| Subject: | Re: Do some years rust more than others? Thoughts on a winter Syncro |
| From: | One Morecar |
| Date: | Sun, 4 Mar 2001 23:14:51 +1100 |
<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>
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