The Ziebart guys in The Soo drilled small holes to access cavities in doors and body panels and sprayed well all inside with a good coating of undercoating stuff, then plugged the holes. 'Seemed to be very thorough. Much better than factory (especially Chrysler) at that time. 'Made the car a little quieter, too. That was GOOD-driving/riding car, but not quite as good as my 91 126.
Wilton ----- Original Message ----- From: "R A Bennell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 7:11 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Avalon? > Yes Wilton I am in Winnipeg Manitoba - about 140 miles due north of Grand Forks North Dakota. Rust is not generally > a huge issue here as we don't have the slushy weather conditions like more southern areas. Undercoating is a good > idea if it is done well. Many new cars come fairly well protected these days. Our now departed Avalon had been > treated to some extra protection beyond factory and that may be one of the reasons it was still in very good > condition. > > Randy > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Wilton Strickland > Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 3:34 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Avalon? > > > Randy, I've forgotten where you are. Somewhere north of US border, isn't > it? Do they still do Ziebart rust prevention treatments up there? 'Had a > '71 Chrysler station wagon Ziebarted in about early '72 in Sault Ste. Marie, > ON. 'Don't know how well it really did; 'sold it in S. CA in '78, though it > still didn't have any rust prob then, so maybe it worked. > > Wilton > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "R A Bennell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 5:23 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Avalon? > > > > I actually suggested she might like another one but she says not. They are > basically just a fancy Camry. The older > > ones were longer than a Camry but I am not sure that remains the case with > the newer ones. > > > > Lord knows what she will end up with. I thought last evening we had > decided to check out some late model Chevy > > Impalas but today at lunch that seems to have faded from her wish list. I > guess time will tell. > > > > Randy > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 2:04 PM > > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Avalon? > > > > > > If you really want another, you can probably find them gathering dust at > any > > nursing home or retirement village since they seem to appeal to those > waiting > > for the final call. My next door neighbor lady is about eighty and I see > her > > creeping off to someplace every day. She's on her second one. > > > > The hottest AWD car in western Washington is Subaru. They are all over the > > place with several big dealers and I see lots of youngish women driving > the > > latest model. Lots cheaper than a Quattro, I suspect. > > > > RLE > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
