Re: Salty winters == rust!

["Rick H. Louie" <rxlouie@uswest.com>]

Fluhr wrote:
> 
> How do you people with salty winters keep your cars from rusting out?!?
> 
> I went and looked at an '86 4Kcsq during lunch.  It had spent its first
> 7 years in NY, and showed it.  There were little rust spots or rust
> stains in lots of nicks and crannies (e.g. door jambs, trunk area, etc.)
> , even though the body looked to be in excellent condition.  Also, much
> of the engine showed signs of rust, especially the fuel system, heater
> hoses, ISV, basically anything that wasn't alloy was corroded.  Yuk.
> 
> Shame, too, since the interior was in good condition.  Car only had 116K
> on it, never hit, original paint looked real nice.  Engine looked like
> it was at 216K, though.
> 
> Is in unreasonable to expect to find a 4Kq with virtually no rust on it?
> 
> Bummer.
> 
> Eric
> '85 Coupe GT, not in perfect condition, but stellar by comparison
> ---
> Eric J. Fluhr                                Email:  ejfluhr@austin.ibm.com
> 630FP Logic/Circuit Design                   Phone:  (512) 838-7589
> IBM Microelectronics Div.                    Austin, TX
I thought Audi's had 10yr rust protection, or is that only on the newer
models?

Maybe you should not look on the cost for a 4kQ.  The ones here in
Denver are in good shape.