Thread: Z in the snow?
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Old 11-13-2009, 05:59 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by spearfish25 View Post
Z with summer tires in snow is a bad plan.

To all who claim that road salt will kill a Z....we'll find out soon enough. What about a Z do you think is different than any other car that has no problem surviving a road-salted winter? I've driven a number of cars through Chicago winters and had no corrosion problems.
Yes, zincrometals and corrosion-resist coatings have made a huge difference in snow belt states. I posted earlier about Ford's new self-healing paint. This is a huge change! When I was growing up in upstate NY, we'd see brand new Cadillac's reduced to piles of rust after 3 winters. (this tells you that I am an old fart)

Porsche & Audi pioneered 2-sided Galvineel and now that most of the industry uses at least 1-sided, very few rust-through warranty's have to be honored.

Anyone know whether the Z uses 1-sided or 2-sided Galvineel?
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