All the rust on my Mazda 3

"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland) 05/28/2018 at 12:55 • Filed to: None

0

5

Here is all the rust on my 2006 Mazda 3. These cars are known the world over as the rustiest cars that ever lived. This car was originally purchased in Roseville California and resided in Sacramento California and Carson City Nevada until December of 2012 when we pulled up and moved to a ski town called Whitefish Montana. Since then it has seen six very hard and long winters. It usually starts snowing in November and doesn’t stop until early April. We typically have 3 feet in our yard and our driveway is solid ice for 4 months. This is why my other car is a Subaru Outback! The state and the city use magnesium chloride like a 10 year old uses catsup. Thankfully the county has not moved beyond sand and gravel.

First I tackled the rear light corner, next up is the inside of the door panels. Probably going to wire wheel then zinc primer followed by rattle can light grey or silver. None of this will be visible but will keep the doors in one piece for a few more years.

Keep in mind I wax and wash this car regularly if I had been less diligent it would be in much worse shape.

Those black specks on the doors is road tar from when the road melts and the tar is combined with the slush, it is the worst shit to be invented by man. I typically spend 4 to 8 hours per car in the spring removing road tar from our cars.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/28/2018 at 13:16

1

Where I live, the rustiest cars are late 90s-early 00s Ford trucks. They all need new beds and cab corners, it’s amazing. Dodges of that vintage are bad too, but I’ve seen more good ones than good Fords it seems.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/28/2018 at 14:20

2

Where I live these don’t even rust (Seattle area). My wife has a 2008 that doesn’t have rust anywhere...

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 05/28/2018 at 14:40

1

If I buy another one it’s coming from California or eastern Washington. It’s the road salt that really does it in. I’m keeping the car nice for my soon to be teenagers to ruin.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/28/2018 at 16:59

0

I believe eastern WA has similar problems to AZ or some of CA, but with the addition of cold winters. I’m not sure they are as rust free as cars from the west side of the Cascades (where I’ve seen crap dragged out of forests that is almost rust free).

pip bip - choose Corrour > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/29/2018 at 05:42

0

they don’t suffer rust here in Australia