Salt here, only salt :icon14:. And we really don't get tons of snow up here in Toronto, but a few inches of snow, salt on every damn road.

They sure make cars a lot better than they used to. I have an '02 Avalon that is still rust free and has been through 15 Chicago winters. My old American cars would have been rusted hulks years ago. I still have the original exhaust system on the Toyota...knock wood. Plus, I haven't been the best at getting the salt off right away either. I'm not too worried about the Z.

Had a '77 ferd f150 4x4, bought new. Both inner front fenders rusted out in 3 years. Had to fiberglass patch what was left of the inner fenders to pass state inspection. Ferd dealer didn't want to inspect it, even tho I bought it there. :shakes head:

That's funny. I had a F250 and the oil pan rusted out...go figure. Pretty bad when something is full of oil and still rusts. Where does Ford get it's metal? And that was a 2001 truck.

Hate salt !!!! And then they over use the sh*t out of it !!!

If you're old enough you'll remember it was Honda & Toyota (in the early seventies ) that forced the big three to get their quality problems ( and there were many ) straightened out ! Rust was a huge problem. 3yr. Old cars were rusting and falling apart in the driveway. Rust stains on the pavement.
Ford F series in the early 2000s what a joke!

I drove mine all year round in AB and SK, put on 400,000kms in 6 years, sold the car to a guy that drove it to NB.

I drove mine pretty much everyday, always put a smile on my face even after 2 week road trips. But I get what you are saying.

I lived in MI until I was 28. Worked at a gas station during high school in the mid 70s and would always laugh when a 2 year old Chevy Vega would pull in with holes so big you could put your fist through them.

Cars certainly have improved

First wife had a Vega. :eek: It was check the gas and fill the oil. And the tranny bolts to the motor would never stay tight. The threads was too big in the motor.

Same here Michigan till age 10 :tup:

No one can ever reach your mileage record :driving:

You are the forum bell weather :iagree:

We got a coating of snow yesterday, and I must have counted 5 snow plows throwing salt on the roads every half hour.

And so it begins...

LOL... That first summer when I worked at that gas station, there was a lady in a green Vega who would show up every day (seriously, EVERY day) with $1.50 in change and get the same thing each time.. A quart of oil, a gallon of gas and a pack of Marlboro Reds. Each of those were 50 cents right then. And she got one of each and every single day with her 6 quarters.

But an even more memorable part was that she must have been allergic to money because she always handed me her change with a rubber glove on.....

To this very day, I’m scared of anyone with a rubber glove on, because I know someone is going to get their oil checked... :p

My ex wife had a Vega when I first met her. It used oil so fast that her mechanic told her she never had to change it, just put a new filter on every once in a while. That was at the dealership!