This thread seems to have really caused some consternation, so I'm bumping it. I'm not going to drive my car in winter. The rust issue just means it's not worth it.
I gotta say, it sucks. I grew up driving my car every day and I want to put as many miles on it before I die as possible. I don't care if I get dings or scratches in the paint or the engine compartment gets ugly, I think these cars were made to be driven. But the reality is that rust is just such a killer and I have already spent an ungodly amount of money repairing rust damage from east coast winters once and I don't want to have to do that again.
When I posted the thread I was dead serious, I was hoping that the magnesium chloride wasn't so bad as long as you drove in dry weather. But after hearing from everyone, I am convinced that would be foolish. I get that it maybe sound silly to some of you, but I have really good memories of going out to my hot rod every single day, even in the snow, and driving to work. I have accepted, however, that those days are over at least until someone develops a non-corrosive deicing solution for the roads.
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