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Precisely a Frank said. The only difference here is the temp ranges are nothing like his and the rust issue is very much less than northern climates. Basically that means our cars die a slow death from failures of the many electrical components like power window motors which are required for a state inspection on the drivers side.
You can go to Uwrench it and see Metros with no rust at all. They just lost a timing belt, or burnt a valve. Enough to make the cost of repairs enough to put the car in the scrap yard. Oil related failures are virtually unknown unless you let it all leak out or drive it 40k without a change. People always like the way I tried not to sell them excessive maintenance or repairs when I worked on their cars. Many cases of a $250 bill instead of a $1250 quote from some competitor.
I watch the local salvage auction listings regularly and its hard to believe the average mileage on cars these days. Just saw a Nissan truck with 450k miles. Biggest killer is broken timing belts, and a lot of manufacturers are getting away from them altogether. I think Nissan may have eliminated timing belts on their US line of cars. Most newer Toyotas are not interference engines so if the belt breaks then you just replace it after a tow.
regards
Mech
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