I know about the hot seats. What really surprised me was not being able to
touch the steering wheel. OH ! Note: get Windshield Sun Screens, and USE
them.
-----Original Message-----
From: snyler <marc@animalfirm.com>
To: Patrick P. Castronovo <slick1@mohaveaz.com>; Ryan Roswell Bird
<BirdMan@myrealbox.com>; roadster List <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 4:43 PM
Subject: Re: Moving to Arizona - Smog any one?
>Patrick P. Castronovo wrote
>
>>What you should be concerned about, (For Coming to HELL) is protecting
your
>>car from the damaging heat. It will destroy the rubber and the vinyl as
>>well as the plastic.
>Well, desert sun and temps are hard on things, but smog is hard on things
>too. Rubber deteriorated on my 1600 in Burbank at an amazing rate!
>Rubber seems more stable here in south Texas where it's hotter and colder
>than LA, but the sun is more intense, being further south. Now Vinyl and
>plastic... that's another kettle of fish! And shortly after moving here
>from LA, half the glue let go in the car! Watch out for bare legs on
>black vinyl seats in AZ...OWIE!!
>
>-Marc T.
>(Quasi-technical?)
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