Skye
Well-Known Member
It's my belief it has more to do with protection against salt and the elements of a new car during shipment overseas than the environment the vehicle will ultimately live in.
The sea air itself is humid and holds a higher salt content. Foggy and unsettled days, more still. A quick transit time from US East Coast to EUR West Coast is two weeks, but some shipments might take more than a month. The Middle East and other destinations, longer still. West Coast US to Pacific, 30 days plus.
After the car leaves the factory and before being placed on the ship, each car is coated. Some are covered OK. Others, the application is without care and sometimes done quite heavily.
I'm not familiar with other manufacturers and if they have their cars coated.
Around the 4:50 mark, you'll see the coating being applied. This video is old, but one example.
The sea air itself is humid and holds a higher salt content. Foggy and unsettled days, more still. A quick transit time from US East Coast to EUR West Coast is two weeks, but some shipments might take more than a month. The Middle East and other destinations, longer still. West Coast US to Pacific, 30 days plus.
After the car leaves the factory and before being placed on the ship, each car is coated. Some are covered OK. Others, the application is without care and sometimes done quite heavily.
I'm not familiar with other manufacturers and if they have their cars coated.
Around the 4:50 mark, you'll see the coating being applied. This video is old, but one example.
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