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Old 03 Dec 2005, 02:04 pm
Joseph Meehan
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Default Re: Does a car rust quicker, garaged

TP wrote:
> Here in the western New York we use salt on are snow covered
> roads.
> True or False. Driving daily and garaging your car. Does a car
> rust quicker if garaged with the salt slush and moisture on it
> (dripping on the floor)? Or is it better to keep the car outside
> the garage in the natural frozen winter elements?
> Of course the driver does routine maintenance on the vehicle.
> Maybe even a few commercial (undercarriage rinse) car washes
> from time to time…
>
> Has there been any studies done?
> Will it matter if the garage floor is epoxy coated or natural
> concrete?
> Insulated and unheated garage and other combos...
>
> TP


There is no one simple answer.

Below the freezing point no rusting will occur, so outside may well
reduce the rust. Driving a car into a garage means the warm car will warm
the garage and stay warm longer allowing more damage.

Outside being cold does not bother the car, but it can slow rust.

In real life there is not that much of a difference.


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