anti corrosion service

[kevin wallis]

hi,I`m from the uk, I`d be interested to know if you guys from across the
pond have to have a anti corrosion service done on your Subaru`s because in
the uk the dealers insist on one at the end of year one and one at the end
of year three`to maintain the three year warranty ( they also want one at
the end of year five, but with three years warranty I can not see anybody
bothering ) the service includes cleaning the under side and reapplying
under seal and some spraying of waxoil,

 

[lmnop]

Sounds like a scam to me.
Here in the USA you do not have to do any maintenance such as that to
maintain any warranty of corrosion. Warranty recourse may be different for
you.
But in the harshest of environments, as far as I am concerned, if you wash
it down once in a while with water that you can bathe in, it will last
forever.

 

[Frank Logullo]

hi,I`m from the uk, I`d be interested to know if you guys from across the
pond have to have a anti corrosion service done on your Subaru`s because in
the uk the dealers insist on one at the end of year one and one at the end
of year three`to maintain the three year warranty ( they also want one at
the end of year five, but with three years warranty I can not see anybody
bothering ) the service includes cleaning the under side and reapplying
under seal and some spraying of waxoil,

Major rip off. Even with all the salt they spread here, corrosion is not
the problem it used to be. Galvanized steel, metal passivation and coatings
have solved most of the rusting problem with cars. Wash your car underneath
yourself and even seal if you feel like it. Document thoroughly and if
dealer gives you any crap let him know that you are prepared to fight him in
court it he does not honor warranty.
Frank

 

[Edward Hayes]

I'd look at your owners manual and warranty booklet to ascertain if
SUBARU expects you to do this. In the USA it is not required. Eddie

 

[kevin wallis]

thanks guys appreciate your impute,

 

[Frank Logullo]

I'd look at your owners manual and warranty booklet to ascertain if
SUBARU expects you to do this. In the USA it is not required. Eddie

Of course not, but good point to emphasize. I had a Nissan service writer
try to pull such crap on me a few years ago.
Frank

 

[kevin wallis]

hi frank thanks for your impute , yes I have a service book which is
specially for this anti corrosion service the dealer has said the corrosion
warranty would be void if I don`t get it done ,and yes I agree with what you
say `absolute crap`. I would greatly appreciate impute from fellow brits for
there opinion

 

[tom]

just note that one of the government recalls on most subaru models from
2000-2003 is for salt corrosion on the rear suspension subframe.
apparently this is serious enough to rate a recall in both canada and
the states. (whereas head gaskets and gas leaks didn't make it on the
list.)

your dealer may well be ripping you off on the service, but i've chosen
to have my 2002 legacy oil-sprayed by an independent. it wasn't very
expensive, but the car is still oozing oily "crud" 3 months later, so i
guess the guy did a thorough job. the extra protection may not save my
car from the "salt mines", but i figure it couldn't hurt, either.