Bill in Illinois wrote:

> I don't put my van away either.  I do get it ready for winter, just like
any
> other car, but it is my primary vehicle and I drive it anywhere, any time.
> It's a tough old beast, and has lasted 19 years/280,000 miles with plenty
more
> to go.  Just wash the salt off once in a while.

Is there a qualitiative or quanititative difference between Illinois road
salting and New England road salting?

I have a rust-free 1987 Syncro, just driven back from the West Coast, and
some have urged me to seal it up for winter or be faced with poking my index
finger through the body panels in a year or two.

The original idea had been to Syncro to the ski slopes in it, so this is a
drag<g>.

Does washing off the salt once in a while (or more assiduously) do the
trick?

Tim Beidel
South Portland, ME
1987 Syncro Westy