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Chains and snowies and you'll be fine.

Don't do undercoat unless you can specify and take out / mask out the things you don't' want them to get the gunk on.

As long as you live in a house / townhouse they call it condos.. you should be fine to take it there. It is warm there in the summer.. so having it there is nice.

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Originally Posted by lgman (Post 7174318)

undercoat undercoat undercoat. Remember they use a shit load more salt than we do.

buy a beater for the winter?
with the amount of abuse the s2k will take in the winter+snow tires and chains, it'll cost you less to get an old corolla

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Originally Posted by godwin (Post 7176672)

Hmm. What do you recommend should be masked off other than the drain plugs for the oil pan, tranny, and diff?

Shouldn't have any problems with this

http://runandplaymotorsports.com/Tra...g%20Diesel.jpg

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Originally Posted by Eugene (Post 7174323)

The two biggest differences between winter driving in Vancouver and SWO are the ice buildup that you get out west from the fluctuations in temperature, and the amount of snowfall that can dump in a very short period of time. Our roads out here (Ontario) are generally much better maintained during the winter and the highways particularly are well plowed and sanded. Occasionally they'll fall behind if you get a day or three of solid snow falling but for the most part it's not that bad. The 401 and the 6/7 up to Guelph and Waterloo are kept up fairly well. Unlike taking highway 1 out towards Hope, you don't as commonly see vehicle after vehicle in the ditch, and that's because we get enough snow each winter that people actually know how to control their cars.

I'm in the market right now for an 05ish STI to replace my truck as it'll still be good to drive year round. The single biggest reason why I would shy away from bringing the s2k out isn't so much that it wouldn't be driveable (it probably would be okay most winters) it's more that the constant assault of salt and gravel on the roads will absolutely destroy the car.

THIS.

I still don't get why you are replacing truck with an STi? How does it help from getting assaulted by the salt and gravel?

Driveshaft? sensors? Critical bolts and nuts? Drain holes... You do realise once the stuff is on, it will be impossible to remove things like bolts and not void the warranty on the coating.

I feel it is something that a monkey can do. I rather get access to a lift for a few weeks, unmount all the components and do it myself.

Oh I recommend you get the coating in TO instead of here. At least they do enough of them there AND you can complain if it was done wrong.

It also depends on your living arrangement. I have a feeling you will be living in Miss. instead of TO. chances are you will have a car garage. In that case, just use the car as a summer car and forgo the coating.

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Originally Posted by RabidRat (Post 7177774)

Hmm. What do you recommend should be masked off other than the drain plugs for the oil pan, tranny, and diff?

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Originally Posted by flagella (Post 7178673)

I still don't get why you are replacing truck with an STi? How does it help from getting assaulted by the salt and gravel?

Ah, purely because it's one of the few vehicles that is truly great to drive in both summer and winter with minimal modifications (throw some snow tires on and you're good to go). As it stands right now my truck is handy to have, particularly in inclement weather, but rubbish to drive.

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Originally Posted by GabAlmighty (Post 7176405)

Chains and snowies and you'll be fine.

You wouldn't want to use chains out here for anything more than quickly getting yourself unstuck, and even still you're on the wrong side of the law. Both tire chains and even studded tires are illegal for use in Southern Ontario. Having good snow tires makes such a large difference in drivability though that it'd be stupid not to have them out here.