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barnee
10-06-2004, 07:53 PM
:)
snoproblem
10-06-2004, 09:49 PM
Do they use much road salt in your area in the winter? If so, oh hell ya!

Actually, I've heard they don't use much salt on Alberta roads. This true? :?
The General
10-07-2004, 08:59 AM
As a rule of thumb, the longer you plan on keeping the car, the more you should consider rustproofing it.

One of my VW (a 1992) comes from Alberta and the car is mint. I'm assuming that they don't use road salt or very very little.

A good treatment can help retain a stronger resale value but recent GMs are pretty about rust.

So, in the end, you decide.
April
05-24-2005, 07:57 PM
Isn't it just a sale gimmick? I thought most cars were undercoated already.

I had a 2000 Impala. I sold it last year and I didn't have any problems with the underneath. I ride the highways everyday.
The General
05-25-2005, 08:48 AM
Isn't it just a sale gimmick? I thought most cars were undercoated already.

I had a 2000 Impala. I sold it last year and I didn't have any problems with the underneath. I ride the highways everyday.

Many are coated but only in the most obvious places. The corners and spots you can't see can also accumulate calcium and salt and eventually rust.

I firmly believe in rustproofing.
amorak
05-26-2005, 01:23 AM
Go Lethbridge!
The General
05-26-2005, 08:37 AM
Go Lethbridge!

:conf: :conf:

What's in Lethbridge?
woohoo!
05-26-2005, 09:46 AM
Go Lethbridge!

Huh? Should I plan my next family vacation there? :lol:
apl16
06-04-2005, 12:31 AM
interesting topic. i had a conversation with a toyota sales manager last year that said it was pointless here in california north. they still ask everyone that they sell a car to. big bucks selling stuff like that.
of course, it only snows here once or twice a year. in ontario and quebec i'd rustproof. i've heard good things about some aftermarket r'proofers.
amorak
06-04-2005, 02:35 AM
The original poster of this thread lists his location as "Lethbridge, Alberta". It so happens that I too am from "L.A." :D

At least, I split my time between Calgary and Lethbridge... It's a great prearie city, thrid biggest in the province, after Edmonton and Calgary!
The General
06-06-2005, 09:50 AM
interesting topic. i had a conversation with a toyota sales manager last year that said it was pointless here in california north. they still ask everyone that they sell a car to. big bucks selling stuff like that.
of course, it only snows here once or twice a year. in ontario and quebec i'd rustproof. i've heard good things about some aftermarket r'proofers.

What you say makes sense. The further south you go, rustproofing becomes less of a necessity.