How long would you expect your car to be rust free?

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#581142 13-Feb-2012 22:38

just wondering on that note ... is it polishing your car with expensive wax a good way of protecting paint?

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#581846 15-Feb-2012 14:05

My 15 y/o car has no rust of any merit other than in a few stonechips, most of which I've dealt with.

It's NZ assembled though, (just prior to the factory's closure in '98) so it probably had fairly decent rustproofing to cope with the fact it'd be never be more than about 100km from a fairly sizeable body of saltwater.

American cars would be unlikely to have the same consideration, it may depend where it was actually assembled though.

The NZ-built '86 Mirage I used to own is still tootling around the streets and that only had a couple of smallish bits of surface rust.

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#581847 15-Feb-2012 14:07

stevenz: .

The NZ-built '86 Mirage I used to own is still tootling around the streets and that only had a couple of smallish bits of surface rust.

Probably because its a Mitsy and has protected itself with a good coating of soot and oil

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#581865 15-Feb-2012 14:41

kiwitrc:
stevenz: .

The NZ-built '86 Mirage I used to own is still tootling around the streets and that only had a couple of smallish bits of surface rust.

Probably because its a Mitsy and has protected itself with a good coating of soot and oil

Hey, the engine casing only fell apart on my fathers Galant the one time...

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#581901 15-Feb-2012 15:31

In true bogan style I wear my black jumper, hop in my v8, put my arm out the window and wait for the social climate to accept me as I am.

Hamilton is probably a nice place to have a mother in law though.
Although it just occured to me that Wellington is only windy on account of how much Palmerston North sucks. :)

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