Rust Prevetion/Stopper?

Well thats a good question leck. There are those on this forum who swear by them then there is Dr Karl
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Cheers

Having read much of Dr Karl's work I am much more inclined to believe him than the girl at the Toyota Dealer who appears 35 seconds after you sign the Sales Order who then tries to sell you "$5000 worth" of Electronic Rust prevention, Paint Protection, Seat Protection, Dashboard Protection, Window Tint and a few other bits an' pieces. When I did not seem interested after she droned on about the benefits (read out the brochure to me) the price of this package dropped miraculously to $1,600. How could I not take advantage to protect my lovely new purchase she says?

To hear now that the US Authorities are getting court orders to stop dealers selling electronic rust prevention that does not (scientifically cannot?) work only reinforces my will. How many people do they sign up to this in that heady moment just after you signed on for nearly 60 Grand. All they need is another "Customer Authorisation" signature on this little slip and your car will be delivered fully protected from all that nasty tree sap, coffee stains etc.

The only really useful part that I can see is the Window Tinting, and while she goes on about "nightmare bubble jobs" by aftermarket shonks, I sure I can get a good job done for less than $700.

StevenLPrado GXL TD Manual
It's on order, Delivery in April '04.
This pic will have to do till then. Can't wait!!!

Thank you for the reply to my question in regard to the rust prevention/stopper.

I can smell some thing now.

Thank you.

I put one of these on my Jackaroo about 5 years ago. ERPS brand.
Vehicle did mulitple trips to Fraser Island and never had any rust at all.
Vehicle was also rust proofed when brand new & I sprayed fishoil penetrol mix into it once a year.
Maybe if the ERPS was not fitted it would not have rusted anyway, but when I sold the vehicle I removed the unit & have nearly got around to fitting it to my current vehicle.
My opinion is that it will not stop rust, nothing else will either. But it seems to help slowing down the rust. Used as well as normal rustproofing you should not have any rust problems. But fitting it to a vehicle that already has rust is a waste of time.

National Parks on Fraser can still get their vehicles to rust with the ERPS fitted. Permanently on Fraser & not washed down properly, but they take longer before rusting.
Interesting in the 5 years I owned the Jackaroo I did not have any other corrosion problems either, never replaced a water pump of thermostat housing.

from Marty.

Thank you for your valuable info.

Leck
I had my '92 Nissan Terrano fitted with an ERPS system 4 years ago and have made multiple trips to salt water beaches every year since then. (Fraser Is at least once a year). I have no rust in my car despite MANY trips up the beach.
The thing you only really know is if the system DOESN'T work rather than proving that it DOES work, if you understand what I mean.
Despite that, I would fit another one to my next car without question. (Maybe until I read what this Dr Karl says.....)
Some after market companies offer up to 10 years rust free guarantee.
Cheers
OskarThe real oskar

Howdy all

Just on the topic of rustproofing, i hear that fish oil is the ducks guts ( like mentioned above ). Whats the best application procedure? do u just get ahold of the stuff & apply it everywhere? as simple as that?

cheers

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... a blonde bimbo in hipster pants with the top of her Gstring showing can sell anything......I have an old steam yacht which is attacked by rust and the most efficient way to get rid of it is to give the rust a wash down with Deoxidine 624 let it dry and give it a squirt with some cold gal....

The other thing one has to remember when getting this stuff added when buying the vehicle is (in WA, at least) that it increases the purchase price and as a consequence, the stamp duty that you pay. It's much better to go out and buy whatever after the purchase of the vehicle, then the stamp duty doesn't apply.

I had a bloke pushing all the stuff, rather than a blonde bimbo, but I directed him to my 12-yo GQ outside (no rust-proofing applied) and told him that if my new Nissan GU is as rust-free as the old GQ after that period, I would be quite happy. Tinting? I pointed out that the sales brochure quoted tinted windows in the ST (yeh, well it's pretty mild tinting). Immobiliser? Their $450 immobiliser didn't do anything more than the $120 one bought from a specialist security mob.
Gerry

If your vehicle is parked on a beach, the EPRS might work as it is basicly surrounded by a conductive 'fluid', this is why testimonials from fisherman and surf clubs abound.

For the rest of us, they can't work, it's bad science.