THE post mentioned a state that salts the roads liberally
its a waste of a car and why buy a car thats way to powerful for the road conditions at anytime in
the winter months is all . there are good winter cars and the bw isnt a logical choice
I live in Toronto.
Lots of salt is used on the roads here every winter and sometimes conditions get pretty bad.
But 80% of winter days, there’s no reason not to take a BW or any kind of performance car on the road around here, provided you have the right tires.
As for salt, cars simply don’t rust like they used to.
They just don’t.
My 30 year old MR2 is testament to that; my son’s even older Camry even more so. (He’s young, so not much money for cars, but the old Toyota he bought is Goddamn bulletproof.)
Luckily we’re a multiple car family, so that means I’ve rarely been forced to use any of my performance cars in the very worst weather.
So that makes it easier for me, I guess.
Nevertheless, as for the comment about “waste”: cars like these are fun machines that
absolutely can be appreciated any time of year.
They are meant to be driven.
Taken care of, sure, but meant to be driven.
With few exceptions, and our current crazy times temporarily excepted, they eventually just depreciate, anyway.
At best, you can hope to get a car like a BW that is likely to depreciate less and maybe, just maybe, make a very modest return after you consider inflation and if you time things right.
One of the reasons I want one.
But if you’re looking for an investment, there’s better things to invest in than cars.
And I say that as someone who made a modest profit on not only my Bullitt when I traded it in but also on my V-Wagon when I sold that after 5 years and 30,000 miles.
So I say invest in appropriate tires, boys and girls, and drive them.
Drive them and enjoy them, spring, summer, winter, and fall.