe]

We moved into a new house and there is finally room to keep the Mustang in the garage. That being said, it only made it into the garage this past weekend. I figure investing in an undercarriage sprayer will help in the prevention of rust due to salt. I fully intend to take the car out again this winter and keep it washed.

Fluid Film (and comparative substances) are a huge help and I have seen success with them in the past.

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