Snow plows have become a rare sight on our roads, they got replaced with pickup trucks carrying salt dispensers. As soon as the temperature comes to 0*C, they appear out of nowhere and start spraying salt on everything around them. As a result, even if its -15*C, the roads are still covered with poisoned water. This is one of the major factors why cars older than 15-18 years are such a rare sight here.
It's a shame that most people see cars as just disposable forms of transport. Simply choosing to use it until it breaks, complaining that it's unreliable when they didn't care for it, then buying a new one. To be honest, I'd imagine that most don't care of the salt on the road, simply because they don't know what it does to a car.
Not only these chemicals destroy cars, they bring other problems, too. Road salt kills plants and may even kill animals if they drink, but the same politicians who attack ICE and want to put windfarms everywhere give literally zero **** about that. Also you buy a new set of expensive studded tires (since country roads can be covered in ice and snow) and after two seasons of driving on bare tarmac you realize they ain't studded anymore.
Snowed another 20cm last night here in Calgary. May as well be a sunny summer day as far as my dad's Land Rover is concerned. ----- Just saw this for sale near me. The big difference this time is that I can actually afford it right now. Absolutely going to go look at it as soon as I can. https://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-car...an/1320897469?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true 1984 Subaru 1600 GL. Low mileage, garage kept, and it looks like its in really good shape. They're only asking $1,600.
I really hope you don't take that survivor out into snow if you buy it. It's a miracle as is that it's not rusted into pieces already.
in my country they don't use salt on roads because it's bad for the environment but use CMA spray instead.
Here in New York, we use road salt as well. I'd love if they were to switch to some safer alternative. The roads here in winter are fun, but you have to buy a beater so your summer vehicle (in my case, a 1956 Willys pickup and eventually my 1995 Cherokee that is spotless as far as rust and corrosion.) I'd give anything to slide the Willys around in a icy parking lot without drenching it in salt, which I refuse to do.
so I might have to spend 200€. like really quickly More seriously seems like the golf steering rack is done for. At low speed/stop you can feel it's skipping teeth.
Oh. It is in better shape than the trunk, but still... Is it some exclusive OEM louver or just a customization part?
