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Old 06-05-2010, 02:23 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Arragonis View Post

Japanese - Well you are in the 50/50 zone too. Some Toyotas are OK (Carina, Avensis) but the smaller models are a little prone to tin worm. Nissans built in Europe are OK, imported ones are less well protected.

Any Japanese grey import (i.e. a model not normally sold in the UK) is suspect - I've seen 350Zs from Japan with rust at less that 4 years old.

Land Rovers - Uggh.
In my part of the USA, it's common to see 10 year old Japanese sedans (Acuras, Hondas) with rust coming up around the rear wheel wells - and especially near the gas cap. I agree - American and European cars all seem to be more durable when it comes to rust.
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