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02-24-2007, 12:37 PM
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oh don't freak me out now I just took apart the W202 suspension to swap in "sport" springs....
sounds like stiffer springs will accelerate its demise.....?? some POR-15 is in the works before it's too laaate.... POR-15 does wonders if your perch hasn't rusted yet.... try it you'll like what you see.... 
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02-24-2007, 01:14 PM
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Its all about the rustproof!
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02-25-2007, 01:49 PM
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Stiffer springs may give you a bit more force on a tire when in a hard corner, but at no other time. Worry about other things.
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02-25-2007, 11:52 AM
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Pictures of rusted spring perch
Think about these when you lay into a fast sweeper...
The car has 125K. I am in Connecticut.
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02-25-2007, 11:54 AM
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One more picture
I think this one shows how poor the rust proofing performed.
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02-25-2007, 01:33 PM
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Wow. Those pictures are very discouraging. What is this world coming to when Mercedes can't even properly rust proof their cars?
 Maybe I should switch to Subaru in the future, or perhaps stick with Volvo. My wife drives a 2000 S70, and it has been remarkably trouble free at 80,000 miles of service. I could see myself in an S80.
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02-25-2007, 01:41 PM
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You just named the rustiest car brand I've ever seen. Any Subaru I see that is >8 years old ALWAYS has rust SOMEWHERE. The newer models SEEM better (at least for visible rust) but when I think of "Rusty cars", Subaru will always be the first thing that pops into my mind.
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02-25-2007, 01:45 PM
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If ANYONE has had this problem it is very important that you contact the NHTSA (I think that's the name, National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, or something very similar) The more reports the better a chance of a forced recall.
Thanks, Ron
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02-25-2007, 04:15 PM
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Well, we haven't owned any old Subarus, but at comong on seven years, our Forester has no rust, and I've never heard of any post 1990 (or earlier?) Subaru suffering catastrophic suspension failure in the way that these cars suffer spring perch failures.
Driving a Subaru (or most other brands, for that matter) is nothing like a Mercedes. I am willing to invest time, energy and money into maintenance, repairs and all kinds of things for my cars, but when critical suspension mounting points rot away creating a potential life-threatening hazard, I'm thinking I've had enough. "Engineered like no other." I'm beginning to wonder if that is a good thing...
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02-25-2007, 04:32 PM
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those rusty Subarus he's been seeing must have been ice racers.
 Or "that emergency vehicle I use when the snow gets a bit hairy outside and they salted the road like no tomorrow"I have never seen a rusty Subaru after 1992 (GC8 chassis), period. I live in Canada I know what it's like to drive your car through piles of .... SALT. but Subaru retains its great resale value here coz they just don't break down or rust or anything. Real sturdy cars these are.
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02-25-2007, 08:39 PM
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I dont think we should worry about it. I mean the W210 made it to Dateline News with how bad the spring perches were. My friends abused salt driven W202 never had this fail eitheir. As for mine it seen its first winter this year and thus, was rustproofed all the time.
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03-09-2007, 07:55 AM
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Followup
MB paid for the entire repair, for which I am grateful.
The car drives well...
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