wheelman55
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OP. It’s not the snow, it’s the chemicals they put on the road to melt the snow/ice.
Best advice is to rent a vehicle if you need to drive through all of the chemically treated roads. The slush gets into places that you cannot reach on your vehicle.
The chemical dust sticks to your vehicle even when the roads are dry. I always wait until we’ve had two or theee good rains before driving the MN roads in my Raptor, or one of my fun cars.
I’ve lived in MN most of my life and all of my MN vehicles have underbody rust damage. Bolts are frozen in place even on my 2016 Volvo.
Conversely, I’ve got a 1993 F250 that I keep in TX. It’s never seen snow. The underside is pristine. All bolts come out when needed.
Also have a 1974 Alfa that I keep stored in MN all winter. This one has a pristine underside too…and Alfas of this age are prone to rust.
Your call. If you want to keep that Gen 1 long term, I would rent.
Good luck with your decision.
Best advice is to rent a vehicle if you need to drive through all of the chemically treated roads. The slush gets into places that you cannot reach on your vehicle.
The chemical dust sticks to your vehicle even when the roads are dry. I always wait until we’ve had two or theee good rains before driving the MN roads in my Raptor, or one of my fun cars.
I’ve lived in MN most of my life and all of my MN vehicles have underbody rust damage. Bolts are frozen in place even on my 2016 Volvo.
Conversely, I’ve got a 1993 F250 that I keep in TX. It’s never seen snow. The underside is pristine. All bolts come out when needed.
Also have a 1974 Alfa that I keep stored in MN all winter. This one has a pristine underside too…and Alfas of this age are prone to rust.
Your call. If you want to keep that Gen 1 long term, I would rent.
Good luck with your decision.
