White Minivans + NY State = rust?

[StageLeft]

I have bitched many times about the rust on my white Mazda MPV, but some neighbors have a white sienna they bought new two years ago and already have some rust on it. They are, understandably, pissed off. They took it to the dealer who said oh that's not rust, so they brought it somewhere else which cleaned it up and put some coat on it (BTW I've not seen the van, I will soon for interest's sake), but that is amazing to me that after only two years they'd already have rust. I know Toyota's trucks like to snap in half but I thought that issue was solved and in any case this is body panels!

Nonetheless, I am never buying a white vehicle again. Even a tiny bit of rust is painfully obvious.

 

[Pacfanweb]

All cars + NY State = rust

 

[GregGreen]

All cars + NY State = rust

This is so true. The salt they put on the roads up here will eat any car alive within a couple years.

 

[jaydee]

You can slow the rust down by washing your car regularly, waxing once a year, and spraying the underbelly with soapy water (or just going to a drive-thru wash that does the same thing). It's a pain and still not as effective as living in Arizona, but really will lengthen the life of the vehicles good-looks and increase the integrity of the frame long-term.

 

[Jumpem]

All cars + NY State = rust

This. Rust is one of the main reasons I only keep a car for two and a half years or so. I want go get rid of it before the rust cuts it's value by two thirds.

 

[JulesMaximus]

All cars + NY State = rust

This. It's just more noticeable on white vehicles.

 

[StageLeft]

Truth be told my 2000 Black maxima withstood rust here MUCH better than our van. And I don't think it was just the color. I looked close under door creases and things and I frankly saw basically none on it at all other than where rocks had chipped down to sheet metal.

 

[PricklyPete]

Ugh...one of the many reason's I'm happy to be moving away from the St. Louis area is to get away from all the salt in the winters.

 

[ElFenix]

thankfully in texas we use gravel instead of salt on the roads :\

 

[PricklyPete]

thankfully in texas we use gravel instead of salt on the roads :\

For what? Persistent rain? 😉