a lot of rust on recent cars?

Alex*TLR · 15 Mar 2013 at 20:53

Relentless,

The doors, it's under the rubbers and out of sight, whats the issue? The door still functions as it should?

The windscreen to roof is a known issue on that generation Civic, speak with any dealer or "specialist" and they should be fully aware and be able to fix with ease

Re: modern rust,

All cars rust just at different levels and speeds. Key issues are how it's cared for and what sort of life the car has had.

Relentless81 · 15 Mar 2013 at 20:57

The issue is the car is rusting and I for one prefer it not to, personally I dont think a car should be rusting at that age but if you are happy with that then happy days

Hades · 15 Mar 2013 at 20:58

MK5 Golfs have a well known rust issue on the front wings. I have no idea why.

My 2003 mk4 Golf didn't have a spot of rust on it.

My 1994 Corrado has one tiny blemish that I'm going to get sorted soon.

Alex*TLR · 15 Mar 2013 at 20:58

Fair enough, but if you wanted to fix the roof rust there is a suitable method that is cheap and prevents the roof getting any worse. Best of luck with it either way

Relentless81 · 15 Mar 2013 at 21:01

I got it fixed under Honda's corrosion warranty, got it back and then found the rust on the doors, by that point I lost all CBA for the car and sold it

In all honesty I have little patience with cars as soon as they start to become troublesome in anyway I get rid also the fact that I should have done more research before parting with my cash but still, a £7.5K 5 year old car should not be rusting as far as I'm concerned, others may have a different opinion but thats mine, either way I was lucky and got my money back plus learns

Krisali · 15 Mar 2013 at 21:02

2002 Audi A4 B6. Not a spot of rust, after a wash looks new

rare · 15 Mar 2013 at 22:27

56 Plate Merc CL (something) - This had rust around the front wheel arch and also on the door sill?

This doesn't surprise me!! I still don't think Mercedes paint quality is up to much. The amount of Vito's I see with rust is crazy. And I am talking 639 chassis so current model.

In the 90's Mercedes was notorious for shocking body protection and poor paint and this seems to have carried on in to the early 2000's. I think the trouble is the paint is now water based. One of the positive thing's with modern car's is their use of other materials, so lots of plastic body panels and so on, rust should really be much less common.

mjt · 15 Mar 2013 at 23:24

I don't think I've seen a W210 recently without rust

Saw a W220 next to me in traffic the other day and every arch was rusted to bits!

But then again these are cars which are falling into the hands of people who don't really care about the car, more of the prestige. Much like old BMWs..

Clarkey · 16 Mar 2013 at 00:29

Can't see much prestigious about a rusty car, but maybe that's just me :confused:

breadturbo · 16 Mar 2013 at 01:47

406 coupes last well, galvanized shells

adam cool dude · 16 Mar 2013 at 05:32

Always been the general consensus that Peugeots have excellent rust protection and some of the better paint finishes. Infact the French in general have always been good. My missus Primera is only 4 years younger than mine but is the later joint venture between Renault and Nissan. The paint quality is a lot better and no rust at all although on the flip side the engine and driving dynamics are a lot worse! Most jap cars have really thin paint from what I have owned except a Lexus LS400 that had a fantastic body for the age.

Abraxaz1 · 16 Mar 2013 at 12:54

ScoobyDoo69 said:
I've seen a fair few modern Mercs with rust on the arches. I've always presumed it was down to a bad repair job.

no its down to them ordering steel with no finish except paint, which means the steels already rusting before it reaches the plant.

I can tell you the toughest customers to please steel wise are Toyota, land-rover/range-rover and jaguar. They ask for really low imperfections on the surface and have the plate galvanised, painted and wrapped for transporting.

Third Opinion · 16 Mar 2013 at 17:09

I still can't believe I don't have a spot of rust on my 2001 Alfa. Some of the early ones I had produced holes quicker than I could get filler in them.

metbandit1 · 16 Mar 2013 at 17:55

Very late to the party....

CaptainRAVE · 16 Mar 2013 at 18:41

ScoobyDoo69 said:
I've seen a fair few modern Mercs with rust on the arches. I've always presumed it was down to a bad repair job.

Not really an issue with more recent mercs, but those from 95-05ish had massive rust problems. Cheap metal from china was the main problem.