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Since it's higher than sedans and therefore are less likely to come in contact with corrosive substance and also since it's less likely to be scratched on the ground when coming down from a sharp angle, and scratches could make the underside more prone to rust?
Since it's higher than sedans and therefore are less likely to come in contact with corrosive substance and also since it's less likely to be scratched on the ground when coming down from a sharp angle, and scratches could make the underside more prone to rust?
They are built out of the same material and newer vehicles don’t rust lik those of the 90’s. Just because one sits higher than the other they both indure the same weather.
Since it's higher than sedans and therefore are less likely to come in contact with corrosive substance and also since it's less likely to be scratched on the ground when coming down from a sharp angle, and scratches could make the underside more prone to rust?
SUVs spray salted road water all over their undersides just as much, if not more, than sedans, so yes, they can, and do rust just as easily as sedans in those areas where road salt is common.
Here's a tall Blazer with rust, from a typical rust prone state:
And it's not because it's old. I've seen Suburbans from the 2000s that have rusty rockers and lower quarter panels.
Heck, in Vermont I see SUVs with holes you can poke your finger through as little as 5 years old. They're affected just like anything else. Materials have gotten better over the years, but steel still rusts and they're all made of the same materials.
Heck, in Vermont I see SUVs with holes you can poke your finger through as little as 5 years old. They're affected just like anything else. Materials have gotten better over the years, but steel still rusts and they're all made of the same materials.
If that’s the case why were these vehicles as you described get fixed under the 10 year manufacture rust through warranty. I think you don’t know think you know your model years.
If that’s the case why were these vehicles as you described get fixed under the 10 year manufacture rust through warranty. I think you don’t know think you know your model years.
I'll see if I can take some pictures. We have a pretty much unending saltwater bath from late November to April, with very few days where the roads dry out - usually that only happens if it's subzero for an extended period. I've lived in both Michigan and Vermont, and the salt you get in Detroit is not at the same quantities and frequencies as here.
Anyway although there's occasionally visible rust, it's most often what you can't see, things like brake lines, exhaust, CV axles, all of the bolt heads under the car. It's not rare for a 10 year old car or SUV to be permanently taken off the road here after an inspection.
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