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Originally Posted by zamler
Not it isn't. I recently replaced a rotted subframe on a friends car it looks pristine from the outside but the repeated heat/cooling destroyed the frame, rear struts, and a bunch of other components. The LH rear strut sheering right off they lost all steering control luckily only spun out. Other cars of the same brand and era that are not stored in a heated garage do NOT have this issue, I know I work on them all the time.
Accelerated stress testing means heat/cold cycles over and over.
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What era? The 70's? No properly maintained (washed occasionally) car is rotting out in a normal life span being parked in a heated garage.
I've been down this road before of trying to find something, anything, that confirms what's largely an internet theory and all that exists is a few anecdotes. There are too many variables at play to say one way or the other with any certainty.
I'm not too bothered if you want a cold car every morning. I just believe it's a risk that's largely overstated on a few internet forums and has very little actual evidence to back it up.