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Salty air from the Pacific ocean eats thru any metal and corrodes aluminum. If you have any chrome near it good luck. ~;
I've never heard of volcanic cinders polluting any waterway. I've never heard of them corroding any vehicle. People who live in places that get snow and ice on the roads have an obligation to learn to drive safely on the stuff or not drive in winter at all. They should not depend on road crews to keep the roads so that they can continue to drive at high speeds and use insufficient distance between themselves and the vehicle they are following. They should understand that nature creates ice storms to better the gene pool of drivers.
That depends on what aluminum alloy they use. 6061 isn't too bad with salt, but we had some 2024 (called 24S at the time) that mounted rollers on a boat trailer when I was a kid. The trailer was used in salt water regularly, but hosed off afterward. It took only a few years and the 1/2" thick 2024 looked like a stack of cardboard. When unbolted, it immediately fell apart.
I've been told in Indiana they use beet juice instead of salt.
It surely seems I see American,maybe some Japanese cars with rust,but my German cars, never.
Some of the worst rust I've ever seen has been on 70s and 80s Mercedes. I looked over a 220D for sale once, but passed because of the rust. A friend bought it, and the drivers seat almost fell through the floorboard about 6 months later; there was nothing holding it all together. I don't think German steel has any magic that says that says "It is ORDERED that Oxygen and Iron will NOT combine here!!" .....Lannis
The german car makers were ahead of the curve, as TUV was flunking any unit body car with rust perforation... Thus a lot of 6 year old Mercedes and such were failing and pretty much worthless, other than in export markets. Thus the german automakers switched to galvanized steel in the 80s and 90s. The galvanized steel is so much more rust resistant that VW can afford to offer a 12 year rust out warranty, and they seldom have to pay off on it.