Now don't get me wrong, I don't want you folks sneaking up here and hauling our old cars South, but not all Canadian cars are rusty. I bought a 76 300D locally last summer and it is not rusty. I believe it has had a fairly sheltered life.
There are some areas where cars do get rather rusty and often very quickly. Eastern Ontario and Quebec come to mind immediately. The Maritime provinces may not be a whole lot better. The amount of snow and especially the amount of salt used on the roadways is the usual cause for concern. The prairies (Manitoba, Saskatechewan and Alberta) and British Columbia are relatively better. The prairies are often too cold for salt to be useful and not as much is used. Unfortunately, cities often use quite a bit in intersections. Coastal BC is more temperate. It is common to see old cars in nice condition in Victoria on Vancouver Island. Owners of such generally know what the car can be sold for however and it is not easy to get a great deal. One also has to look out for vehicles that have been transplanted from another area of the country. A friend has a 74 240D that he brought in from BC. It is a basket case of rust. I doubt that it spent it's whole life in BC. I suspect it may have lived it's early life in Eastern Ontario. Randy B -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of ms.300SD Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 3:00 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Project 240D in Oregon KILOMETERS!????? IS this a Canadian car????? If so, RUN and DON'T LOOK BACK! Major RUST warning! Lynn (who speaketh from experience) _______________________________________ http://www.striplin.net 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://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
