Why do some cars have a propensity to rust?
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My old Fiesta was a born ruster, granted it was 10 years old when I sold it, but it only had 29,000 on the clock, and it was already rusting away merrily on the rear arches. The old fiesta, and the Ka, had carpet undertrays at the rear - god k knows why - cost saving probably, but it made the moistest, saltiest environment imaginable in those arches. Rust city!
Ritchie335is said:
Stedman said:
okie592 said:
Ritchie335is said:
I am that sick of expensive corrosion issues on my cars (I live on the coast)I have lost interest in them.
I am getting more and more into bikes now, easier to store inside, generally cheaper so I can have a few at the same time and none of the paintwork hassles.
Although, you are more likely to kill yourself.
get a jag xk all aluminium no rust for youI am getting more and more into bikes now, easier to store inside, generally cheaper so I can have a few at the same time and none of the paintwork hassles.
Although, you are more likely to kill yourself.
Stedman said:
Ritchie335is said:
Stedman said:
okie592 said:
Ritchie335is said:
I am that sick of expensive corrosion issues on my cars (I live on the coast)I have lost interest in them.
I am getting more and more into bikes now, easier to store inside, generally cheaper so I can have a few at the same time and none of the paintwork hassles.
Although, you are more likely to kill yourself.
get a jag xk all aluminium no rust for youI am getting more and more into bikes now, easier to store inside, generally cheaper so I can have a few at the same time and none of the paintwork hassles.
Although, you are more likely to kill yourself.
White, furry corrosion around the rivet heads and anywhere the two metals meet.
They are built with gaskets between the two materials and this breaks down over time.
Skodasupercar said:
A lot of it is luck of the draw.
My old Skoda is almost rust free. It has no structural rust, just some surface patina on the underside that I am cleaning up and re-sealing.
Other examples of my car, from the same vintage are totally riddled with rust.
Why is mine special? I can't see any reason why, it just is.
REPLY........This is just it , there seems to be no rhyme or reason to it, just hav ea look around a car park and see some cars rusting and others much much older without so much as a speck anywhere My old Skoda is almost rust free. It has no structural rust, just some surface patina on the underside that I am cleaning up and re-sealing.
Other examples of my car, from the same vintage are totally riddled with rust.
Why is mine special? I can't see any reason why, it just is.
And as Roadrunner23 said "French cars dont seem to have this problem" ours is a Ford galaxy and has rusted quickly to bits but i dont see many Galaxys with rust problems and i have yet to see a Renault Espace {apart from some realy ancient abused ones} with even one little pimple of rust {shame about the reliability}
And then there are all those Toyota people cariers i think they are japanese imports all with early to mid 90s number plates and not one speck of rust to be found i look at ours and the rust on newer Fords and think How comes??? GRRRRRR!!!!
londonplug said:
And then there are all those Toyota people cariers i think they are japanese imports all with early to mid 90s number plates and not one speck of rust to be found i look at ours and the rust on newer Fords and think How comes??? GRRRRRR!!!!
Down to the climate in Japan. It's much drier. For a start, they don't have flooding during their summer 
We are also the only country in Europe that still uses rocksalt on our roads - everywhere else uses artificial stuff. It's about time we sorted this out, as it can't help the rust issues.
Ritchie335is said:
Negative Creep said:
okie592 said:
Ritchie335is said:
I am that sick of expensive corrosion issues on my cars (I live on the coast)I have lost interest in them.
I am getting more and more into bikes now, easier to store inside, generally cheaper so I can have a few at the same time and none of the paintwork hassles.
Although, you are more likely to kill yourself.
get a jag xk all aluminium no rust for youI am getting more and more into bikes now, easier to store inside, generally cheaper so I can have a few at the same time and none of the paintwork hassles.
Although, you are more likely to kill yourself.
Ritchie335is said:
Negative Creep said:
okie592 said:
Ritchie335is said:
I am that sick of expensive corrosion issues on my cars (I live on the coast)I have lost interest in them.
I am getting more and more into bikes now, easier to store inside, generally cheaper so I can have a few at the same time and none of the paintwork hassles.
Although, you are more likely to kill yourself.
get a jag xk all aluminium no rust for youI am getting more and more into bikes now, easier to store inside, generally cheaper so I can have a few at the same time and none of the paintwork hassles.
Although, you are more likely to kill yourself.
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