Salt definitely wins hands-down when it comes to driveability. I'm no
advocate of sand, SAVE for the fact that it doesn't rust out my car. From
that point of view, sand is a winner. From a safety point of view, it's a
poor second to salt.
- Tab
At 06:34 PM 2/5/04, James Nazarian wrote:
>The sand gets especially nasty when you ride a motorcycle. When I lived out
>in Colorado, I generally avoided riding my bike up into the mountains until
>a month or two after it stopped snowing because there was just too much sand
>built up, especially in the twisties, to make motorcycling fun.
>
>I know I'm in the minority here, but I drive my V8 every day in Ohio, and I
>drove my roadster every day for 8 years before the V8. Even though Ohio
>claims they can't afford any more salt, they are still pouring it on. I
>just wash the car when I can and make sure to do the undercarriage. Rust
>will get the car eventually if you live in an area with any appreciable
>humidity (like Ohio), and I love my car too much to just let it sit around.
>
>When the sills and fenders rot out (and they will eventually drive it or
>not) I will replace them, and that's that. I don't expect to change
>anyone's mind here but that is how I feel. If the car were an E-type
>lightweight, or something truly rare, then I might feel differently, but I
>doubt it. The fact of the matter is that these are sports cars, not
>centerpieces, and I personally believe that they desire to be driven as much
>as I desire to drive them.
>
>I always love watching coverage of the Goodwood race because you get to see
>obscenely valuable cars out on the track being flogged just like when they
>were new. That is what a car is for, IMO. It is always painful to see them
>crash because you can see the zeros piling up, even by television, but it is
>very satisfying to see cars that now live in museums out on the track where
>they belong.
>
>Flame suit on!
>James Nazarian
>71 MGBGTV8
>71 MGB Tourer
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