Re: Rust on '03 Mountaineer (no help, just memories)

Memories for me too. The first car I remember as a child was our 1964 
Ford Falcon. By the time my father traded it in for a 1970 Chevy Nova it 
also was rusted out.

Tom from WI wrote:
> Doesn't sound like much has changed in dear old Pittsburgh (at least car

> rust-wise). My wife had a 1963 Ford Falcon convertible (all black with
black 
> seats) that was her pride and joy. When we moved away in 1971, we had 
> patched it several times and it still had more rust holes coming. I
thought 
> by now things would have improved.
> 
> We live in California now, the cars last forever.
> Tom
> 
> "D.D. Palmer" <ddpalmer@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
> news:CqCdncTC8LL50G_anZ2dnUVZ_ournZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> I noticed today that there is a "rust bubble" of paint on the passenger

>> side above the rear wheel well. I looked in the wheel well and can see
some 
>> rust forming...on both sides. My '03 now has 70,000 miles and is garage

>> kept, but is in the "rust belt" of Pittsburgh. I would like to get
another 
>> few years out of this vehicle and am wondering if I should do something
NOW 
>> to retard further rust....or just keep it clean and wait until it's a 
>> bigger deal. In other words, can rust really be stopped or would can
all 
>> one do is wait for it to become big enough to fix?
>>
>> Anyone else noticing rust on '02 and later bodystyle 
>> Mountaineer/Explorers? 
> 
>