Re:Apple Car: Bad Idea After All
by greedo on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @07:00PM
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I live in the Midwest (US) and all I see is cars rotting. Cars under 5 years where the owner doesn't take care of the paint (wash/wax etc) and the wheel wells start to rust off. I even play a game with my kids where we watch for "Pavement Princess" trucks that have rust.
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Re:Apple Car: Bad Idea After All
by VBprogrammer on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @09:53AM
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I've had a good look around my local area and very few of the cars have any visible rust. We have a fairly mild climate in South East England but we do use salt on the roads in winter time.
Of the two vehicles with any noticeable rust, one is a '05 Mercedes Sprinter, these seem to be predisposed to rust. The other was a T registered (1999) Land Rover Discovery but even that has obviously been modified for off-road use so it's hardly fair to include it.
I wonder if this is climate related or US cars are not built with the same rust treatment.