In different states, things are different...

In the east, in winter, road crews put down salt. In Colorado and some
of the mountain states, they put down gravel, not salt (at the
temperatures they are dealing with salt won't get rid of the snow and
ice anyway.) So, if you driving down the road, you'll get a LOT of
gravel toss in to the front of your van...especially since snow and all
terrain tires tend to grab stuff (and let it go) more easily than
regular all-season radials.

Hence, if you don't want your front end to have lots of chips in the
paint (as mine does), you'll probably want to put a bra on. At least
some of the time.

On Jan 13, 2005, at 12:57 AM, Jason Kirk wrote:
>
> How often does a car pull off into the gravel in front of you? $300 is
> worth the cost of not having to stop an pull the damn thing off every
> time it rains and then put it back on again. And I can't be the only
> list member to think that these things are the ugliest automotive
> accessory ever invented. I was of the opinion that people bought these
> to cover up existing damage, not prevent it.
>