Thank goodness I live in the south. When we get our two or three little snows (take or give a few) from December thru March- ones that require salt on the road- I hate to have to drive my cars in that - even in one trip to town. I guess everyone else does as well, as the next day- when the road dries- everyone floods to the car washes. The low annual snowfall here, keeps rust at bay on cars around here. I do not know how you northerners stand it. I have heard of cars 2-3 years old up north rusting. My great aunt lives in Detriot, MI. She bought a brand new Cadillac in 1977. By 1979, that car had all but rusted away. Down here- those cars are still rust free, unless a "northern" model made its way down here. That is usually the case- the cars with rust here are usually originally northern cars that made their way down here. Also- some rust can be caused from the climate here, but it is from high humidity and damp conditions, as the southeast is typically the wettest and most humid part of the country and that can cause some cars to eventually rust.

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2004 Toyota Sequoia Limited 4wd
1991 Lincoln Town Car Executive
1991 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1988 Mercedes 300SEL
1972 Chevrolet Caprice Kingswood Estate 9-passenger wagon
1973 Pontiac Grand Ville
(Prior MB's: 1974 240D, 1985 380SE, 1984 190D, 1993 400SEL)