What do you mean I should be fine on rust?

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Post #441,615 by crazy 6/1/22 9:53:49 PM 6/1/22 9:53:49 PM Reply	What do you mean I should be fine on rust? I am in the wet. This is the Pacific Northwest right next to the ocean. It's always moist here. Makes it very easy to breathe. Everything rusts and rots here. I didn't notice salt on the roads this winter. In New Jersey I would drive for 2 months through salty slush. That made some serious rust. We had a snow over Christmas that shut everything down for 2 days but other than that pretty much nothing.
Post #441,617 by Another Scott 6/1/22 9:59:18 PM 6/1/22 9:59:18 PM Reply	I meant road salt. Yeah, the sea is a harsh mistress. When I was in grad school, my favorite uncle in Ohio gave me his 1974 Galaxie 500 that he wasn't driving. He kept a bag of road salt in the trunk. It leaked. Ate through part of the floor in the trunk, part of the frame, part of the brake lines. I remember trying to jack it up with a bottle jack to work on the brakes, and the top of the screw punched a hole through the frame! But I got a few years of use out of it. Salt and cars don't get along! Cheers, Scott.
Post #441,627 by pwhysall 6/3/22 4:47:41 AM 6/3/22 4:47:41 AM Reply	I live in a similar climate. Coastal, with cool, wet winters. I'm also 250 metres from the sea. My Saab got a little bit rusty round the rear arches (but then, it was also 12 years old when I sold it). The BMW (2014 model) has no rust at all. Modern cars resist rust much, much better than they used to. Maybe American cars (which we almost never see on our roads) rot worse than Euro cars do?

My new old magic carpet ride - (crazy) - (22) - June 1, 2022, 01:20:21 AM EDT

The tyres WILL "rot out", whether the vehicle is in use or not. - (CRConrad) - (3) - June 1, 2022, 05:07:01 AM EDT

Okay as a general maintenance goal - (crazy) - June 1, 2022, 09:37:55 PM EDT

And the "apparent" in your signature - (crazy) - (1) - June 1, 2022, 09:47:03 PM EDT

YOUR "approval" is the last thing I need. It was just an explicit alibi. -NT - (CRConrad) - June 2, 2022, 02:43:48 AM EDT

Enjoy it. - (Another Scott) - (14) - June 1, 2022, 11:26:23 AM EDT

What do you mean I should be fine on rust? - (crazy) - (2) - June 1, 2022, 09:53:49 PM EDT

I meant road salt. Yeah, the sea is a harsh mistress. - (Another Scott) - June 1, 2022, 09:59:18 PM EDT

I live in a similar climate. - (pwhysall) - June 3, 2022, 04:47:41 AM EDT

And I changed my mind on replacing tires now - (crazy) - (10) - June 1, 2022, 09:58:29 PM EDT

I get a lot of miles out of tyres. - (pwhysall) - (9) - June 3, 2022, 04:49:34 AM EDT

tires here have markers in the treads, as long s they are not worn the tires are safe. - (boxley) - (8) - June 3, 2022, 09:18:08 AM EDT

We have tread wear markers too. - (pwhysall) - (7) - June 3, 2022, 10:53:44 AM EDT

Clueless about the limit, I'd be googling just like you. - (crazy) - (6) - June 3, 2022, 03:47:32 PM EDT

"Googling just like me"? - (pwhysall) - (5) - June 4, 2022, 07:15:13 AM EDT

Really, you know the USDOT regulations concerning this? -NT - (crazy) - (4) - June 4, 2022, 04:33:26 PM EDT

he dsigned traffic lights for a living and stayed in a holiday inn express once -NT - (boxley) - (1) - June 4, 2022, 05:58:27 PM EDT

nope -NT - (pwhysall) - June 5, 2022, 06:41:49 AM EDT

I was talking about the UK legal minimum. -NT - (pwhysall) - June 5, 2022, 06:41:05 AM EDT

AFAIK, there are no USDOT regs for non-commercial vehicles. - (scoenye) - June 5, 2022, 04:03:23 PM EDT

Well, thats's newer then my Ford E-450 base motor home. :) - (a6l6e6x) - (2) - June 1, 2022, 06:00:33 PM EDT

didnt you buy that new? - (boxley) - (1) - June 2, 2022, 12:02:37 AM EDT

Yep, picked it up in January 2005. -NT - (a6l6e6x) - June 2, 2022, 10:32:56 PM EDT

5000 years from now, they'll all be mystified and have their tourist pics snapped in front of it.
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