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MetroMPG · 01-05-2014, 02:02 PM

Me too, me too...

If it's any consolation, this is probably only the 5th or 6th winter the car has seen (of 17), and none were in its first 7 years.

And I always get underneath with a pressure washer as soon as the temps climb above freezing... and all the nooks and crannies have been rust treated multiple times. It should last...

01-05-2014, 02:02 PM	#14 (permalink)
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