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Originally Posted by macman
They'd be fools to make a car that lasts forever. Were they really made to last 10+ years?? Was Ford, back in 1998, concerned about used car owners in 2011?? Of course not.
Metal rusts. Rust caused be weathering and the environment. Can't expect much else.
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All these pic's of the rusting indicates to me that most of the rust had already started at the factory once built.
I used to do a bit of contract maintenance and shutdown work and worked at GMH and Mitsi in Adelaide and used to see a bit what goes on.
Did Ford dip the body shells in a bath of anti corrosion coating before painting when they built these like other manufacturers do?
I've also heard that a lot of poor quality recycled steel with lots of contanimants in it gets used to make aussie car panels too.