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Old Dec 17, 2007 | 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by fuelforthesoul1999
I drive the Bonneville all year. I believe that if you wash weekly (twice a week if the DOT is out after you), and be sure to powerwash the underside very well. you'll be just fine.
not gonna happen very often for me :? its so cold out everything freezes. cant afford car washes once a week, and im not pressure washing when its in the teens out..
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Old Dec 17, 2007 | 12:23 AM
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unfortunately, my bonne is being driven in it this year. But the salt is being removed ASAP hopefully :? If I had any real say in it, it'd stay in the garage all winter. So sad for a car that has such minimal rust at best.

Hopefully it'll be back with me by the time next winter rolls around. Probably by the time I move to NC.
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Old Dec 17, 2007 | 12:43 AM
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:( Yes this is the first year i am driving my bonneville in the snow.
I couldn't afford a 4x4 by the time winter hit :(
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Old Dec 17, 2007 | 01:07 AM
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My car is a year rounder until I can afford a beater/winter truck.

Wish I could winter store it :(
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Old Dec 17, 2007 | 01:08 AM
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when i get a bonneville, hopefully i will be able to afford to have the blazer as a winter driver..
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Old Dec 17, 2007 | 09:34 AM
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heated windshield ??????
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Old Dec 17, 2007 | 09:37 AM
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Unfortunately, my car is a 12 month car. The only good news, is our area doesn't get a lot of snow (save for yesterday ) and I park underground with a carwash bay, so....its not as bad as it could be.

Once 2 incomes start rollin in....oh baby....look out....winter rat and 2 decent cars to drive in
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Old Dec 17, 2007 | 10:22 AM
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i registered here because i needed some info on fixing my mothers ssei. myself, my 'good car' is something most would use as a winter beater. my winter beater is a 1995 explorer with almost 185k miles on it.

i picked the truck up for almost nothing, threw used tires on it, newbrake pads and rotors, fixed the 4wd. i have about $750-$800 in truck today to date [including purchase price].

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i will drive it until it is no longer economically worth while to do so.
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Old Dec 17, 2007 | 10:41 AM
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I drive my Bonneville in the summer, then come winter, I drive my bonneville.... mo OTHER bonneville that is
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Old Dec 17, 2007 | 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by thunderhand
heated windshield ??????
Yes. There'* only a couple of us here with it. 92 had a seperate switch, 93 runs for a short period off defrost with the rear and the mirrors. Works great. I doubted it myself until I had the OEM windshield replaced and saw the wires.

Still haven't really sorted it all out. 93'* aren't technically supposed to have it.
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