Which "modern" cars rust badly?
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I'm talking about cars from about the mid 90s onwards , a time when I thought rust was meant to be a bad memory from the 70s/80s.
How many owners have been suprised when there car failed its MOT on structural (or other) rust?
Year or date range would be appreciated.
So personal experience or trade/ MOT station experience welcome.
My 71 viva , 79 Dolomite sprint both suffered very badly, my 87 528i was much better but still not great.
Why do I ask ? Its because I only run old cars as I never see the point of paying the huge running costs of modern cars as my annual mileage is only about 5000 so depreciation and annual dealer servicing makes it too costly.
How many owners have been suprised when there car failed its MOT on structural (or other) rust?
Year or date range would be appreciated.
So personal experience or trade/ MOT station experience welcome.
My 71 viva , 79 Dolomite sprint both suffered very badly, my 87 528i was much better but still not great.
Why do I ask ? Its because I only run old cars as I never see the point of paying the huge running costs of modern cars as my annual mileage is only about 5000 so depreciation and annual dealer servicing makes it too costly.
Edited by redstu on Sunday 18th October 20:15
There seems to be no excuse for much of the defects reported in this thread. It cant surely be incompetence it must be down to cost cutting.
I think that the quality of steel used has a huge effect on how quicly rust takes hold and how far it spreads. Anyone a metalurgist who could shed some light on this?
I think that the quality of steel used has a huge effect on how quicly rust takes hold and how far it spreads. Anyone a metalurgist who could shed some light on this?
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