Does sun bake rubber trim?

On Thu, 5 May 2005, Leon wrote:

> My friend got a job in Florida (West Palm Beach) and is afraid to take
> his new 530 BMW with him because "it's too hot down there". He is afraid
> that the sun will bake out the plasticizers from the rubber trim that is
> designed for colder German weather. What do you suggest?

I suggest your friend get over his prissy widdle self. If he's losing so
much sleep over the inevitable eventual deterioration of his pwecious BMW
(by rust in the North, by UV in the South), then he should sell the car
and obtain whatever his ignorant little brain considers better suited to
the sunny climate in Florida.

On Thu, 5 May 2005 17:56:07 -0400, "Daniel J. Stern"
> wrote:

>On Thu, 5 May 2005, Leon wrote:
>
>> My friend got a job in Florida (West Palm Beach) and is afraid to take
>> his new 530 BMW with him because "it's too hot down there". He is afraid
>> that the sun will bake out the plasticizers from the rubber trim that is
>> designed for colder German weather. What do you suggest?
>
>I suggest your friend get over his prissy widdle self. If he's losing so
>much sleep over the inevitable eventual deterioration of his pwecious BMW
>(by rust in the North, by UV in the South), then he should sell the car
>and obtain whatever his ignorant little brain considers better suited to
>the sunny climate in Florida.

OK, I'll let him know that he should have been richer. Right now he
can afford to buy the car but he cannot afford to ruin it and get
nothing for it in 4 or 5 years.
--
Leon

On Fri, 6 May 2005, Leon wrote:

> >> My friend got a job in Florida (West Palm Beach) and is afraid to
> >> take his new 530 BMW with him because "it's too hot down there". He
> >> is afraid that the sun will bake out the plasticizers from the rubber
> >> trim that is designed for colder German weather. What do you suggest?
> >
> >I suggest your friend get over his prissy widdle self. If he's losing
> >so much sleep over the inevitable eventual deterioration of his
> >pwecious BMW (by rust in the North, by UV in the South), then he should
> >sell the car and obtain whatever his ignorant little brain considers
> >better suited to the sunny climate in Florida.

> OK, I'll let him know that he should have been richer.

Looks as if you have a reading comprehension problem.

> Right now he can afford to buy the car but he cannot afford to ruin it
> and get nothing for it in 4 or 5 years.

Is he -- and are you -- *SERIOUSLY* as stupid, ignorant and fearful of
ghosts as you're making yourself look?

On Fri, 06 May 2005 02:04:48 +0300, Leon >
wrote:

>On Thu, 5 May 2005 17:56:07 -0400, "Daniel J. Stern"
> wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 5 May 2005, Leon wrote:
>>
>>> My friend got a job in Florida (West Palm Beach) and is afraid to take
>>> his new 530 BMW with him because "it's too hot down there". He is afraid
>>> that the sun will bake out the plasticizers from the rubber trim that is
>>> designed for colder German weather. What do you suggest?
>>
>>I suggest your friend get over his prissy widdle self. If he's losing so
>>much sleep over the inevitable eventual deterioration of his pwecious BMW
>>(by rust in the North, by UV in the South), then he should sell the car
>>and obtain whatever his ignorant little brain considers better suited to
>>the sunny climate in Florida.
>
>OK, I'll let him know that he should have been richer. Right now he
>can afford to buy the car but he cannot afford to ruin it and get
>nothing for it in 4 or 5 years.

If he's moving to Florida, he doesn't have to worry about the sun
baking anything. The humidity helps to counteract that.

Now if he were in Arizona, I'd recommend getting sealcoat put on
everything, including his face.

On Thu, 05 May 2005 16:25:51 -0700, L Sternn > wrote:

>>OK, I'll let him know that he should have been richer. Right now he
>>can afford to buy the car but he cannot afford to ruin it and get
>>nothing for it in 4 or 5 years.
>
>If he's moving to Florida, he doesn't have to worry about the sun
>baking anything. The humidity helps to counteract that.
>
>Now if he were in Arizona, I'd recommend getting sealcoat put on
>everything, including his face.

You mean that $800 "Desert Protection Package" that Jim Click puts on
all his cars is actually good for something?

On Fri, 06 May 2005 19:07:58 -0500, Scott en Aztlán
> wrote:

>On Thu, 05 May 2005 16:25:51 -0700, L Sternn > wrote:
>
>>>OK, I'll let him know that he should have been richer. Right now he
>>>can afford to buy the car but he cannot afford to ruin it and get
>>>nothing for it in 4 or 5 years.
>>
>>If he's moving to Florida, he doesn't have to worry about the sun
>>baking anything. The humidity helps to counteract that.
>>
>>Now if he were in Arizona, I'd recommend getting sealcoat put on
>>everything, including his face.
>
>You mean that $800 "Desert Protection Package" that Jim Click puts on
>all his cars is actually good for something?

I bet it's good for his profits.

On Fri, 06 May 2005 02:04:48 +0300, Leon >
wrote:

>OK, I'll let him know that he should have been richer. Right now he
>can afford to buy the car but he cannot afford to ruin it and get
>nothing for it in 4 or 5 years.


In five years you still have a five year old car whether it is driven
and enjoyed or put away and held on to. If he thinks the trim stuff
is going to make a huge difference in sales price then buy new trim
and put it on in five years. I realise it is a nice car but its
nothing really that special that would make it a collectors item in
five years. It will be just another old used car.

Steve B.

On Fri, 06 May 2005 01:27:40 GMT, Steve B. > wrote:

>On Fri, 06 May 2005 02:04:48 +0300, Leon >
>wrote:
>
>>OK, I'll let him know that he should have been richer. Right now he
>>can afford to buy the car but he cannot afford to ruin it and get
>>nothing for it in 4 or 5 years.
>
>
>In five years you still have a five year old car whether it is driven
>and enjoyed or put away and held on to. If he thinks the trim stuff
>is going to make a huge difference in sales price then buy new trim
>and put it on in five years. I realise it is a nice car but its
>nothing really that special that would make it a collectors item in
>five years. It will be just another old used car.

And, in fact, if depreciation were that much a factor, a *new BMW* is
probably about the last car (along with its equivalents of course) he
needs. Beamers lose the price of a small car when you drive them off the
lot.

Jasper

Or said another way if you buy a car because the salesman convinced you
the purchase price was really an "investment" you might be shocked that
your "return" is as bad as the average dotcom stock. It's interesting
that lower priced cars are sold as a purchase while higher priced cars
(BMW Mercedes, etc) are sold as an investment.

John, who has always wondered if car salesmen also sell gold
investments on the side.....

On 9 Jun 2005 07:42:08 -0700, "John S." > wrote:

>Or said another way if you buy a car because the salesman convinced you
>the purchase price was really an "investment" you might be shocked that
>your "return" is as bad as the average dotcom stock. It's interesting
>that lower priced cars are sold as a purchase while higher priced cars
>(BMW Mercedes, etc) are sold as an investment.
>
>John, who has always wondered if car salesmen also sell gold
>investments on the side.....

Some expensive cars can be considered investments, though, at least to a
certain extent. And that category is the >25 year old classic car that is
not particularly in fashion today (ie, even some classics do go out of
fashion and lose value). A 20s-70s Rolls, or something along those lines.
If you maintain them well (and that's a whole 'nother kettle of
ca^H^Hfish) and don't wrap them round a tree they ought to lose little
value.


Jasper