</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> The reason Houston has a higher tendancy for rust than lots of the other parts of the south is that it has lot of salt in the air from the endless flow of humid Gulf air that crosses Houston. After all, it's only 30 or so miles from the coast. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">60 miles from Houston to Galveston...70+ from my house , then theres`` a LARGE area of "houston" north , you forget Houston is fairly large....

of course I`ve only been here since 68 so what do I know..LOL

I dont see many rustbuckets here , BUT I do in and around Galveston...yes, its humid , but not salty... there`s a BIG difference , go to Galveston one day and come back, you can see the salt layer on the car...