nursecosmo wrote:
geordi wrote:
They have these things now, a fairly new invention to prevent vehicle degradation due to winter road coatings... They are called car washes. Just sayin'.
My CRD spent the winter in snow and brine-covered roads... And got washed once per week at a minimum, or after every slush bath (after it snowed). Heated car wash at a gas station, with undercarriage spray - $5.
I don't know about any Chrysler product having non-drivetrain parts that are worth keeping around for more than 100k. The 97 Grand Cherokee now needs a new central message center, the screen suddenly lost half the display about 2 weeks ago. 225k miles, but that is an electronic component. What happened?
You have obviously never lived in the rust belt. Up here the carwashes are shut down sometimes for weeks or months at a time because they can't operate when the temps are below freezing. The roads however will get slushy spots at midday if the temp gets above zero. As the temps warm up in the spring, it doesn't matter how many times a day you wash your car. Five minutes after washing it, it will be covered in salt again until we get the first good rain of the year. The roads stay wet with brine and melting snow banks from the end of February until the end of march. It's just something that you have to experience.
True, I haven't lived in the true rust belt... But the conditions (at least briefly) in Virginia this winter must have been similar to yours. You sure there aren't any closed-door washes that use hot water? In the middle of Va, where even a DENNY'S or a Chili's is 60 miles away... There were 4 that I can think of off the top of my head. They stayed open all winter.
As for the rest of the conditions, yea, it will get sprayed and splattered quickly again, but like was said - keep the coating thin, and it will do less damage. I like the idea of an oil undercoating, that would make for a good barrier. Only thing I can think of that would be better, is to rhino-line the bottom.
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