I am moved to quote from Fowler's "Modern English Usage":
‘The English-speaking world may be divided into (1) those who neither know nor care what a split infinitive is; (2) those who do not know but care very much; (3) those who know and condemn; (4) those who know and approve; (5) those who know and distinguish’.
I think something similar applies to the metric/imperial debate. I will declare myself as an "Imperial wherever possible" person for reasons already given by others but you might find the odd metric fastener in one or another of my Sevens. I think this puts me in group 5.
When it comes to stainless fasteners of whatever denomination I personally prefer not to use the rest of the car as a sacrificial anode. You can choose locations in the vehicle where this is unlikely to be a problem of course and obviously OK if you never drive it in the salt or wet. For an informed view of this I recommend R M E Diamant's "Rust and Rot and what to do about them", a book published at the height of the rotbox era.
Regards,
Stuart
‘The English-speaking world may be divided into (1) those who neither know nor care what a split infinitive is; (2) those who do not know but care very much; (3) those who know and condemn; (4) those who know and approve; (5) those who know and distinguish’.
I think something similar applies to the metric/imperial debate. I will declare myself as an "Imperial wherever possible" person for reasons already given by others but you might find the odd metric fastener in one or another of my Sevens. I think this puts me in group 5.
When it comes to stainless fasteners of whatever denomination I personally prefer not to use the rest of the car as a sacrificial anode. You can choose locations in the vehicle where this is unlikely to be a problem of course and obviously OK if you never drive it in the salt or wet. For an informed view of this I recommend R M E Diamant's "Rust and Rot and what to do about them", a book published at the height of the rotbox era.
Regards,
Stuart