My brother bought a Ford van when he lived in Livonia, Michigan. Great mileage, ran good, most of the body was in decent shape, but six or seven years after he moved to Seattle, he got rid of it. Had to do brakes and was afraid to touch anything underneath for fear large chunks would break off, very rusty in spite of special undercoating and regular washing underneath.
Everything rusted away in Canada, I even had all the fins corrode off the radiator on my Dodge Aries. Terrible salt, and no way to wash the car reliably in the winter when daytime temps are below Zero F. Ladas were the worst though -- not uncommon for things to fall off and axles to come out on corners. Russian steel from that vintage (80s) was terribly vulnerable to salt. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
