In the email, Tesla said it had, «observed excessive corrosion in the power steering bolts,» but that the problem was most prevalent in colder climates
where road salt is used.
In areas
where road salt is used in the winter, the use of wheel covers or hub caps may...
Coauthor and Fellowship advisor Kathleen Weathers, an ecosystem scientist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and co-chair of GLEON, comments, «In the North American Lakes Region -
where road salt is a reality - roads and other impervious surfaces within 500 meters of a lake's shoreline are a recipe for salinization.
Coauthor and Fellowship advisor Kathleen Weathers, an ecosystem scientist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and co-chair of GLEON, comments, «In the North American Lakes Region —
where road salt is a reality — roads and other impervious surfaces within 500 meters of a lake's shoreline are a recipe for salinization.
Not exact matches
According to Tesla, the problem is infrequent and typically occurs in cold - weather regions
where a particular kind of
salt is used to clear snow and ice on the
road.
The town is installing a well and water supply system for five properties
where wells were contaminated with sodium and chloride from the town's
road salt stockpile.
In areas
where salt is often used on
roads, rust protection shops are prevalent (at least in Finland I know there are many rust protection shops near the capital area).
If you really, really want to buy second hand cars, do buy from a place a bit further away
where salt is not used on the
roads and thus rust is not an issue.
I should add that I live in New England,
where snow and
salt on the
roads are a yearly norm.
We've tried to avoid driving our rust belt - based Power Wagon on winter
road salt, but there have been instances
where it has been immersed in the evilness.
«In an age when a Jeep Wrangler, Suzuki Samurai or Isuzu Trooper is expected to give you five to seven years of service before it is so rotted away - bearing in mind that we
salt the
roads up here - in that kind of age,
where is the value?
If you live very close to the beach or in an area
where they use
salt on the
roads in winter, this is important.
I bought this car used from my uncle, and he lives in the northern US
where salt is frequently used on the
roads.
The main issue is that the undercarriage is very rusty (it started it's life in Chicago
where they use WAY too much
salt on the
roads).
In the states shown in the table above,
where there is heavy use of
road salt in the winter and corrosion is likely to occur, the dealer will replace both front coil springs and perform a front wheel alignment at no cost to you.
In the states listed below
where there is heavy use of
road salt in the winter and corrosion is likely to occur, the dealers will replace the front coil springs.
Address: 131 Cosby
Road Where: Port Mouton, Nova Scotia Price: $ 1,949,000 Specs: 3 beds, 5 baths Any Kennedy-esque mansion worth its
salt comes with its own name and Sea Rose is no exception.
You live in Canada,
where ice, snow,
salt and dramatic climate fluctuations, combined with thousands of kilometres of gravel
roads, can chip away your car's built - in protection in no time.
To reach the dock
where the boats depart we had to drive 30 kilometers down a very bumpy dirt
road across the
salt flats.
Day 5 — Moray & Maras Terraces of
Salt Hike Breakfast at Hotel, pick up from your hotel at 8:00 AM, you will head out on the
road that crosses the Sacred Valley of the Incas to reach the important Moray archeological site (3176m / 10419ft),
where enormous circular and Pre-Incan semi-circular agricultural terraces were constructed to be used as a botanical laboratory for experimenting on plant domestication and foreign crop acclimatization.
There are more endless beach days to be had on the Great Ocean
Road,
where kids can explore rock pools and jump waves until they practically taste of
salt.
«It's this odd situation
where people are expecting to be able to drive 110 km / h [65 mph] on all - season radials, which are not suitable for the
road conditions, because they assume enough
salt has been laid down to make them safe,» says Kevin Mercer, the founder of Toronto - based watershed group Riversides who has studied
road salt use in Ontario.