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When I was a kid, my dad drove a 15-year-old Volkswagen Beetle that was more rust than metal in a lot of places. The floor under the pedals was completely ruste
by dhosek 3y ago
When I was a kid, my dad drove a 15-year-old Volkswagen Beetle that was more rust than metal in a lot of places. The floor under the pedals was completely rusted through and my dad claimed that he sometimes had to start the car by putting it in gear and running with it Fred Flinstone–style. I do remember that there was one underpass on the way to the YMCA which regularly would get a few inches of standing water after a rain storm and when he would drive us to swim lessons, we could count on getting splashed.
- KRAKRISMOTT 3y agoBe careful, rusting cars are often structurally unsound. It's fine if the shell is rusted, but you don't want too much rust (beyond general surface corrosion) on the skateboard.
- dhosek 3y agoWell, given that he gave up that car in 1975, and no longer drives, I think we’re ok.
- jhallenworld 3y agoI have a 23 year old VW Passat. It's rust-free, but the clearcoat had rotted through, so for the fun of it I repainted the car with $150 of Rustoleum with a roller ("Hunter Green" from Home Depot- it should be sprayed, but I don't have a good place to do it and I'm not willing to pay). It looks good, but like a car that has been painted with a roller :-) What's interesting is that I also have a 13 year old VW CC. This car has major rust problems, it's as if VW forgot the recipe. I think it's partially a water drainage problem since most of the rust is between the door seals. But yeah, classic Beetles all seem to have the rusted floor pans. I think newer cars coat the floor with bitumen or something, or just have better drainage.