points by gonzalohm 12 hours ago | 0 comments
Jokes on you. In the Northeast cars rust in less than 10 years. We don't need parts
[–] hyperbovine 8 hours ago
[–] gonzalohm 8 hours ago
I can send you a picture of the undercarriage of my 2014 car
[–] kakacik 7 hours ago
You get that treated with new car like any other owner in such environment. Or is your whole car rusted through?
[–] ffsm8 7 hours ago
Does that matter if there literally aren't any spare parts to buy? That was kinda his point I feel like
[–] tharkun__ 5 hours ago
That is from the UK. The UK has no idea what rust is or what salted roads are.
I've rusted through multiple cars (also in the North East) in the last 20 years while a friend still has his 2006 model year car in pristine condition with regards to that and is debating whether to buy a new one coz he finally wants to take advantage of some of the advances since then but he can't justify it coz it's still fine and costs him just a few hundred bucks in normal maintenance.
[–] engineer_22 8 hours ago
The linked article is hardly an exposé of advanced materials research...
[–] SkyPuncher 6 hours ago
Same where I live. I love finding high-mileage cars that are way cheaper than everything else. People seem allergic to these vehicles, but I’ve yet to have any major issues with them.
But, like clockwork, that 10 year marks and everything just starts rusting out. While I could be religious about washing, that’s a huge pain.
https://totallossgap.co.uk/blog/post/why-do-modern-cars-not-...