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Old 04-02-2005, 06:29 PM
GreenAndBlue GreenAndBlue is offline
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Location: Northern IL
Hybrids: 2006 Civic Hybrid
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Default Re: Rustproofing: Should I or Shouldn't I?

Scifience - congrats on your purchase, and welcome to the ranks of hybrid owners!

I can't see from your profile where you're located. Because that's what I'd base my advice on - Do you live in a heavy snow belt state ? Somewhere with lots of salt air ? I might think about it, then. In sunny AZ ? Don't bother.

Honda had some legendary problems with rust until the early nineties (I had an '86 Accord hatch that succumbed to rust moreso than mechanical failure, back in '93-'95 timeframe). These days, pretty much all manufacturers use galvanized steel, and give their cars sizeable corrosion warranties (Honda's current warranty is 5yrs, unlimited mileage, per their warranty booklet (pp32)).

I live in N. IL, and we get a decent amount of snow, and even more road salt. That being said, I didn't rustproof my '97 GrandPrix, or my '01 Accord. And save for a tiny spot on the roof (!) of the Accord where it incurred stone damage (long story), I had no real problems with corrosion. With that in mind, I have not rustproofed my new HAH, and doubt that I will.

One thing I *did* do was have the 3M paint protection film ('clear bra') installed. Honda's paint these days chips off rather easily; there were so many nicks & cuts on the front end of my '01 Accord, that I resolved to avoid having that happen to my next car.

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Mark

Sometimes we could all use a little less


My hybrid automobiles:

Current:
2006 Honda Civic Hybrid (CVT, w/o Nav)
Magnetic Pearl / Blue - 008661, born 12/28/05
Mods: Neck pillows, Garmin C330 Nav, Draw-tite 1.25" hitch (for bikes, not towing!), Pioneer Inno XM receiver via Aux jack, OEM mud flaps, more to come!


Hypermiler status on 3/12/06 @ 3077mi.

Previous:
2005 Honda Accord Hybrid (5AT/Navi)
Desert Mist / Ivory - 001254
Retired 1/21/06 - LMPG 34.1

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