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Apr 22, 2013 | 06:19 AM

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Jake in PA

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Originally Posted by tempest411

Reading about these rust issues just now got me curious; how much do other brands of trucks suffer from rust? It turns out...just as much, so it must be a function of living where they put salt on the roads, as most everyone complaining about (serious) rust seems to live in those areas where they do that. I wonder how much money it costs vehicle owners yearly in repairs? I'm surprised there isn't more of a movement to put an end to the use of salt. Don't some parts of the U.S. use sand? It doesn't melt the ice, but it does provide some traction on it.

EVERYTHING rusts here. We own a dealership and mostly cars that we get from up north (even wherever) are rusted. Some times it's not bad, then othertimes you almost can't believe it. We had to change oil pans on cars because of rust

Apr 22, 2013 | 06:31 AM

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Redneck1465

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When I was in Minnesota they put sand down as opposed to salt because it was so cold the salt wouldnt melt anything. However, sand didnt really do that much for the roads either.