black cat Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 trying just to clean my brake disks was a nite mare, couldnt get any speedd up, wheel spin after wheel spin. back end out at 10mph......................... this weather is shite...... dry out please... come on march. tt steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 ...Put it away for winter or get the bucket of soapy water out after you finish ? I know my answer ... bucket of water? If only.... I've lost several cars due to salt damage. Even if you wash it, the decay has already started and it never stops. It starts an electrolytic reaction that accelerates the normal corrosion process. Lots of diluted salt crap hits inside the suspension, through all radiators etc.... a quick pressure washing only deals with the external bodywork damage, not enough I'm afraid... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 I drive mine every day to and from work. The only trouble is that I get soooo depressed when I see her all dirty, so I spend most of the weekend cleaning her instead of enjoying like I should. God I HATE the Winter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zabe_1 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Im sorry guys but i dont 100% understand the concept of how salt on the roads damages the undersides of the supras. I know that the salt basically makes the car corrode and rust quicker, however... i thought that the cars can be fully undersealed to stop this affect. Hence it should be fine driving in winter. Please clear this up for me as when i get a supra i will be wanting to drive it in winter. Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Do they even use salt anymore? Round our way it appears to be some kind of tiny piece of grit. Like kitty litter crossed with sand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaoriFan Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 i use mine all the time, wouldn't be without it. even a small distance, its the 'happy factor' that does it for me, ear to ear grin when driving (if i had the ears would look like Tony Blair, no offense). i haven't done that much in it so far, only about 1700miles since i got it in late October, but i wouldn't go back to anything else, out of choice. i think only time i wont use it is when its really bad in the winter here, salted roads, snow, or other nasties. will go back to the old carlton then for the odd day, or the carlton for big loads.. Otherwise its my daily choice to drive in when my carlton had to go in for gearbox change, i even got a full weeks shop from Tesco's in the Supra - 1 full large trolley's worth, had no idea it would take that much inside will change the 'pet' comment as its Christmas A Supra is for life, not just the summer seriously, i havent enjoyed driving this much for a few years since i got the Supra. down here they said they dont use salt anymore per se, its some compound mixed together, no idea what the properties are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jspec Germany Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 i use mine all the time, wouldn't be without it. even a small distance, its the 'happy factor' that does it for me, ear to ear grin when driving (if i had the ears would look like Tony Blair, no offense). i haven't done that much in it so far, only about 1700miles since i got it in late October, but i wouldn't go back to anything else, out of choice. i think only time i wont use it is when its really bad in the winter here, salted roads, snow, or other nasties. will go back to the old carlton then for the odd day, or the carlton for big loads.. Otherwise its my daily choice to drive in when my carlton had to go in for gearbox change, i even got a full weeks shop from Tesco's in the Supra - 1 full large trolley's worth, had no idea it would take that much inside will change the 'pet' comment as its Christmas A Supra is for life, not just the summer seriously, i havent enjoyed driving this much for a few years since i got the Supra. down here they said they dont use salt anymore per se, its some compound mixed together, no idea what the properties are Ha, Ha....! No salt here in Germany either (too bad for the fields and environment they say). Supposedly, they use Cow Uria. I hope I don't have to explain what that is. Something to do with the high ammonia levels prevent freezing. To me, that's just nasty and I don't want it on my cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 ..Supposedly, they use Cow Uria. ... are you taking the piss? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jspec Germany Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 are you taking the piss? No, they are, and I don't like what they're doing with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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