<html><DIV> <P><BR><BR></P></DIV>The 79 models were made with poor quality steel from East Germany, I am told. They rust quicker. I don't know about other years. <P>Geoff</P> <P> </P> <P>>From: Pokey <POKEY@VANAGON.ORG></P> <DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: Pokey <POKEY@VANAGON.ORG> <DIV></DIV>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <DIV></DIV>>Subject: Do some years rust more than others? Thoughts on a winter Syncro <DIV></DIV>>Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 12:36:01 -0800 <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Right now Pokey is snug in a garage awaiting spring, she's pretty much rust free and I want her to stay that way. I had her Rust Checked and undercoated right before I put her away in the fall. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Regretably, storing your Westy puts you into a winter full of Vanagon withdrawl. For this and other reasons, I have always wanted to get a Syncro, which I'm sure would be a great winter vehicle. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>The thing is Ontario uses a lot of salt on the roads, so I'm worried about spending $20,000 on a Syncro Westy and having it rust away on me. I was wondering if VW changed thier rustproofing technique at any point during production? Are there any model years that are better than others? <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Thanks, <DIV></DIV>>Chris Gronski <DIV></DIV>>'80 Westy "Pokey" - SLOPOKEY <DIV></DIV>>'87 Chevrolet Sprint - Ice Racer <DIV></DIV>>'91 Pontiac Firefly - Convertable <DIV></DIV>>www.vanagon.org & .ca <DIV></DIV>>www.gronski.com, .org, & .ca <DIV></DIV>>www.nineelven.org & .ca <DIV></DIV><br clear=all><hr>Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at <a href="http://www.hotmail.com">http://www.hotmail.com</a>.<br></p></html> |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.