Datsun's Rust Issue.

"Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW." (aya-yu) 10/29/2014 at 08:11 • Filed to: None

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A friend of mine give this picture earlier today. Looks like a nice-looking Datsun Go right? Now let's look underneath.

Oh Crap. -5/10 would drive. And keep in mind it's a June 2014 car.

Oh man. Let's hope Nissan/Datsun do anything about this.

Hahayoustupidludditeshutupandgohandcrankyourmodeltalready > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 10/29/2014 at 08:15

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Yikes.

MultiplaOrgasms > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 10/29/2014 at 08:18

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"Japanese built quality"

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(Something something YES, I know that this thing was made in [India])

Alex B > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 10/29/2014 at 08:20

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That hasn't gone well.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 10/29/2014 at 08:21

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I've seen worse on similar priced cars. Surface rust on a large cast part wont become a problem for a few years.

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > MultiplaOrgasms 10/29/2014 at 08:21

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In India!

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 10/29/2014 at 08:22

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Well, people keep saying that they don't build them like they used to...

Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 10/29/2014 at 08:24

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Hate to break it here, but that is 100% normal for brand new cast iron. Within a year it will make the dark brown surface rust like you are used to seeing.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 10/29/2014 at 08:24

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Here's a new Peugeot 107 as an example.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 10/29/2014 at 08:25

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just paint over it and you'd never know ;)

luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln! > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 10/29/2014 at 08:25

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Unpainted steering knuckles are pretty common. The cast iron is going to look like that. It looks like salt spray all over the other stuff though.

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius 10/29/2014 at 08:26

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Yeah, but i kinda thinks it's pretty quick.

Party-vi > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 10/29/2014 at 08:26

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You Aya I'm really happy for you and I'ma let you finish but those parts are supposed to rust.

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Party-vi 10/29/2014 at 08:28

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But.. Not as quick since it's like summer everyday in here.

Party-vi > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 10/29/2014 at 08:30

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If it's like summer then I would guess it's also humid. Exposed cast iron like that will definitely rust that quick.

DasWauto > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 10/29/2014 at 08:36

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As Drakkon mentioned, it's perfectly normal and will not progress beyond the surface rust you see very quickly. It's very unlikely that it will corrode to a point where it needs to be worried about within the life of the car.

505Turbeaux > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 10/29/2014 at 08:43

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you ever looked at brake rotors after a rain storm and sitting for a day? perfectly normal and ok

Moves-Like-Senna > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 10/29/2014 at 09:18

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It's normal to be that quick, especially you live in a humid environment.

Someone Else's Projects > Party-vi 10/29/2014 at 10:06

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Yup. See also brake discs on cars that sit.