I did some searching and found little to do with potential salt damage due to winter driving. I only plan on one winter for my car, as the rest of its life (with me) will be in Southern Cali, but what can I expect from one winter? Germany is liberal about salt, loads of it during the winter, so I'm guessing the underbody (being a German car) is protected pretty well. Are there ways to mitigate any damage without having to park the car?
May concern is that my M5 will look like my Dodge Ram. One winter in Germany and that trucks belly turned orange.
I'm from germany and yes, there is a lot of salt on our roads. I don't own a M5, but my father had never any problems with his E61. I don't think salt is a problem for a BMW, as you said, being a german car .
The best thing you can do to your baby is to wash away every week the mud and salt from the lacquer.
No seriously, the best you could do is stack the beauty up for the winter.
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2005 BMW M5, it's not on order, it's here!
Sepang Bronze/Sepang Leather/Aluminium - It's in the garage!! And not so much on the road, stupid clutch!!
To clear something up that has been bothering me; my name is Gustav (hello board leader ), my dad's name is Morten. I post 99% of all posts under the MortenDK account - so call me Gustav
I have run BMWs since 1998. No problems at all.
I dont think the E60 is worse. It should be better.
I run my M5 everyday. The car has to work for a livin
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I did some searching and found little to do with potential salt damage due to winter driving. I only plan on one winter for my car, as the rest of its life (with me) will be in Southern Cali, but what can I expect from one winter? Germany is liberal about salt, loads of it during the winter, so I'm guessing the underbody (being a German car) is protected pretty well. Are there ways to mitigate any damage without having to park the car?
May concern is that my M5 will look like my Dodge Ram. One winter in Germany and that trucks belly turned orange.
No good high pressure washes around Mass? I use one down the street, hot water and all. It's great, taking two hands to hold the nozzle. Only thing is the price, which is about 10 Euros a trip to get the whole car. It might be wize to just invest in a home high pressure wash.
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That's right, mine is a working girl too, but can't really wash the salt or mud everyweek when the temp is below freezing
No good high pressure washes around Mass? I use one down the street, hot water and all. It's great, taking two hands to hold the nozzle. Only thing is the price, which is about 10 Euros a trip to get the whole car. It might be wize to just invest in a home high pressure wash.
Isn't it a little harsh using a jet of water on icy cold metal with baked on dirt?
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), my dad's name is Morten. I post 99% of all posts under the MortenDK account - so call me Gustav 
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