In places that salt the roads in winter, are all cars doomed to rust out at 10?15?20? years old. I come from a place where rust in cars stopped being an issue in the 1990s. So seeing pics of modern cars rusting to pieces blows my mind.

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In places that salt the roads in winter, are all cars doomed to rust out at 10?15?20? years old. I come from a place where rust in cars stopped being an issue in the 1990s. So seeing pics of modern cars rusting to pieces blows my mind.

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Michigan here- I seen brand new trucks with rust on them at the dealership.

10 year old vehicles are blown out with rust if they are never washed.

washing and undercoating can very much keep vehicles rust free or near rust free though.