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Re:Long Life Vehicle by kevin_thibedeau on Monday December 31, 2018 @05:01PM (#18797319)
The trick is body-on-frame light trucks with thick body panels and plastic fuel tanks. They are the most long lived in the snow belts and can last 25+ years with periodic maintenance as replaceable bits and pieces rust out.
Re:Long Life Vehicle by dsfyu404ed on Monday December 31, 2018 @06:47PM (#18797889)
I've personally had better luck with cars. The unibody construction doesn't leave as many places for rust on the underside where as truck frames tend to rust out wherever they can't easily be washed, particularly with newer boxed frames.

That said, none of my ~25yo vehicles are failing inspection for structural rust, they're all failing because the fenders rust out where the wheel sprays everything.