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Jamez667
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Date registered: Dec 2015
Location: Vancouver, B.C. Canada
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| Re: Imported 1995 G320
DUTCH - 5/30/2016 3:54 AM
Jamez667 - 5/30/2016 12:24 AM
All the Japanese imports I've seen have been rust free, they must have some pretty impressive garages there! First thing im going to do is get the undercarriage sprayed down with rust inhibitor and undercoating, should help keep the road salt off and dampen some noise.
Rust inhibitor, perhaps; but undercoating, nein!
Why not undercoating? |
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DUTCH
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| Re: Imported 1995 G320
Jamez667 - 5/30/2016 2:22 PM
Why not undercoating?
It can trap water between the body and the coating, which exacerbates rust |
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Otiswesty
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| Re: Imported 1995 G320
Like Dutch says, there may already be some grime or minimal surface rust on the underside. All of these coating fail over time. When the coating starts to become porous after a few years, the water has a hard time getting under the surface as intended, but one moisture penetrates, it becomes impossible for the layer under the surface to dry out or "breathe".
Rust inhibitor or waxoyl should be fine |
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Jamez667
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| Re: Imported 1995 G320
otiswesty - 5/30/2016 1:03 PM
Like Dutch says, there may already be some grime or minimal surface rust on the underside. All of these coating fail over time. When the coating starts to become porous after a few years, the water has a hard time getting under the surface as intended, but one moisture penetrates, it becomes impossible for the layer under the surface to dry out or "breathe".
Rust inhibitor or waxoyl should be fine
Thanks, I can probably do that coating myself too  |
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ILIAN
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| Re: Imported 1995 G320
Speaking of undercoating, does anyone know what the white, OEM PVC like coating is? That stuff is great, never seen rust where that was applied and doesn't chip away. They also use something similar to touch up any corners that were missed. |
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sloughboy
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Vehicle(s): 1989 280 ge swb; 1997 G320 lwb; lexus gx;
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| RE: Imported 1995 G320
J. Be careful of anything that you have been told by anyone at Velocity. Make sure you verify everything with a trusted mechanic with significant G experience. Why? Been there. Even a couple of inspections by the local mercedes mechanics did not catch the cracked exhaust manifold on the G320 I purchased from them last year. And the AC that Velocity "repaired" turned out to be a temporary fix....So...Caveat emptor. These guys will say anything to sell a vehicle. There is a reason why that G has been on the lot for 1.5 years. |
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Otiswesty
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| Re: Imported 1995 G320
What about that white lifted G55 they have? |
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Jamez667
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Date registered: Dec 2015
Location: Vancouver, B.C. Canada
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| RE: Imported 1995 G320
sloughboy - 6/5/2016 7:29 PM
J. Be careful of anything that you have been told by anyone at Velocity. Make sure you verify everything with a trusted mechanic with significant G experience. Why? Been there. Even a couple of inspections by the local mercedes mechanics did not catch the cracked exhaust manifold on the G320 I purchased from them last year. And the AC that Velocity "repaired" turned out to be a temporary fix....So...Caveat emptor. These guys will say anything to sell a vehicle. There is a reason why that G has been on the lot for 1.5 years.
Thanks, ya its been in the shop for "maintenance" for three weeks now and they keep pushing off my test drive.
Do you have any recommendations for mechanics who you trust to take a look? |
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Jamez667
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Date registered: Dec 2015
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| Re: Imported 1995 G320
otiswesty - 6/5/2016 9:53 PM
What about that white lifted G55 they have?
I took a look at it, it's too tall to fit in my parking spot... so its an automatic no go for me.
Smells like crayons too :P
Edited by Jamez667 6/6/2016 5:34 PM
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