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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy View Post
LOL. I'm still trying to figure out why driving your car in the rain is a bad thing.
Every time your car gets wet, water gets into places that take days to dry out again. Over time, these areas can rust, Porsche's galvanizing notwithstanding. A good example of this is the joint between the tub of a 911 and it's front fenders. Or, have a look under the weatherstripping in the front trunk of any 914. I could list dozens of examples.

Plated finishes don't last forever. Have a look at the fasteners on a car that's seen a lot of rain, then go look at one that has been kept dry.

Pull a tailight out of a 911 that's seen a lot of rain and take it apart. Take note of the corrosion inside.

Disassemble a 911 for a restoration and take note of how much time you spend cleaning an 1/8th of an inch of crud off of every part underneath it, before you get to the real work of refurbishing the parts.

Etc., etc.

JR
Old 08-30-2012, 02:55 PM
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