M109Rider
Active Member
I actually registered here just to answer you. There is only one underbody specialist in Ontario, it is Patrick Farray in Ottawa. Lots of people come from Toronto to do their car once,from Civics to 911 to million dollar cars, he has done them all. He has shown me lots of pictures of how Krown oil damages cars like yours or mine.
Your concern is valid- at 23% salinity (twice sea level on any de-icing operation in Canada), a one year exposure would eat several thousand microns, or 2-3 mm. especially brakes- two winter on any big brake kits (I get infinite with Cadmium plating, but it cannot be done to zinc coated rotors, which only lasts 2,000 hours or 3-4 months the first winter). The issue with M3 and any under-body that actually traps the salt water, and no car wash can remove it. Krown oil compounds the entrapment of salts UNLESS they open all your panels and know exactly how to spray your M, which they do not. 4th year when damage kicks in, owners come crying to Patrick. So on your M3 the most vulnerable part of the car is the subchassis, and trapped salt will rot it fast. Not as fast as a Civic with under panels today, but 4-5 years major damage.
tesla has another issue- unlike your bavarian, is cheap grade untreated steel, so it will rot (so say reports) in our climate esp Ottawa/Montreal a la Hyundai/Mazda. The bavarian chassis steel, high grade to commence, goes through miles of galvanization and prep- which T does not do at all, just paint. So when 20 year old e39s, which were not rust proof but high grade steel, go around immaculate today, your m3 should last as long or longer, provided the key vulnerability (subchassis and panels) is addressed.
In 5 years I did only two rustproofs with Fari, pristine under-chassis at 100,000 kms. Other people bring their cars, second winter, and indeed rust is already in.
Tesla folks are right about the oil, unfortunately. I would enter, and then oil starts softening (though not Ptrick's which is neutral) all rubbers and then salt gets in..
Thanks for the post.
Has this guy done any Tesla’s as of yet?
How much does he charge ?
Thanks