Date: 18 Aug 2002 12:45:54 GMT From: davehinznopsamcop.net Subject: Re: saab buildquality
Someone who looks an awful lot like MSu1049321 <msu1049321nopsamcom> wrote: > My 88 900 has rust thru the door bottoms on the inside, from faulty drainage, > this past year starting to show on the outside bottom of the doors, and a > foot-long hole thru the floorboard next to my gas pedal foot, from moisture > pooling under the carpeting. The trunk didn't rust, but the drain hole was > always plugging up under the spare tire and leaving a gallon or so of water to > slosh around down there, from rain or condensation, I don't know. Good point. Keeping the drain holes clear is key to that; if you let them get crudded up, and water sits in there, all the good engineering in the world isn't going to help. > If you are a fanatical detailer, with time to give your car a weekly > concours-quality workover, or live where they don't use salt on winter roads, > you might not need to worry. Catching the moisture before it can do damage is > the key, for Saabs or any make of car. Well, are you saying these drains plugged up once a week? Yikes. I just cleaned 'em out twice a year when I did my "Let's switch to/from snowtires" routine, and all was well. ('88 900T this case) Dave Hinz
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