Yeah, and the BMW 2002 sedan was one of those cars!!! Maybe why you never seem on the road anymore? I really enjoyed driving the two I owned. Bought the 73 brand new for $4700 The new 76 had already jumped to $8300. This was well before my Vanagon days that began in 1997. DM&FS At 10:14 PM 8/21/2008, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >there was a federal law about 'body and fender perforation ........ >that certain body areas had to resist corrosion for whatever it was - 15 >years or so, >In the late 80's I believe. >Porsche even had a 911 body shell, that they had treated with their process >to meet the requirements of the law, sitting outside in the elements in >front of their factory for a while to demonstrate the effectiveness of their >process. > >so all 90's cars will do better than many mid-80's cars. >I also notice that some 70's era cars have nooks and crannies that retain >salty mud quite well. > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Allan Streib" <streib@cs.indiana.edu> >To: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> >Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> >Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 7:03 PM >Subject: Re: Adding Power Steering > > >>Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> writes: >> >>>Someone should point out to the Insurance institute of America or >>>whomever, that salt on the roads costs millions of dollars in car >>>repairs, if not even loss of life now and then. >>> >>>In Oregon, fortunately, we have red volcanic cinder material to put >>>on the snowy roads. Works great, and is totally non-corrosive. >> >>Where I am in Indiana, years ago they would spread sand. Then it was >>sand and salt, and now it's almost pure salt. And they put it out at >>the slightest THREAT of a POSSIBILTY of ice. It's really crazy. >> >>I must say that modern cars, with some exceptions, are MUCH more salt >>resistant then older ones. My '91 Jetta weathered MANY salty >>Chicago-area winters with no corrosion, while my '72 Super Beetle >>rusted in sunny dry weather. >> >>Allan >>-- >>1991 Vanagon GL |
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