Year-round drivers

[maximage]

Any northerners here DAily Drive the TGP's all year? I know it's a bad idea, but I will probably only do it for 1 more year(my wife an I are having a baby, and I have to make 1 car a daily driver, and one a toy. The Supra is NOT an option for a daily). After that the Beetle will be paid for and she can get a new daily driver (Beetle becomes a toy), and I can take the Blazer.

I guess my biggest question is how do you keep them from rusting? Mine is rust free and I want to keep it that way. Any ideas? I know about washing it regularly, just looking for other ideas as well.

[gp90se]

up untill last fallm my 90 SE was the year round car.  Got washed 1-2 times per week with a heavy coat of wax.  kept the rust off and what was left of the paint still there.

-Jeff

[dbtk2]

Any northerners here DAily Drive the TGP's all year? I know it's a bad idea, but I will probably only do it for 1 more year(my wife an I are having a baby, and I have to make 1 car a daily driver, and one a toy. The Supra is NOT an option for a daily). After that the Beetle will be paid for and she can get a new daily driver (Beetle becomes a toy), and I can take the Blazer.

I guess my biggest question is how do you keep them from rusting? Mine is rust free and I want to keep it that way. Any ideas? I know about washing it regularly, just looking for other ideas as well.

My dads '90 TGP is his winter beater!  It was completely rust free when he got it ~1.5 years ago.  The body is still completely rust free, however a few parts of the frame are starting to get a little surface rust.  It gets waxed about 2 times a year, and washed once a week, sometimes twice.  But that does nothing to help the frame.

Shawn

[turby]

I would run mine through the auto. wash and let it spray the bottom of the car off. Then with the wax it kept rust off pretty good.

[Prospeeder]

well, my altenator pully and some other crap in the engine bay is starting to rust, the pully is completly rusted, is this really bad lol, do i have to replace a ton of stuff or what

[gp90se]

lol buddy, start a new post, sounds typical for rusting areas

[Prospeeder]

hahaha ok