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1 posted on 07/14/2005 8:50:48 AM PDT by Trampled by Lambs
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To: Trampled by Lambs

Buy the teflon coating for your car only if you plan on frying eggs on the hood.


2 posted on 07/14/2005 8:52:26 AM PDT by So Cal Rocket (Proud Member: Internet Pajama Wearers for Truth)
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To: Trampled by Lambs

I wouldn't trust a dealer.


3 posted on 07/14/2005 8:53:31 AM PDT by cripplecreek (If a democrats lips are moving, they're lying.)
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To: Trampled by Lambs

Call Toyota....they'll tell you that you don't need it.or they would have put it on the car..BTW..if you can..I'd find another dealer to take the car to for service. I wouldn't trust this one..


4 posted on 07/14/2005 8:56:16 AM PDT by ken5050
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To: Trampled by Lambs

Almost all rust problems with cars start from the underside. The best preventative action is to hose out the wheel wells and bumper areas when washing the car and then run it down the highway to dry it oput.


5 posted on 07/14/2005 8:56:33 AM PDT by wildcatf4f3 (whats wrong with a draft?)
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My wife bought a Saturn with “permanent wax” in 93. It looked good for about 5-7 years, and then started to flake off the hood. It made the car look like absolute crap after that. I tried to remove it all with a pressure washer, but couldn’t remove some without risking damage to the paint.

I wouldn’t recommend it.

(I wouldn’t recommend anything a salesperson pushes 9 out of 10 times.)


6 posted on 07/14/2005 9:01:28 AM PDT by elfman2 (This space is intentionally left blank)
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To: Trampled by Lambs

At least they are asking permission to put their hands in your wallet. I bought a new car in 2003 and every dealer in the metro with the vehicle I wanted said they wouldn't sell it without a $200 aftermarket sunscreen coating. Sux to live in a state with no lemon laws, too.


7 posted on 07/14/2005 9:08:47 AM PDT by YankeeinOkieville
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To: Trampled by Lambs
Here is a notice board where people from all around the world discuss dealer applied Teflon coating.

Looks like the consensus is that it works OK, but has to be re-applied annually and does not live up to the hype.

Good luck!

8 posted on 07/14/2005 9:34:49 AM PDT by Yo-Yo
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To: Trampled by Lambs

Well, I'm on a tight budget so we use Pam non-stick spray instead. So far so good, has a great butter taste.

(Sorry I couldn't resist)


9 posted on 07/14/2005 9:42:17 AM PDT by Made In The USA (Tell me the SCOTUS was just kidding?!)
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To: Trampled by Lambs

I used to sell cars. We made a few hundred extra profit on every car by insisting on some special undercoating. It's a scam, actually.

Good post.


10 posted on 07/14/2005 9:57:36 AM PDT by Auntie Mame ("Whether you think you can or think you can't -- you are right." Henry Ford)
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JERRY: Yah, but I'm sayin', that TruCoat, you don't get it and you get oxidization problems. It'll cost you a heck of lot more'n five hunnert -

First thing that came to mind. I couldn't resist.

11 posted on 07/14/2005 10:48:34 AM PDT by MotleyGirl70 (")
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Teflon?! Naw. Twice a year.. grab some shade...a beer (or two)..a favorite radio station... and a few of these products:


15 posted on 07/14/2005 11:58:09 AM PDT by GoldCountryRedneck ("Love and cooking should both be approached with wild abandon" - Author unknown)
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