How does snow affect pricing/age of car?

marshi · 02-12-2015, 02:47 AM

I've been looking nationwide for a specific car. I've noticed that east coast cars/cars driven in the snow tend to be priced lower than the equivalent car on the west coast. Is this due to car having driven in snow? How does snow affect the age/wear and tear on a car?

ard5040 · 02-12-2015, 04:22 AM

It's not the snow, it's the salt that is spread on roads to melt the snow and ice that accumulate on the road surface.

E.VERT · 02-12-2015, 10:01 PM

Salt - corrosion
Potholes - Suspension wear
Sand - pitting of paint and windshield
Collisions
Interior wear - salt and sand in carpet

Winter here is brutal on cars.

mrtt · 02-12-2015, 11:29 PM

I lived in MI for 15+ years and let me tell you, I would never buy a car from that region. Even with frequent undercarriage washes, you do develop undercarriage rust. Major pain in the a$$ when it comes to repair due to rusted bolts/nuts. If you drive in winter, you are bound to get stuck behind salt trucks and those salt pellets are big enough that they chip your paint and windshield.

How about cars that had been driven only summer months? All that temperature fluctuation during winter months, going back and forth from freezing and melting, you develop cracks/bumps/potholes, some size of a basketball and DOT can't get to every single one of them in time. Your suspension takes a beating

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marshi New Member 1 Rep 13 Posts Drives: none Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: sf,ca iTrader: (0)	How does snow affect pricing/age of car? I've been looking nationwide for a specific car. I've noticed that east coast cars/cars driven in the snow tend to be priced lower than the equivalent car on the west coast. Is this due to car having driven in snow? How does snow affect the age/wear and tear on a car?
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ard5040 Captain 419 Rep 658 Posts Drives: 2018 X3 M40i Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Westchester, NY iTrader: (1)	It's not the snow, it's the salt that is spread on roads to melt the snow and ice that accumulate on the road surface.
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E.VERT Private 11 Rep 53 Posts Drives: 335xi, 435xi, F-Type (ret.) Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: H.Town iTrader: (0) Garage List 2020 MB E450 Conver ... [0.00]	Salt - corrosion Potholes - Suspension wear Sand - pitting of paint and windshield Collisions Interior wear - salt and sand in carpet Winter here is brutal on cars.
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mrtt Private First Class 38 Rep 178 Posts Drives: E46/E60/E92/F10/E55 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Jersey iTrader: (1)	I lived in MI for 15+ years and let me tell you, I would never buy a car from that region. Even with frequent undercarriage washes, you do develop undercarriage rust. Major pain in the a$$ when it comes to repair due to rusted bolts/nuts. If you drive in winter, you are bound to get stuck behind salt trucks and those salt pellets are big enough that they chip your paint and windshield. How about cars that had been driven only summer months? All that temperature fluctuation during winter months, going back and forth from freezing and melting, you develop cracks/bumps/potholes, some size of a basketball and DOT can't get to every single one of them in time. Your suspension takes a beating
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