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Old 17th February 2003, 12:42 PM
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Unhappy Gravel pings

Does anyone else live on a dirt road where they put down dirt/gravel mix after plowing? Do NOT like the sound of the gravel pinging my car as I drive...but I think all the snow and salt is probably protecting the paint.


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Old 17th February 2003, 01:28 PM
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but I think all the snow and salt is probably protecting the paint.
Hmmm, that's an interesting thought. My paint ought to last forever then with all the salt & salt-brine they put down around here.
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Old 17th February 2003, 06:42 PM
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Man the worst is when a salt truck drives by you and pelts your car with it. I can FEEEL the chips
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Old 17th February 2003, 06:48 PM
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Come on out here to Colorado. We have very little snow and they still insist on putting that gravel down. The front of my car looks like its going through PUBERTY.
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Old 17th February 2003, 07:12 PM
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Come on out here to Colorado. We have very little snow and they still insist on putting that gravel down. The front of my car looks like its going through PUBERTY.
another reason I'm glad I'm in Georgia now...
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Old 17th February 2003, 08:49 PM
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I don't know what salt trucks sound like but if it was anything like the gravel truck that rained on me on the way into Phoenix You have my deepest symapthy....

I have several pimples on the front of my PT now...
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Old 19th February 2003, 09:02 AM
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I remember living in Calgary where I used go 1 windshield every year because of stone chips :-(
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Old 19th February 2003, 09:21 AM
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Gotta get you some touch up paint and Langka and start the "acne treatment" on the front end. It's a long process and it seems that the PT just attracts dings and paint chips.

The "guards" they make look pretty ugly and I'm not sure they do much good, from previous vehicle experience.

Bummer, eh?
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