Just to add my $.02, my mom's garage usually stays above freezing even on
below zero nights, so slush frozen to the car would melt at night, making
quite a mess in addition to allowing salty moisture to coat the vehicle.
Washing the car is great in the winter time, the problem being that many
quarter fed car wash places use recycled water, so often the water you are
washing your van with isn't exactly salt free.

Scott

>In a message dated 9/28/99 7:43:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time, vw4x4@FYI.NET
>writes:
>
><<  So if you want your vehicle not to rust. Keep it in the garage
> at night.
>  >>
>
>
>damn!!   and all these years i thought the road salt had something to do
with
>it... ;<)
>
>chris