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From: gjl@ihwpt.UUCP (g licitis)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Honda Rust
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Date: Fri, 31-Jan-86 12:07:16 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 31 12:07:16 1986
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> []
> I posted the following in net.auto and received no replies, so I'd like to
> give ya'll a chance to help me :-)
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> I have a 1981 Honda Civic that is rusting terribly in some places.  The rust
> is concentrated on the rear hatch at the bottom corners of the window and
> at the bottom edge.  There is some rust on the rear wheel well edges but
> none in the front wheel wells, or the rocker panels, or the door edges, etc.
> where older American cars used to rust.
> All the rust started UNDER the paint (as evidenced by the bubbling of the
> paint before the rust shows) but did not start on the under-side of the panels
> where there is under-coating.  The Honda dealer where I bought it says it
> is as a result of the salt on the roads and is my own fault.  I say they're
> con artists selling crap.
> jeff sager    ...!cbdkc1!jjs

I had a similar experience with my Toyota Corolla. For about 3 years
the car showed no signs of rust, then within a period of about 6 months
it began to rust everywhere.  	It seemed to be rusting from the inside
out.  When I chiped away the paint, the metal under the paint had 
totally rusted away.  I tried repairing the rust spots using fiberglass
but the metel kept rusting and the repaired areas soon fell out.  The 
rusting continued till the car became undrivable.  The passenger door
rusted shut, a hole opened up under my feet and I worried about the driver
seat falling out of the car.  I ended up junking the car and replacing
it with a 73 Dodge  Monoco. 
					Gunars Licitis
					ATT Bell Labs
					Naperville Il.