The Beast I Drive Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Well, after my trip to the Hatch Patrol's Christmas tree run, I noticed a white crust all over the Beast from crossing the pass. Road Salt. All you in the Midwest and East Coast know it all too well. Now Washington has begun to salt the roads as well, apparently 2 or 3 years ago they started doing it on the passes. This could mean the end of rust-free older gen Subarus from this state, and that is a sad thing. Where's the sad bannana emoticon when you need it :-\ -Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Well, after my trip to the Hatch Patrol's Christmas tree run, I noticed a white crust all over the Beast from crossing the pass. Road Salt. All you in the Midwest and East Coast know it all too well. Now Washington has begun to salt the roads as well, apparently 2 or 3 years ago they started doing it on the passes. This could mean the end of rust-free older gen Subarus from this state, and that is a sad thing. Where's the sad bannana emoticon when you need it :-\ -Bill Just need to stay out of Seattle and off the Passes during Winter. Wash your underbody about every 2 weeks just to be safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjw Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 A lot of the older Legacy's that are coming on the market now for a good price are coming from Seattle. There is no escaping it. In a few years,we'll all be feeling the effects of it. Enjoy your rust free 20/30 yr old cars now, 'cause it's just a matter of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyewdall Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 New mexico and arizona are going to be the last sources..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backwoodsboy Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 This IS sad. Take it from a guy that lives right in the rust belt of the northeast... :-\ Gen 2 brats, wagons and hatchbacks were last spotted around here circa 1993. Nowadays, locals see my 1992 Loyale and say "wow.... thats the oldest subaru Ive ever seen! " Washing helps, but only adds about 2 more years of life. The only way to save your sube is to not drive it in the salt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchsub Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Washing helps, but only adds about 2 more years of life. The only way to save your sube is to not drive it in the salt. Or continuously cut and weld cut and weld like me. Trust me...that gets very old very fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartless Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 hate to hear it, but welcome to our world! :-\ The dreaded salt cancer will steal even more Subaru's before thier time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyewdall Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Nowadays, locals see my 1992 Loyale and say "wow.... thats the oldest subaru Ive ever seen! " I've seen '98 outbacks from Boston that look worse than my '76 pickup truck from WA. Here in Colorado, the mag cloride is not only starting to rust out the cars, but it's killing all the trees along the roads too... they claim it doesn't, but all the trees on the downhill side of the road starting to die about two years after they start using it is kind of suspicious if you ask me..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baccaruda Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 time for some class action lawuits! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breeke Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 I was headed to work two nights ago and I see all this white stuff on the state roads.....As i'm driving through it, I think to myself....hmm...this is weird deicer. I get to work and it hits me like a ton of bricks. ************, ******************, ************ers are salting in WA..... I quit, I'll just walk everywhere. This sucks. -Caleb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricearu Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 You all should just get out of the snow and just move to texas and stop killing your cars. My car has ONE spot of rust, only because of damage to the inner fender well that left bare metal (before I got the car) Not another speck on the car. We never salt our roads. We got plenty of places to wheel here too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyewdall Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 You all should just get out of the snow and just move to texas and stop killing your cars. My car has ONE spot of rust, only because of damage to the inner fender well that left bare metal (before I got the car) Not another speck on the car. We never salt our roads. We got plenty of places to wheel here too Except that I can't stand temperatures over 70 degrees, and I love snow.... If they'd just leave the snow on the roads instead of de-icing it, and tell everyone to go get decent studded snow tires, it would be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobs Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Here in Colorado, the mag cloride is not only starting to rust out the cars, but it's killing all the trees along the roads too... they claim it doesn't, but all the trees on the downhill side of the road starting to die about two years after they start using it is kind of suspicious if you ask me..... This subject was widely discussed and know about within CDOT 13 years ago. There's nothing suspicious about mag chloride. The slat rats that's moved there from Calfornia and Texas must have the highways clear so they can safely travel the speed limit to the slopes. Big business dictates what's used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountain brat Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 on the passes its sprayed i think its the mag cloride and the lower areas both state and county is straight salt they say the sand is killing fish which is weird never see any fish in the ditch and yes it kills the trees lining the highway if you watch as you drive you'll notice its dead as far as the plows can shoot it sucks bad as a pass veteran working there for past 14 years i really miss sanding of the roads i'd take a chipped windsheild anyday over rought it really likes eating brakes like you can't believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcap Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 I was headed to work two nights ago and I see all this white stuff on the state roads.....As i'm driving through it, I think to myself....hmm...this is weird deicer. I get to work and it hits me like a ton of bricks. ************, ******************, ************ers are salting in WA..... I quit, I'll just walk everywhere. This sucks. -Caleb Agreed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breeke Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 You all should just get out of the snow and just move to texas and stop killing your cars. My car has ONE spot of rust, only because of damage to the inner fender well that left bare metal (before I got the car) Not another speck on the car. We never salt our roads. We got plenty of places to wheel here too No offence, but I'd rather stab my eyes out with a dull racoon tooth than live in TX. WA has it all....and now including salt lol. -Caleb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Turbone Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 You all should just get out of the snow and just move to texas and stop killing your cars. My car has ONE spot of rust, only because of damage to the inner fender well that left bare metal (before I got the car) Not another speck on the car. We never salt our roads. We got plenty of places to wheel here too Theres nothing in TX that can compare to our wheeling, sorry :-\ on the passes its sprayed i think its the mag cloride and the lower areas both state and county is straight salt they say the sand is killing fish which is weird never see any fish in the ditch and yes it kills the trees lining the highway if you watch as you drive you'll notice its dead as far as the plows can shoot it sucks bad as a pass veteran working there for past 14 years i really miss sanding of the roads i'd take a chipped windsheild anyday over rought it really likes eating brakes like you can't believe Holy lack of punctuation Batman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountain brat Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 sorry about the punct. lazy typer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennies Earned Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 No salt in Idaho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbeerd Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 man that sucks, i was always jelous of the pnw in that regard. we need to have someone start reproducing the old school car body's. or maybe some fiberglass parts like the Jeeps get. Granted it doesnt help ALL parts of the car. but better than nothin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudduck Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Here in Colorado, the mag cloride is not only starting to rust out the cars, but it's killing all the trees along the roads too... they claim it doesn't, but all the trees on the downhill side of the road starting to die about two years after they start using it is kind of suspicious if you ask me..... Mag cloride is some nasty stuff! I had put new chrome wheels on my old Toyota 4x4 out there, and within 2 weeks they started to rust. Ate the bed of that old yota all up also. Same with my Loyale. Front fenders are all ate up from mag choride. The under side of that car is in good condition though, from spraying oil on everything on the underside. Did the same on that old yoda to keep the frame from rusting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bratman18 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Wow, you'd think they'd see what has happened in the north east and know better!! I hate salt with a passion, along with calcium chloride!! Yeah I have about the oldest Subarus anyone has ever seen around me. It's bad when cars that are 2000 and newer are rusting out already. Sorry guys!! I feel for ya!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky92 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Wash it once a week.. get the underside good.. and oil it .. One of the things that saved the front of backwoodsboys 92 Loyale was the oil leaks spraying the front half of the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudduck Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Wash it once a week.. get the underside good.. and oil it .. One of the things that saved the front of backwoodsboys 92 Loyale was the oil leaks spraying the front half of the car. EA82 cars are self oiling. Atleast around the front. For the rest, used moter oil sprayed into every place underneath works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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