Life in the rust belt.

[Snagglefoot]

So far so good. Took it down along 8% grade with some purposeful braking. No schmoke!

 

[JoeDirt41]

Living in Western PA, I go HEAVY on the Fluid Film. I generally try to avoid driving my 2015 F150 in the winter if I can help it, but it still does get driven sometimes. The underside of it still looks really good for an 11 year old truck in the rust belt. Much better than some other trucks of the same age I’ve seen.

I started coating our 2015 Outback a few years ago. It’s held up well without any help, but supposedly the front subframes are susceptible to rotting out.

 

[Bob in Utah]

Living in Western PA, I go HEAVY on the Fluid Film. I generally try to avoid driving my 2015 F150 in the winter if I can help it, but it still does get driven sometimes. The underside of it still looks really good for an 11 year old truck in the rust belt. Much better than some other trucks of the same age I’ve seen.
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I started coating our 2015 Outback a few years ago. It’s held up well without any help, but supposedly the front subframes are susceptible to rotting out.
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Grew up in west PA

Know all about the rust belt…have seen em

Now my vehicles are garaged stored & not driven in the winter…salt free

Here’s an ‘03 rust free

 

[goingplacesanddoingstuff]

I think tire technology has evolved to the point where less salt should be used. People lose way more money to rust than they would to good tires.

 

[JoeDirt41]

Grew up in west PA

Know all about the rust belt…have seen em

Now my vehicles are garaged stored & not driven in the winter…salt free

Here’s an ‘03 rust free

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It’s a constant battle. Spent all winter washing salt off and Fluid Filming, spend summers doing body work to fix rust.

After I graduate from college I’d definitely consider moving somewhere warmer where the roads aren’t salted. The older I get the more and more I realize winter just isn’t for me, especially as a car guy. I get jealous when my uncle visits from Florida and I see the underside of his 10 year old Tundra and it looks like it just rolled off the showroom floor.

 

[Bob in Utah]

It’s a constant battle. Spent all winter washing salt off and Fluid Filming, spend summers doing body work to fix rust.

After I graduate from college I’d definitely consider moving somewhere warmer where the roads aren’t salted. The older I get the more and more I realize winter just isn’t for me, especially as a car guy. I get jealous when my uncle visits from Florida and I see the underside of his 10 year old Tundra and it looks like it just rolled off the showroom floor.

My above LX 470 was purchased in Phoenix 5 years ago

To my knowledge it’s never been in snow/salt conditions

Leads a pampered life here in Utah now…220K miles