Does anyone take the 86 off the road during Winter?

[RToyo86]

Newer cars fair better, if manufacturers use more zinc between panels it certainly helps. I am thinking long term beyond 7 years as that is when corrosion will start to catch up to unprotected cars in the winter.

My family 98 civic had nearly 300k and was almost 15 years old when it was written off and it didn't have any of the typical Honda rust. It was rust proofed from new.

[MuseChaser]

Originally Posted by gutbuster

Does anyone take the 86 off the road during winter?

Given the lack of ground clearance, I have better luck taking my FR-S off-road when the ground has no snow, is solid, and relatively flat. Even small boulders give it trouble, and deep mud is a non-starter although the after-market snorkel I added does help.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by MuseChaser

Given the lack of ground clearance, I have better luck taking my FR-S off-road when the ground has no snow, is solid, and relatively flat. Even small boulders give it trouble, and deep mud is a non-starter although the after-market snorkel I added does help.

[mrg666]

My FR-S is my only car. I drive all year in upstate NY. Get it washed as much as I can during winter. I don't even have snow tires and it was totally fine, snow, ice, and all that, with AS tires.

[new2subaru]

Originally Posted by RToyo86

Newer cars fair better, if manufacturers use more zinc between panels it certainly helps. I am thinking long term beyond 7 years as that is when corrosion will start to catch up to unprotected cars in the winter.

My family 98 civic had nearly 300k and was almost 15 years old when it was written off and it didn't have any of the typical Honda rust. It was rust proofed from new.

For sure they do but undercarriages are still a problem. They generally end up looking like this. Body panels seem to last forever now.

[RToyo86]

Originally Posted by new2subaru

For sure they do but undercarriages are still a problem. They generally end up looking like this. Body panels seem to last forever now.

I hear you. My 96 Integra GSR was scraped due to rust on the undercarriage.
It got bad enough that it punched a hole in the floor under one of the brackets that held up the driver's seat.

I used and I'm not joking a 2x4 piece of wood to hold up the seat at the end of that cars life the final couple of months I held onto it.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by RToyo86

I hear you. My 96 Integra GSR was scraped due to rust on the undercarriage.
It got bad enough that it punched a hole in the floor under one of the brackets that held up the driver's seat.

I used and I'm not joking a 2x4 piece of wood to hold up the seat at the end of that cars life the final couple of months I held onto it.

You got rid of it just because it needed a new floorboard ......??


humfrz

[RToyo86]

Originally Posted by humfrz

You got rid of it just because it needed a new floorboard ......??


humfrz

It was one of many reasons. It was my first car, and I was a broke kid unable to keep up with it.

The fuel lines were shot, rust had spread to the rear quarters and behind/under the door. The last straw for me was the heating system started malfunctioning.


https://i.imgur.com/jcdPM5W.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Ur6Vomp.jpg

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by RToyo86

It was one of many reasons. It was my first car, and I was a broke kid unable to keep up with it.

The fuel lines were shot, rust had spread to the rear quarters and behind/under the door. The last straw for me was the heating system started malfunctioning.


https://i.imgur.com/jcdPM5W.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Ur6Vomp.jpg

I was jest ah messen wich ya.

Back in the day, when a "floor board" gave out, we would just saw up some rough cut oak boards and make a new one.......


humfrz

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by humfrz

I was jest ah messen wich ya.

Back in the day, when a "floor board" gave out, we would just saw up some rough cut oak boards and make a new one.......


humfrz

He said "floor" board not buckboard.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by new2subaru

For sure they do but undercarriages are still a problem. They generally end up looking like this. Body panels seem to last forever now.

Depends on what you define as a problem. Sure that rust would make some nuts harder to remove but that would be the worst of it's impact. The rest of the rust in that picture could be removed with a wire brush and painted over. It is purely cosmetic unless you wait 70 or 80 years for those parts to rust through.

[new2subaru]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Depends on what you define as a problem. Sure that rust would make some nuts harder to remove but that would be the worst of it's impact. The rest of the rust in that picture could be removed with a wire brush and painted over. It is purely cosmetic unless you wait 70 or 80 years for those parts to rust through.

Problem probably isn't the right word, more like a pain in the arse.

[ZZJ]

I daily my 86 here in buffalo the whole winter and with snowtires it drove just like my gf's rav4 as long as you stay off the gas. On interstate I found that I drive faster than many pickups during snow storms.

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[new2subaru]

I've had the car over two years now and was finally able to start work on the suspension, tires, exhaust.

I'm glad I stored it now. What a pleasure to work on!