A 320 gigapixel panorama of London. The largest ever taken.

[Malthus]

That is true. It's true for all of our rusted cars.

Woah.

Ok that killed any inclination I ever had to move to Canada.  The infinite wealth of Alberta cannot make up for all my cars rusting.

You can retard the rusting by getting an oily coat sprayed on the underside of your car - we do that every year, seems to work.

[derspiess]

Oily coat?  Wouldn't that just drip off?

[DGuller]

You can also get the car rustproofed at the dealership.  My service adviser told me I made an excellent investment.

[Malthus]

Oily coat?  Wouldn't that just drip off?

Apparently not. We use this service:

http://www.krown.com/rust-protect/

Which uses this product:

http://www.krown.com/products/aerosol-products/t40-rust-inhibitor-lubricant/

Seems to work pretty well. At least, on our old cars it appeared to extend their rust-free life by years vs. cars without the servicing.

Thing is, you gotta do it every year.

[Admiral Yi]

Thing is, you gotta do it every year.

Because that's how long it takes to drip off.

[katmai]

Oh god, malthus fell for the Undercoating scam.

[lustindarkness]

If you buy a Toyota truck you don't need to worry about rust proofing, the frame will rust no matter what!

[MadImmortalMan]

Neither is it Central London, but I guess also what you describe is London's lack of a central 'theme' like Paris or the Skyline/buildings of Manhattan; London is more a lot of little towns, sometimes villages within those towns, thrown together with a couple of small cities. 

Now that you draw my attention to this phenomenon I do see some very cool neighborhoods in there.  I guess I had this image that all London looked sort of like this:

That looks like Kensington.

[Malthus]

Thing is, you gotta do it every year.

Because that's how long it takes to drip off.

Yup.

[Malthus]

Oh god, malthus fell for the Undercoating scam.

Nope. The "scam" is when dealers offer a one-time service for $800.

Krown is an aftermarket place, charges a bit over $100, and is recommended in places like Ontario that use tons of road salt.

http://autos.sympatico.ca/advice-guides/6973/rustproofing-fact-and-fiction