Salt - mis-information or a genuine concern?

[Irish]

Right, I have been afraid to move my car for the past number of weeks due to salt.

There is near paranoia on BC that it has not rained enough to clear what has been put down. We were last gritted a week ago and have had two rain showers (albeit light ones since then).

How real is the concern or am I just been influenced by the garage queens?

BTW my car lives outside.

[grumbledoak]

Irish said:

BTW my car lives outside.

I think you've answered your own question.

[Chris71]

There's certainly a shed load of salt still lingering on the roads around here. I commute by bicycle, so I tend to be wheezing along quite slowly staring at the floor, and it still looks like a dusting of snow in places!

[Tango7]

It is a real concern. I have used a seven through several winters and seen the damage to the front suspension and wishbones which required a strip down and re-powder coat. Thus saying that, if you wash your car off throughly including the inside and outside of the wheels if you have MB's or SLR rims, and dry the car, it will be a lot better than leaving it salt laden. The obvious problem is the chassis rails under the car and trying to clean these. I rinse my cars off throughly underneath and wipe as much as possible and so far so good.

HTH

T

[Irish]

Tango7 said:

It is a real concern. I have used a seven through several winters and seen the damage to the front suspension and wishbones which required a strip down and re-powder coat. Thus saying that, if you wash your car off throughly including the inside and outside of the wheels if you have MB's or SLR rims, and dry the car, it will be a lot better than leaving it salt laden. The obvious problem is the chassis rails under the car and trying to clean these. I rinse my cars off throughly underneath and wipe as much as possible and so far so good.

HTH

T

Thanks all. In it stays today then. Will wait for the first wet week and rejoin the fold thereafter.

Think I'll just garage it next year.

[Conian]

coat your car liberally with vinegar, when combined with the salt it will make your car even better.

works with chips, ya cant fault my logic.

[Irish]

woo hoo. Heavy rain for Friday!

[Eugene7]

I have always used my 7 all year round - in all weathers...

Does get a bit 'used' looking, but salt is the least of my worries.
(Mainly small stone chips)

I do use a lot of waxoyl to stop the ali body acting as a sacrificial anode to the steel chassis when wet...

Get out there and enjoy your 7!!!