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Replying to: rockylee (Feb 25, 2007 8:11 pm) Why is sales position seem so important to Chevy truck lovers? "I guess all vehicles will rus if one never washes them. Maybe the story's of the Chevy's rusting is one where the owner never washed it ? Obviously the Dodges are getting a few more baths but that won't help when the body's panels are falling off." Ya know, that must explain it! All those rusty Chevies got poor treatment. Yes, that's it! Those darn ole Dodge, Ford, and Toyota owners must be out there at midnight every night washing all that salt and grud off. Something tells me that this paltry theory won't work the other way 'round to explain any faults with a Dodge, Ford, Toyota, Nissan or any other truck, for that matter.
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Replying to: dustyk (Feb 26, 2007 7:03 pm) Reclaimed spam cans rust too.
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Replying to: coontie57 (Feb 26, 2007 8:28 pm)  Rocky
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Replying to: rockylee (Feb 26, 2007 8:51 pm) Toyota's are the WORST when it comes to rust, ok, maybe Honda's are a little worse, but not much. Dodge's aren't anything to brag about either. Here in Minnesota, I see ALOT more rusty Dodge's than either Ford or GM. Dodge's top priority is making "Pretty" vehicles, not quality ones. ie: I looked at a co-workers new Dodge a few years back and I noticed that the wheel well above the front tire was nicely coated with a black coating. Looked very nice!! Then I stuck my head in there (because the wheel wells are cavernous) and noticed they ONLY sprayed the area that is visible above the tire. The entire area behind the tire was completely BARE!!! It's like they did it with the tires on. Why? to save a little material? What a JOKE!!!
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Replying to: morganv (Feb 25, 2007 5:51 pm) Boy that big girl pulls the 11500 lb camper nice.. Try hooking up a Nissan or Toy truck to it and lets have some fun.. It was funny but a month ago I was driving without the camper ... just cruising along at 65mph on I 40 and here comes a Toy truck pulling a silver Airstream.. it came up behind me and passed and all of a sudden I started passing it on the right ... the LITTE BITTY hill had stopped it... the wife wanted to know why I was passing on the right but all I was doing was cruising with the cruise on... 65mph and steady... but not the toy truck... WAKE up America... toys are for kids!! |
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Replying to: 02ramman (Feb 24, 2007 10:52 am) |
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Replying to: rockylee (Feb 25, 2007 8:11 pm) |
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Replying to: jreagan (Feb 27, 2007 4:53 am) "GM treats there sheetmetal (dipping, galvanized box panels, etc) and the other's don't." While you're practicing your typical Chevy moral superiority and condescending attitude you will find that you are categorically and totally incorrect that other truck manufacturers don't treat their steel. They do. Dodge uses differentially coated sheet metal on all surfaces. Rocker panels, box inner panels and floor are galvanized (Chrysler was the first to do this in 1960, by the way) and body panels are phosphate treated, primer dipped and color coat dipped. Ford's process is similar except for color coat dipping. |
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Replying to: dustyk (Feb 28, 2007 8:03 pm) Did anyone ever figure out why Ziebart went out of business. They told me... Chevy's are DIPPED JUST LIKE THE GUY SAID.
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Replying to: coontie57 (Mar 01, 2007 6:22 am) bY the way, dusty didn't say that chevies weren't dipped, he just said that other trucks are too. morgan
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