Well I'm a new member but have been reading these boards for quite a while now. Awesome site. Anyways I'm in the process of buying a new xb2 and was wondering if I should go for the rustproofing, I'm in Hawaii now but in about a year i'm taking the car with me to Seattle, WA. Considering the rain and winter and all that up in WA, should I get the rustproofing? Or should I just wait and get it done elsewhere? If it matters, I want the Super White or the Silver.

Thanks so much in advance

 

Don't pay for rustproofing at the dealership, it's a profit center for them, which means lots of $$ for minimal benefit!

I used to work at a dealership as a senior consultant, so I know of what I speak.

 

wow....rustproofing. I haven't heard that term in about 10 years. Here they ***** out the 'desert protection package'

 

You must live in the high desert lvbitwiz; the rest of the auto world markets this B.S. as "rustproofing" or "car care".

P.S. I do know that you're in Las Vegas. Do you want to place an odds bet on UCLA to go all the way for me?

 

LOL, a bookie I'm not.

 

thanks alot for your responses! really do appreciate them. i've been hearing that cars nowadays already have some type of rustproofing? anyway I'll be going in to finalize the deal tomorrow. thanks again

 

what about buying a few cans of rubber under coating from auto parts store and crawl under ur self , would save a few bucks and might help with sound proofing floor, we used to do that moons ago it worked well

 

thanks to the screw ***** at the dealership i was able to get the car care package free...

 

I live in hawaii also chopstikz and I just bought mine a few days ago. The bottom of the xb2 is already rustproofed and I talked to a few friends and they said the car should be fine as long as when you take it to the beach you wash it after and get the salt water off. Not 2 sure how its gonna be in Seattle tho... But my guess is its gonna be fine without it

 

hey thanks for the replies. mauigideon, mind if I ask how much you paid out-the-door?

jonmach12, i'm guessing it took a bit out of ya for them to give it free? anywho, thanks everybody

 

Seattle's winters are mild. But even where I live, near Detroit, I wouldn't (and haven't) pay for rustproofing. Today's cars just don't need it. You hardly ever see a rusty car that was produced after 1995.

 

yea cuz they are newer. my malibu is starting to rust around the gas filler cap and in the trunk and its a 2001. I see 97-98 malibus with these areas rotted out fully. Its more of a problem with design and water not being able to get out than a question of age. On that note make sure ur drain holes on ur xB are clear if you have to drive in crappy weather or by the water.

 

Yeah, that's a design issue. So would "rustproofing" have helped?

Good tip on making sure the drain holes are clear.

 

So true. Older cars had issues of rust, all makes all models.

I had my Camry for 9 years in the PacNW, and never had a problem of rust. Get this...even with a scratch where the paint was removed, it never rusted. Granted, it spent most of its life in a covered garage, but still...

Your new car is warrantied against rust for 5 yrs/unlimited mileage anyway.

 

stock price for it was $17,515.00 ... I think its a little ranged on all the different islands, But I do know that Oahu is the cheapest because they have servco... I think its 17,200 der...