Any cars with rust-proofing built in?

[Californiabob]

apologies if this is the wrong forum but asking about experiences
with cars over life-time in the rust belt.

why I ask - I saw two BMWs in the winter in the Midwest. I asked
the driver/owners and they were 10, 14 years old a 3-series and a
5-series. the owners said driven in winter and told me the
BMWs uses bees wax in the creases, rockers, etc.

are there any other cars that are similarly rust proofed?

thinking of moving out of rust-free California.

thanks for any information you provide.

 

[FordBroncoVWJeta]

I feel like German and Asian cars are better against rust. American cars just seem to rust easier.

 

[Wolf359]

They're all rust proofed by default. Some are just better than others. That's the whole point of galvanized metal.

 

[eljefino]

Everyone is, it's just the level that matters.

Renault Dauphines used to rust out in a couple years. Plain steel with plain paint.

Now we have anodized steel, better paint, and as you see, sometimes wax on top of that.

Even the metallurgy of the steel matters. Some brake lines rot out in 8 winters while others last 20, even though they look identical.

 

[Vern_in_IL]

DeLorean DMC-12

 

[NHGUY]

1980s AMCs...Spirit,Concord,and Eagle.

 

[Californiabob]

more input, in the Midwest I see lots of Mazdas (which I used to own and do like) and
GMCs with rusted fenders and rockers. Buicks with rust around the gas caps, etc.

I think a lot of cars have the galvanized dipping etc but not clear if it all works.

I was super impressed with the two Beemers and even though my wife doesn't like them,
she begrudgingly nodded about the rust stuff.

Perhaps it's the car makers located in cold climates - maybe Volvo?

 

[555]

Generally more valuable cars are washed more often and kept in a garage. BMW cars are bimmers and BMW motorcycles are beemers.

 

[skyactiv]

Everything from the 70's rusted out no matter who made it. Today? You have cars like mine in my signature that are top rated in terms of rust.

http://forums.redflagdeals.com/top-10-best-worst-rust-resistant-cars-1593327/


Too bad they sometimes go in the salvage yard wreck free/rust free due to something else.

 

[eljefino]

Originally Posted By: 555
Generally more valuable cars are washed more often and kept in a garage. BMW cars are bimmers and BMW motorcycles are beemers.


I had a 23 year old volvo wagon that stayed mint through neglect and Maine winters. Think they upped the alloy content to unicorn-magic levels. Brake lines were still stock.

 

[Ducked]

Originally Posted By: 555
Generally more valuable cars are washed more often and kept in a garage. BMW cars are bimmers and BMW motorcycles are beemers.


In the British army, I've heard BMW's referred to as BuMWipers, possibly due to the scary way they were often driven by BAOR personnel.

 

[Silk]

Where it's made, rather than the make. Cars assembled in New Zealand and Australia used to rust badly here, the same make, model and year assembled in Japan wouldn't. We stopped assembling cars, Australia got better at building them. Same with Euro cars - if we put them together they rotted away, if they did the job they were good for years.

 

[slacktide_bitog]

If you move out of California, take your rust-free car with you, and buy some Krown to keep it that way

 

[Warstud]

Corvette

 

[dave123]

Originally Posted By: Warstud
Corvette

lol

 

[earlyre]

the new aluminum F-150

aluminum doesn't Rust, Rust is Iron Oxide.
Aluminum Does Corrode though.

 

[Ethan1]

The Euro manufacturers do indeed apply cavity wax at the factory.

You'd be hard pressed to find a 10- or 15-year-old Volvo with rusty doors. It's hard to find a domestic car of the same vintage without rust.

 

[901Memphis]

The saturn L series has plastic body panels

 

[spasm3]

Originally Posted By: 901Memphis
The saturn L series has plastic body panels


And the S-series.

 

[Delta]

Originally Posted By: skyactiv
Everything from the 70's rusted out no matter who made it. Today? You have cars like mine in my signature that are top rated in terms of rust.

http://forums.redflagdeals.com/top-10-best-worst-rust-resistant-cars-1593327/


Too bad they sometimes go in the salvage yard wreck free/rust free due to something else.


Good to see 2 of our vehicles on that list, in the right spot. I will note that my 08 Jetta after only seeing one heavy salted winter the front lip of the hood underneath was rusting bad. It was going in for corrosion warranty had I not traded it in.