Soldato
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Hey all.
My Focus has rust coming on the sills (yes....a Ford with rust!).
The car is a 57 2007 on 89,000 miles and has previously had some work performed at my expense to sort out the rear dog leg where stones had battered it, where the very bottom corner of the rear door meets the arch. The arch sticks out and is exposed.
The current issue is the sill is starting to rust, which is in a different place to the previous work. Only the smallest hint of brown, but I intend to keep hold of this car for ~3 years yet.
I am visiting Ford 10AM tomorrow. They asked about paint checks on the phone and that the body corrosion is only for 6 years.
Which route should I take. Is it tough **** pay for work myself or should Ford fix this free? The car was owned by my Dad before me and has never had any accident repair work. Car in very good overall condition.
No paint checks since ~64000 miles. All main dealer services aside from last one, which was a garage that shares the same site and mechanics as main dealer in Burton On Trent.
TLDR: 2007 Focus. Rust appearing on arch.
Question: What approach should I be taking?
My Focus has rust coming on the sills (yes....a Ford with rust!).
The car is a 57 2007 on 89,000 miles and has previously had some work performed at my expense to sort out the rear dog leg where stones had battered it, where the very bottom corner of the rear door meets the arch. The arch sticks out and is exposed.
The current issue is the sill is starting to rust, which is in a different place to the previous work. Only the smallest hint of brown, but I intend to keep hold of this car for ~3 years yet.
I am visiting Ford 10AM tomorrow. They asked about paint checks on the phone and that the body corrosion is only for 6 years.
Which route should I take. Is it tough **** pay for work myself or should Ford fix this free? The car was owned by my Dad before me and has never had any accident repair work. Car in very good overall condition.
No paint checks since ~64000 miles. All main dealer services aside from last one, which was a garage that shares the same site and mechanics as main dealer in Burton On Trent.
TLDR: 2007 Focus. Rust appearing on arch.
Question: What approach should I be taking?
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