Just wash it weekly with under-body spray..u have no issues....in the end it is just a car, and with todays manufacturing standards they will survive many winters even without caring for it....enjoy the car.

 

im glad i live in southern california haha

 

Two winters for me. No rust at all anywhere except the stock exhaust. I did the same.

VENTURESHIELD
RALLY ARMOR
ROTA's for summer, STOCKERS with DWS's for winter
No weather techs though.

So yeah, I feel your pain plus $1k.

 

Glad to hear there is no rust popping up. Some of my friends are saying I should do that "rust check" or "rust proof" undercoating... but Im not sure if its needed.

 

The bottom of the car already comes with some kind of coating applied in certain areas. I don't know if it is soundproofing or for rust. My guess is for rust.

 

i used my evo all year long ..

try just try not to think about all the expense at least thats what i try to do ..lol..

 

Pfft. As a Canadian Driver of a Evo i feel no love for someone who parks it during winter. Its a souped up economy car with AWD.

I bought it soley with winter in mind. If not for winter I would have gone RWD. As I only had 1 car for all seasons when I bought it I wanted something with performance that could handle well in the winter. Hence the evo.

The car shines in the winter. It doesn't do so well at -30 Celsius like it was here last week but it does ok. I love winter in the evo.

I've had to get:

a new block heater ($350 at dealership -- too cold to work outside)
set of blizzack LM-25s ($1600)
mud flaps ($250)
3m (came with purchase of car)
undercoat ($500)
Obviously a snow brush and small shovel that fits in behind the front seats.

At 70,000km (half in winter) I am going to my 3rd winter with the same times and with proper rotation I will get another winter out of the tires.

So the tires pay for themselves anyway.

My paint chips all year round so winter doesn't affect that either.

Only thing I don't like is that because of our snowfall I can't lower the car too much.

And of course you have to wash it lots and make sure to wipe down and dry all the rubber seals after you wash so you don't freeze them.


Use my stock rims for winters for now, going wider in the snow is pointless, and they are backup rims anyway. Keep them put away for summer.
All the proper oil changes and inspections before and after winter.

PS: By the way now I have a 2003 beater Chevy Avalanche 4x4. I still drive my evo as much as I can in winter unless I need to haul stuff or go to the dump or tow somethign.

 

glad i live in Hawaii. it is the same all year. do kinda miss my time in upstate ny tho.