Here's the link.
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/news/7onyourside/wabc_7side_111103vwrims.html
I preceived from the story that the guy was good about keeping
his car clean.
You don't think it snows in Germany, do you? :^)
Matt Murray
----- Original Message -----
From: "Abe Potter" <vwpsycho@earthlink.net>
> Hey Matt,
>
> I missed the place in the story where the failures were
mentioned. Failures?
>
> Clear-coated aluminum wheels that are driven in salty places
look like hell
> after a few years. What's new? I hope that whiny guy in the
story doesn't
> open his hood and look at all the corroded aluminum and
magnesium in there!
>
> I'll admit that I'm kind of biased about Volkswagen's products,
but I don't
> think this is a Volkswagen issue. For instance, the
clear-coated wheels on
> my wife's Grand Cherokee look not-so-good after it's former
life in the Salt
> Lake City area. That's life where the weather sucks. So we
moved.
>
> BTW, we haven't gotten one wheel corrosion complaint at the
largest VW
> dealer in North America, Santa Monica. And we're right by the
beach!
>
> Abe (The weather was nice here today, like every day. )
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