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by duxup
1572 days ago
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>Road salt is our big problem here Road salt problems always makes me wonder how much the vehicle plays into that. I've driven 20+ year old cars without a spot of rust while there are vehicles that are 5 years old with rust problems. I think the real variable when it comes to road salt issue is vehicle quality. |
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It depends on how much the OEM wants to spend on fancy paint and coatings, how much the vehicle's use degrades that coating, how much salt the vehicle is exposed to, what kind of salt (liquid stuff gets everywhere much more effectively) and what if any steps the owner takes to mitigate the salt.
You can make generalizations like "Volvo loves to galvanize stuff and Toyota DGAF" but without controlling for the life the vehicle will have that doesn't really let you make predictions about a specific vehicle.