WTD: Defender 90 - south west?

have a squint on fleabay they seem to have plenty in the devon/cornwall area always bargains which is annoying if you are 200 miles + away just one word of caution tho' Derry "Seaside" they get the salt free you know Derek

And sea salt can be much worse. I owned a Rover P5 3litre coupe that had 1 previous owner who lived in Seaton, Devon. The car looked great, but within 2 years one side had almost entirely fallen off - doors etc. The car had presumably always been parked facing the same way, with that side windward or seaward.

Hi Group, This is a fact often overlooked by people that do not live near the sea. The sea air with the storms blowing it everywhere is available all year round, the salt on the roads is wintertime only. To be fair winter lasts alot longer in north Scotland. Having lived on the Isle of Wight I have seen the effect of sea air not only on vehicles but also on the paintwork of houses too. Also frequent users of the car ferries get even closer to the sea especially when its a rough crossing. Alan

"Derek" wrote in news:mhHTf.2886$H% snipped-for-privacy@newsfe5-gui.ntli.net:

Good point!

Now you remind me that was demonstrated to me by a Forestry Commion bod who prompted me to taste the needles of a young pine tree out in the Western Isles. You could taste the salt even though it was several miles from the sea! The boss also had one of those Amphi-cars (remember them?) which totally disintegrated at a tender age... :(

Maybe I better look further inland.

Derry

Personally I'd look inland. There may not be as much road salt, but there's a hell of a lot of sea salt!

Cheers

Peter (bitter experience!)