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Originally Posted by Amsterdave
As someone who has lived in Toronto for almost a decade, I hate to break it to you, but you're fighting a losing battle no matter what you try there.
The road conditions are horrible, third world quality, full of potholes and uneven manhole covers. The excessive salt for 6 months of the year will eat your car up at a pace you've never seen before. Best you can do is regular car washes with underbody sprays, and in the spring (which doesn't start till May) deal with the paint swirls with a good polish/paint correction. Then starting the next October/November, rinse and repeat. You'll still likely need new suspension bushings, control arms and/or rear air bags at a mileage lower than you can ever imagine. My F15 needed all of the above at 80,000kms. My previous Range Rover started rusting in multiple areas after its third winter. The X5 is a bit better in the sense that some of its body panels are plastic and can't rust.
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god... sad but true, we just purchased one with cash as we cannot do finance or lease based on our identities... Lease has always been a new concept to us and I guess the weather is why people tend to lease to get a new car every several years...
Thanks for sharing and happy (yet sad )to know all these info! Will try to lease in the future tho
