I live in Ohio which is known for some shitty *** winters, and I not too long ago got a EM1. I still have my old car(Taurus) just sitting in my driveway. Should I keep the Taurus for the winter so I dont salt away my beloved Si, or sell the Taurus for ~$1000 and use that for a new suspension setup? Opinions are wanted. Thanks

 

keep the beater. winter will ruin you new suspension anyway. trust me, I live in MinneSnowta

 

i say keep the beater too. i guess you could just wash off the car after you drive it when there is salt on the road, but how practicle that is......

they use damn gravel here in colorado, rock chips suck ***

 

u drive a civic, not a ferarri ...
but then again, id kill to have a beater
i drove winter nyc on em1 w/ summer tires

 

I think its clear what to do - keep the beater Honestly it would be so nice to have a beater because you never know what can happen in Winter. Too many dangerous variables to risk getting your si into an accident. So....keep the beater and garage the si where its safe and warm

 

keep the beater and save your money. i have an 86 Si for my winter car

 

Thanks everyone. I have pretty much decided to keep the beater, mainly because I want to lower around 2" overall, so pretty much with that front lip it will turn into a snow plow . Taurus it is

 

good choice to keep the beater. i wouldnt be able to do any of the **** i do to my civic if i didnt have a beater.

 

yeah keep the beater

 

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agree...same **** happend to my suspension setup

 

Is salt the only thing that does damage in the winter? Cuz i have a winter beater, but the hatch would have to sit in drive way.

 

sell the taurus for 1,000 and buy a 90+ subrau legacy.. buddy of mines live in phili an uses that as a winter car, it has sooooo much traction with the AWD with studded tires in the snow. other than that, his summer car is a eg hatch