Have I made a mistake?

[BigSwede]

Yes, unless you wash the salt off before you park it in the garage (every time!), it will still rust in the garage.

[WormGod]

Yes, unless you wash the salt off before you park it in the garage (every time!), it will still rust in the garage.

Exactly, and finding an open car wash or do-it-yourself is not an option in the dead of winter with 15f temps and 2ft of snow. Thus.... the term, rust belt. The sad part here is, after 60+ inches of snow this year, there is still some standing salt on some roads here. Probably be around till summer. We could use more rain to help clear it out.

Did have a neighbor try to hose down his car some years back during the winter. Not the smartest thing to do.... as he had 2 plumbing vans outside of his house the next 2 days fixing his broken water pipes, heh.