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Originally Posted by rray200
I live in the land of harsh winters (Canada) and I rarely see badly rusted out cars on the road, unless they're from the '80s and early '90s.
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I have never owned a car that hasen't rusted out around the rear wheel wells except my 94 camaro and that's because I don't drive it in the winter (yes the rear quarters are metal on a 4th gen).
The rocker panels on my 97 ford escort were destroyed by rust, so I replaced them entirely with fresh sheet metal. The wheel wells were full of body filler when I sold the car. Its not just a domestic thing...my sister's 98 Civic had the same fate. It has to do with where you live and how much salt is used. I think Ottawa probably uses less salt...also Ottawa's population has one of the highest socioeconomic status' in Canada, which suggests people are probably getting rid of older cars before they have the chance to rust out.
That's why I now own a saturn...ppl can say what they like about saturn but at least it won't rust (current models don't use polymer anymore...what a shame)