#8075155 - 02/03/15 12:08 PM
Re: Alberta Cars?
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zc911
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they dont use salt out there, i'd rather have a life long alberta car!
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#8075261 - 02/03/15 12:43 PM
Re: Alberta Cars?
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yeah most mid west cars (warranty or not) we see have quite the worn underbodies, almost sand blasting on the control arms/most of suspension/etc too (usually cars driven outside the city of course), so watch for that and bad tierods/balljoints/premature worn susp stuff. eddie's right too, sooo many windshields done again due to stone chips.
no salt but i think they use some brine mixture now? i know for sure they use mainly sand (varying sizes/style). paint can be harsher on them but not always.
another thing, it's funny as some ppl have long drive cycles (again, more rural cars) but many ppl out there have such short drive cycles....esp in those winters, not good on the motor/oil over many km's so maintenance is KEY on these cars.
overall i dont see issue with it. i bought my STI from AB. - he sent me bunch of pics, car looked clean but he was honest about the dents/dings. the front lower lip was pretty harsh with scratches/chips and the rear quarters were quite 'sandblasted' looking from the wide arches on the car, given it was from AB as mentioned above. rims had some minor rash too.
the owner fedex'd me all the paperwork i needed to go to the ONT ministry, i fedex'd him the money order, waited 12-14 days and the car came in by rail via Livingston Intl. I picked it up near Hwy 7 and Keele - huuuuge rail yard. (i believe zc911 is on a first name basis with everyone there by now, lulz).
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#8075799 - 02/03/15 04:31 PM
Re: Alberta Cars?
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JEFFOS
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saskachemawan is where you will find all the gems Explain
All dat cold weather starting broe
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#8075815 - 02/03/15 04:46 PM
Re: Alberta Cars?
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No salt, outside of higher mileage vehicles from people driving to/from calgary/edmonton regularly there's nothing to be leary of outside of the usual unknown accidents but that's what carproof is for.
Unless you want a jacked up truck.
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#8076153 - 02/03/15 09:03 PM
Re: Alberta Cars?
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spnx
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saskachemawan is where you will find all the gems Explain All dat cold weather starting broe
You can replace a ton of engines for the cost of bodywork.
He's right. There are some amazing cars out here. People daily drive cars from the 1960s and 70s.
When I was back in Toronto at Christmas, on the way back from the airport, I found I said to myself, "why are the cars rusty here?".
The only things that rust out here are modern Chryslers. I'm not kidding.
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#8076164 - 02/03/15 09:07 PM
Re: Alberta Cars?
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JEFFOS
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And Mazdas - you can't say Mazdas don't rust up on ya. You look at them wrong and they start rusting.
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#8076633 - 02/04/15 08:48 AM
Re: Alberta Cars?
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And Mazdas - you can't say Mazdas don't rust up on ya. You look at them wrong and they start rusting.
My GF's Mazda 3 was terrible. Saw a trace of rust and traded that mofo in with the quickness.
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#8076916 - 02/04/15 10:42 AM
Re: Alberta Cars?
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zc911
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rear DVD is worth it alone lol
Get him to cert and etest it
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#8076960 - 02/04/15 10:59 AM
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And Mazdas - you can't say Mazdas don't rust up on ya. You look at them wrong and they start rusting. My GF's Mazda 3 was terrible. Saw a trace of rust and traded that mofo in with the quickness.
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