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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=tKhWNlHTsnY
And this is on a 10 year old car in a drier climate! |
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Location: barnsley,south yorkshire / www.djtommib.co.uk | Now yhats rust see bondo can make thing look pretty but doesnt always mean they are pretty...quality lol |
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Location: ashford/kent | hes funny lol spray some used motor oil unda ther drive it up a dusty lane oh yeaa thats old school |
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Location: Washington | We had a 2001 m3 in the garage the other day, it was dropping to bits through rust. Shocking considering the price of the things |
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drive it like its hired
| american sh1te!
Never knew the m3's rust good tip,
I have heard jag x-type sills aswell?
ford kacks are pretty bad (old shape) |
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Location: Washington | Ford kA's are terrible, micra's too for that matter
We had a x type in for a wheel refurb. X reg, wasn't too bad if I'm honest. A few consumables (drop links etc) but nothing major
Edited by Jack of Hearts 28/3/2012 9:18 AM
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drive it like its hired
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Location: Washington | This shape
http://images.forum-auto.com/mesimages/753110/Nissan_Micra_01.jpg1..jpg
Front valance and sills mostly |
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Location: Up in the lakes | my girlfriend has an 's' reg fiesta which has bad paintwork, rotten arches, sills boot and wings.
my mother has an 'r' reg polo with average paintwork, rotten arches, sills wings and quarter panel.
I have an 'r' reg 100 with excellent paintwork, good (not perfect) arches, rotting sills and valance lips.
all similar age and both the polo and fiesta are in much worse condition than the 100. goes to show there are much worse 'rot boxes' out there than metros.
106's are bad for rot too. mates s2 rallye looked gorgeous on the outside but looked asif it had been dipped in saltwater underneath.
Edited by GTaddz 28/3/2012 11:10 AM
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Location: Washington | Aye 106 inner wings arnt great |
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Location: Gloucester | petrol_head - 28/3/2012 2:57 PM
which shape micra, the noddy type of the newer ones?
indeed, you always see a massive black weld patch on the sills on micras below the B pilar on K to 52 reg shape.
Lots of older ford kas sills have been welded again why many round here have underseal as the lower half of the car. TBH most kas in my local scrappy and through rust behind the arch covers, petrol cap, sills.
Mind you the Saxo is pretty bad foor sill, boot floor and engine bay rust!!
But thats not ruling out the metro as one of the worst cars for rusting on the roads currently!
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Location: Gloucester | Jack of Hearts - 28/3/2012 4:37 PM
Aye 106 inner wings arnt great
true, seen some large holes on the boot inner archs on saxos in the scrappy. |
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Location: Washington | Seatbelt mounts on saxo/106's too scary |
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Location: Jelling, Denmark | what kind of strange way is that to recommend fitting a new wheel arch. |
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Location: Walderslade, Kent | One word. Mini. |
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Location: Washington | mini-mad-craig - 29/3/2012 12:50 AM
One word. Mini.
That doesnt count. They were built from rust, metel was an expensive optional extra.
Corsa b bonnets and bootlids |
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Location: Burnley, Lancs | My uncle had a Y reg BMW 3 series coupe that was rusting round the arches. My mate had a M reg MK3 fester diesel that was as rusty as a jews wallet hinge, you could kick it round the sills and back valance and hunks of rotten metal would fall off.
Ford Ka's are absolutely terrible for rusting considering their age, I see loads of 02-06 cars with rotten door posts, sills and filler caps.
Edited by Pietaster 29/3/2012 11:44 AM
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Location: Studley, Warwickshire | The ford KA has got to be the worst but I guess its a dated design, E46 BMWs are starting to rot away with some bad problems on the coupes, early 2000 Mercs seem to be bad and my 6 year old MK5 Golf GTi has a rotten wing which is aparrently a common problem and appears to have been 'bondo'd'
Edited by Jim VVC 29/3/2012 12:18 PM
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Location: Chesterfield ish kinda sort of | as rusty as a jews wallet hinge 
Edited by Miller 29/3/2012 1:42 PM
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Location: Bromley, Kent | Wow, didn't realise so many newer cars rust, and at seemly young ages too! |
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Location: Chertsey,Surrey | Fook me that needs scrapping not repairing :/ |
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You think metro's have arch rust problems
