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Originally Posted by TheProfessor
Some just don't get it. And probably never will. As an ostrich. With head in a dark hole. Missing all that is going on around them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-Kfb6-eD98
I'd hazard to guess that 90% of posters here have never viewed or seen the bottom of their vehicle. Up on a lift.
Most go to dealer. Get vehicle serviced. And sit in the comfy waiting room. Never to view the destructive rust on the bottom of their vehicle.
New vehicles begin to rust right on the new car dealers lot. Take a look at the rusting nuts, bolts, clamps made out of steel that rusts.
If you trade every 5-7 years - you probably will not see any body panel rust thru. But the bottom is surely rusting. Of course, you now have another new car for the next 5-7 years. So who cares.
Traditional undercoating is a misnomer. From the 1950'a Undercoating was done to add to sound deadening - not for rust inhibitors.
Oil undercoating is done annually. If one plans to keep vehicle for a long time. The oil will prevent rust. Even if there is some undercarriage rust on an older vehicle. The oil will restrict it. It is never too late to begin oil undercoating.
Thanks to the ostriches reading here. They keep the new car sales going. |
I was an auto mechanic for 50 years and had my own business for 35 of those 50 years, just retired 5 years ago. I've seen plenty undercarriages of almost every kind of car and truck.
You are right, they will start rusting as soon as water hits the vehicle. But is undercoating worth the price, I say no. Just like I say no to extended warrantees. It's the salt that eats away at the metal, wash that off religiously and it will last a long time.
Most people don't keep their vehicle for 20 years. If you take care of it, wash it regularly including the undercarriage it will last.
And of course, as a mechanic, we all hate working on a car or truck with any kind of messy undercoating.
If you're happy paying for it, great. I'm 70 and I have never undercoated a vehicle, and I tend to keep my vehicles a long time.
I just bought a new truck, no undercoating for me, and I'm planning on it being my last vehicle purchase.
I have the unlimited monthly car wash including undercarriage for $40 per month and I go once a week during the winter.