> >I have a friend - a non-list member - who recently bought an '89 Vanagon > >that was equipped with alloy wheels. As I recall from my Vanagon shopping > >days ('91 Westy) the alloy wheels, though gorgeous, had some pretty > >daunting care requirement/recommendations, such as weekly washing, > >avoiding certain detergents, etc, that were apparently related to > >corrosion problems. Geez, like alloy wheels are brand new, come on people, my '86 Quantum had em, the Corrado has 2 sets, 1 winter, 1 summer. Hell a friends '78 Challenger has em, my aunt had alloys on her '78 DIESEL rabbit. I mean alloy wheels are hardly cutting edge in the 90's. Sure, if you never ever wash em they corrode. If you wash em even 1 time a month and wax them carefully 4 times a year, they will last indefinitely. If you never touch them, and let the brake dust cake black over them they will pit, corrode, look like hell. John ja@coe.wvu.edu
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