Under bonnet paint

[maisbitt]

Yes, all galvanised. A £2 saving in 20 different places x 3000 cars a day soon adds up: £36m quid a year on the assumption of 300 operational days a year. Some of the savings are the simplest.

I used to work at the Ford Transit plant in Southampton and they used to routinely add 3 gallons of fuel to all the vans, whether they be petrol or diesel. Someone came up with the idea of only putting 2 gallons into the diesels, seeing as they were 50% more efficient - both vans can then do the same number of miles before you need to fill up. One employee idea saves £6.30 per van, by todays prices. Every little helps - especially if it doesn't affect the performance or looks of the car/van.

[vwcabriolet1971]

VW Galvanised panels are coated at the sheet metal body stage before any blanking and forming stages. Thus the edges of the panels are not coated. The old complete body "dip" type galvanising process was much effective as an anti corrosion measure. The early Audis had this type of dip process and would last 20 years + without corrosion.
I'm not sure if all VW panels are currently coated . VW do not now appear to claim all panels are fully treated in their advertising.
INMHO th old wax fill ( as on MK2 Golfs) was superior to the current process - my old MK 2 is still on the road and looking good- 23 years old !

[maisbitt]

I don't imagine any of our MK7s will be looking as good as a tidy 23 year old MK2 in 23 years time. VW don't make cars like that any more - no-one does. The MK3 was a complete rustbucket, the MK4 was a little better, too early to tell for MK5. I see far more MK2s on the road than MK3s.