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07-21-2008, 11:08 PM
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Snow states (and countries)...
My father in law lives in Ontario Canada, right on one of the Great Lakes - they get CRAZY snow at his place, and he swears by getting an undercarriage coating every year. Living in Michigan, we get a fair bit of snow, but I've never thought of doing that coating.
Anyone do that here? My 84 300D could probably use the coating to avoid any rust - it does not have any so far. Also, how about snow tires? Do you guys use them? Which ones? When do you put them on? How much of a difference does it make? (I've never owned a rear drive car). TIA,
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1984 300D: 275,000 miles (soon to be for sale) In search of my 1987 300D in anything but white. 
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07-21-2008, 11:28 PM
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We get snow in northern Nevada, but usually not a whole lot. They didn't even use salt here until pretty recently (bastids started while I was out of the country).
First question-what does this coating consist of? I know they used to spray undercarriages with oil at the start of every winter and it supposedly worked great but the tree huggers shut that down. I would be concerned that whatever they use now could trap moisture and salt and actually make the problem worse. Snow tires-I had some on the 240D this past winter. The 300 wore high performance summer tires, and I just drove the 240 when it snowed. In previous winters I had (05-06) a 4x4 with all terrain tires and (04-05) a RWD Lincoln with some very good performance all seasons. The snow tires I had came with the car and were an older technology variety. They didn't seem to make any difference over a regular all season tire. I understand modern snow tires have gotten very good. New to RWD-I'm in the opposite category. I've had nothing but RWD vehicles, except for that 4x4 I used to have. Based on how badly things tend to go when I attempt to drive a FWD car, I think you will experience a real learning curve when traction goes away.
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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar. 83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles 08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles 88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
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07-21-2008, 11:58 PM
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Never snows here, but it does ice about twice a year. Tire chains do wonders. Not sure if how long they'd last if you left them on all the time tho...
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Ich liebe meine Autos! 1991 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL | Megasquirt MS3-Pro | 722.6 transmission w/ AMG paddles | Feind Motorsports Sway Bar | Stinger VIP Radar | AntiLaser Priority | PLX Wideband O2 | 150A Alternator | Cat Delete 1981 Mercedes-Benz 300SD | Blown engine, rebuilding someday... 1981 Mercedes-Benz 300SD | Rear ended, retired in garage. 2009 Yamaha AR230HO | Das Boot Excessive speeding? It ain't excessive till I redline!
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07-22-2008, 12:12 AM
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I only put snow tires on the front (not in Louisiana, but when I lived in WA), so you can stop...you can have some drifting fun in the snow that way.
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My Primary Driver - '85 300CD - 4-speed conversion, 2.47 rear, lowered, euro headlights, rebuilding (not restoring so much) Wife's - '08 Saab Sportcombi Aero Riding a '03 Yamaha Warrior
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