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From: homepc on 23 Sep 2006 13:16 Just negotiated a purchase for a 2007 Corolla CE and was considering getting an electronic rust inhibitor offered by the dealership installed at the same time. I was told the dealer version is a better, more robust model that the electronic Counteract rust protection system being sold at Canadian Tire because it generates a higher charge on the car body and it has a safety cut off to prevent killing the car battery. Is this snake oil or is there something to it? Are there any users from eastern Canada that have a similar product installed on their car?
From: Michel on 23 Sep 2006 15:52 "homepc" <wiebe08(a)hotmail.com> wrote in news:n%dRg.41487$CV3.2804(a)newsfe16.lga: > Just negotiated a purchase for a 2007 Corolla CE and was considering > getting an electronic rust inhibitor offered by the dealership > installed at the same time. I was told the dealer version is a > better, more robust model that the electronic Counteract rust > protection system being sold at Canadian Tire because it generates a > higher charge on the car body and it has a safety cut off to prevent > killing the car battery. > > Is this snake oil or is there something to it? Are there any users > from eastern Canada that have a similar product installed on their > car? > > > My daughter has installed one, 3 years ago. She paid over $600 Her car is still rusting. She went over because the work was warranted. They said to her, that her car is warranted against perforation, not surface rust. On top of that, this is a great product used on many ships and smaller boats. Cars typically don't stand in a conductive body of water. I do not recommend this type of product.
From: D.D. Pallmer on 23 Sep 2006 16:43 I wouldn't do it. First of all, who knows what other problems futzing with the electrical system might create. Second of all, it's a brand-spanking new Toyota for goodness sake! One of the reasons you pay a premium for Toyota (versus similar sized cars from GM/Ford, for instance) is because of the quality, which includes rust resistance. You could be dead by the time the car rusts out, if ever! Rust is just not an issue these days until vehicles are near the end of their life anyway (engine wearing out etc). Save the money and drive on! "homepc" <wiebe08(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:n%dRg.41487$CV3.2804(a)newsfe16.lga... > Just negotiated a purchase for a 2007 Corolla CE and was considering > getting an electronic rust inhibitor offered by the dealership installed > at the same time. I was told the dealer version is a better, more robust > model that the electronic Counteract rust protection system being sold at > Canadian Tire because it generates a higher charge on the car body and it > has a safety cut off to prevent killing the car battery. > > Is this snake oil or is there something to it? Are there any users from > eastern Canada that have a similar product installed on their car? >
From: Norm on 23 Sep 2006 16:59 On Sat, 23 Sep 2006 19:52:16 GMT, Michel <viesavie(a)hotmail.com> wrote: ~"homepc" <wiebe08(a)hotmail.com> wrote in ~news:n%dRg.41487$CV3.2804(a)newsfe16.lga: ~ ~> Just negotiated a purchase for a 2007 Corolla CE and was considering ~> getting an electronic rust inhibitor offered by the dealership ~> installed at the same time. I was told the dealer version is a ~> better, more robust model that the electronic Counteract rust ~> protection system being sold at Canadian Tire because it generates a ~> higher charge on the car body and it has a safety cut off to prevent ~> killing the car battery. ~> ~> Is this snake oil or is there something to it? Are there any users ~> from eastern Canada that have a similar product installed on their ~> car? ~> ~> ~> ~ ~My daughter has installed one, 3 years ago. ~She paid over $600 ~Her car is still rusting. ~She went over because the work was warranted. ~They said to her, that her car is warranted against perforation, not ~surface rust. Aren't all new cars guaranteed against rust perforation for 5 years to start with? So you get nothing that isn't already included with the car to start with, except you save $600 by not installing the rust preventer. It sounds good, but really there's no coverage or warranty over and above the Toyota perforation warranty to start with. ~On top of that, this is a great product used on many ships and smaller ~boats. ~Cars typically don't stand in a conductive body of water. ~I do not recommend this type of product.
From: Ray O on 23 Sep 2006 17:57 "homepc" <wiebe08(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:n%dRg.41487$CV3.2804(a)newsfe16.lga... > Just negotiated a purchase for a 2007 Corolla CE and was considering > getting an electronic rust inhibitor offered by the dealership installed > at the same time. I was told the dealer version is a better, more robust > model that the electronic Counteract rust protection system being sold at > Canadian Tire because it generates a higher charge on the car body and it > has a safety cut off to prevent killing the car battery. > > Is this snake oil or is there something to it? Are there any users from > eastern Canada that have a similar product installed on their car? > The biggest problem with a device that relies on current is that many metal parts are mounted with rubber isolators so the current will not reach every part. Modern cars are much more rust-resistant than ones in the past. I'd skip the electronic rust inhibitor. -- Ray O (correct punctuation to reply)
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