Does Road Salt Ruin Spyder Tops?

[GSX Eclipse]

I just found a 1998 Eclipse Spyder GST for sale at the local dealer. This is the cleanest looking DSM let alone car I've ever seen!!!!!!!!!!!!................it's got 55k original miles and looks to have just come off the showroom floor, flawless. I can pick it up for 8,900 but that would mean trading in my sonata for the down payment.

Now after researching and searching for 3 years I thought this DSM was the one. Then I realized "oh shit....what about the winter?!?!" I was reading through some other threads and found that people are very happy with their Spyders in the winter, some leak, some don't, and it keeps them very warm.

Living in South Western Pa means snow, ice, and road salt. My garage is attached to my house, but not heated, but it does stay warm. Will the road salt ruin or stain the convertible top? Or could the salt get into the roof hinges and ruin the top? Thing thing is if I buy this car then I'm keeping it until I get outta college in about 5-6 years. Will it last that long driving in the winter?

Cliffnotes: Found flawless spyder with low mileage, realized the part of soft top convertible in winter, need advice if road salt will damage roof.

 

[1999silverGSX]

i doubt it. I have a friend with a 97 and he has never complained about it.

 

[GSX Eclipse]

i doubt it. I have a friend with a 97 and he has never complained about it.

My mom keeps telling me that her friends with convertibles say the road salt will ruin the tops...........................but then you see jeep wranglers with the soft tops in the winter all the time........

 

[mnr88talon]

They will hold up for a looong time.. i wouldnt worry about especially since you said the car looks brand new

 

[crimsondragon]

I never knew road salt flew up that high.

 

[knochgoon24]

I never knew road salt flew up that high.

No, but the slushy salt/melted snow mix flies up in a misty spray behind cars. That's how the salt gets up that high.

 

[crimsondragon]

Don't tailgate.

 

[vanilla gorilla]

The tops are pretty hardcore. Shouldnt give you any problem. Mine leaks at where the top meets the windshield frame, but its just because the weatherstripping is shot. Doesnt leak bad though. If the car is as mint as you say, I would jump on it. But I would rather kick myself in the nuts than put such a beautiful and mint car in the snow/salt. The best thing to do would be to garage it for winters and drive the freakin hyundai in the snow!

 

[GSX Eclipse]

The tops are pretty hardcore. Shouldnt give you any problem. Mine leaks at where the top meets the windshield frame, but its just because the weatherstripping is shot. Doesnt leak bad though. If the car is as mint as you say, I would jump on it. But I would rather kick myself in the nuts than put such a beautiful and mint car in the snow/salt. The best thing to do would be to garage it for winters and drive the freakin hyundai in the snow!

Ya that'd be nice but in order to get the car i'd have to trade in the hyundai............