My 20 year old Dakota is completely rustfree. (WASHINGTON)
I have never been to Washington but spent some time in California and all the Washington vehicles I saw were rust free. Do they salt the hell out of the roads there? From what I understand it does not snow that much up there.
Speaking of the west coast. First time I wrenched on a true never seen a northeast road CA vehicle I was so amazed I brought other mechanics over to look at how easy everything was to remove. It was a 20 year old Astro van a friend brought back from the Bay Area. Looked like a 1 year old New England car underneath.
Seriously made me consider moving.
Up here in the northeast what kills our cars is the constant freeze/thaw cycles. If it stayed frozen it would be easier on the cars, They have to salt the hell out of the roads here because of it.
The Fords have the oil drains and filters located right over the front axle. Somebody should have been fired for that.
Yeah... I hate that, makes a mess