Best & worst cars for corrosion

Pssst

Thinking about newer models eg upto 10 years old,anyone have comments/personal/industry experience?

hewhoisnotintheknow

vws, bmw, merc, ford all seem pretty rusty to me

lambo28

You can't go wrong with German - VW, BMW, Mercedes - Pretty much rust free.
Ford and Vauxhall aren't so good.

Lemonade_Pockets

Audi i think were the first people to start galvanising their cars. But from 1999 onwards most of the mainstream brands should be ok, german would probably be the best bet tho. Most will only get rust patches where there has been damage that not been repaired properly.

goldspanners

lambo28 wrote: »

You can't go wrong with German - VW, BMW, Mercedes - Pretty much rust free.
Ford and Vauxhall aren't so good.

have a closer look at some mercs then, e class is a rust bucket,all merc vans rust like nothing else on the planet and the slk and clk are also covered in rust, my mate has a clk230 convertible,the car has always been garaged and does very low miles but every metal panel has rust bubbling through it.

goldspanners

Lemonade_Pockets wrote: »

german would probably be the best bet tho. Most will only get rust patches where there has been damage that not been repaired properly.

i know of a merc slk that was needing welding to the front inner wings at 5 years old due to rust!

hewhoisnotintheknow

we have vws that are not 10 years old rusting away here

anewman

Ford Ka's seem to rust long before their time.

kitchpoo

Dont forget that Fiat addressed the rust issue by galvanising from around 1994 onwards.

This is just the panels though - cills are just as prone as others.

On another note - I saw a very rusty CLK with patch rust on doors, boot, bonnet, doors and tailgate - I think the CLK is an exception to the range. The vans only rust as the white paint application on early Vitos was not to car grade (see fewer rusty Vitos than Transits!)

Oh, and you will never see a rusty front wing on a Clio from 1998 onwards!

aurora_borealis_2

We have a 12 year old SAAB with no corrosion at all. looks like brand new!

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

Mercs before about 2003 are rustbuckets. I should know, I have one