Originally Posted by
Pirkaus
Here in New Hampshire they use a cocktail of calcium chloride, magnesium chlorde, and rock salt in varying percentages depending on the temperature. Car eating stuff
, any exposed metal will corroded almost immediately, and coated metal will succumb eventually.
I've heard stories from car mechanics who have moved from salt states and have worked on corroded cars a bit myself. They say you can't have a shop without a cutting torch and you have to make a lot of brake and fuel lines.