I took my VERY clean Black Ram on the trails this weekend.
Put it in 4 wheel drive and took it through some mud puddles. Got it pretty dirty. Engine had mud all over it and the entire underneath did as well. I was told mud is the absolute worst thing you could do to your truck. Why? Isn't salt, driving fast and a thousand other things just as bad or is their something to this? I know plenty of people that go to the beach with their trucks and get them dirty. Am I missing something? Only thing I can thing of is that fine dirty particles will find their way into places they shouldn't be. But that can be said driving around in the winter time up here with salt all over the road. While it's not good for the body and paint, I've never seen it cause premature wear to the vehicle.
Any off-roaders around?