Suzuki Samari! I live in the magnificent Utah rustbelt, and almost
everything rusts... but the one vehicle that can be consistently found
rustfree are old samari's.... and as long as they aren't tipped over they're
almost bulletproof too....
----- Original Message -----
From: <pethier@isd.net>
To: "Phillip Osborne" <psosborn@gte.net>; "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>;
"eric salem" <ebsalem@radiks.net>; <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 8:18 AM
Subject: Re: Time for a new SCCA logo
> >From: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
> > > Try driving it though a Twin Cities winter or two. It'll rust.
>
> Phillip Osborne replies
> >Anything that WON'T rust up there???
>
> Saturns. That's the main reason I bought one. Also turned out to be a
very
> nice-driving car.
>
> Audi 5000, Don't know what the difference is from other cars which claim
to
> have galvanized bodies, but old Audi 5000 cars are rustless. They may be
the
> cheapest rustless cars you can buy, often obtainable for $1000 to $1500.
Unfortunately
> the steering racks and all that complicated electronics usually conspire
to
> keep them from staying inexpensive once you buy one. The 5-cyl engines re
bulletproof,
> but the peripherals all go to hell.
>
> Hondas, Mercs, just about everything disintegrates under the onslaught of
sand
> and salt. One of the most comical is Toyota pickup. The box goes faster
than
> the cab. Lots of them been made into flatbacks. One of our autocrossers
had
> the box fall off his while he was loading firewood. Next trip was to
Menard's
> to get treated lumber to build the replacement.
>
> Phil Ethier
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