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