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Originally Posted by XCR-700
In the end the one that is probably most accurate today (not so in the past) is that you probably dont need to do anything to a modern car except to go through a car wash that does undercarriage washing on a regular basis.
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Not sure what planet some folks live on.
New vehicles start to rust the moment they leave the factory floor. Even the aluminum Ford trucks have a steel frame and steel components.
Know of two fellas who had to junk their pickup trucks - one Ford, one GMC, because of frame rust. Of course other rust on body. If those two trucks had been oil undercoated on a regular basis they would still be on the road.
The concept that new cars/trucks has secret special metal and secret special paint is absurd.
In addition to common rock salt used today there is the highly corrosive liquid brine added to the roadways.
Yes, if one washed their vehicle after every time it snows might help a little. But reality is that most don't do this.
Apparently, the pictures above of rust don't sink in to some.