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Old 07-09-2009, 03:14 AM   #19 (permalink)
silverpence
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Originally Posted by spearfish25 View Post
Rust isn't a big issue with today's modern cars. I've had many cars through many Chicago winters and none of them have had rust issues. (mmmm, my land rover defender's muffler rusted through actually, but that sounded sweet)

For any city dweller, buying a POS car as a beater isn't feasible as the parking fees alone would quickly cost more than a set of rims/tires.
+1 on the rust aspect; nothing major over here either with past cars. Parking wouldn't be an issue for me with a beater; I just don't like the idea of driving a POS car during winter when I can drive a great car like the Z just fine with a good winter setup and some common sense
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