I have a 2012 Jimny in the South of France, with absolutely no underbody corrosion! A clear illustration of the effect of salt treatment to uk roads in the winter, and the resultant corrosion.
I know, it is the absolute core reason for shortening the lifespan of cars. I would be behind the abolition of salt. It's put down when it's unnecessary, it's missed when it's needed, it costs a fortune and is unavoidable. The cars we bring in (15 years old some of them) are in incredible condition, just like yours, Australia, South Africa etc. etc. It really is an eye opener, that so many people are unaware of. Is your Jimny a left hand drive?
l can't believe how bad the rust is on this car, if it had no treatment when new the underside would probably be an MOT failure, these Jimnys seem to be very prone to rust and to me an indication of poor build quality, l thought Defenders were bad but at least my 2007 model lasted 13 years before rust overtook the chassis.
I have had my Jimny Gen 4 from new, so 4 years and 4 months or so old now and my underbody is nothing like that, God knows why it is so bad ? I regularly drive off road, get it muddy as anything as I'm an angler and drive on river banks. It has never been treated from factory either, however I regularly jet wash underneath the car maybe that is the difference ?@@clooperman3745
It can be an issue anywhere in the world if you live near the sea, as the seas breeze can put salt on your car. But no - it's mainly just the UK who have a ridiculously low minimum tyre tread depth (1.6mm) so the local councils salt the roads to ensure the safety of motorists driving around with virtually bald tyres, for the sake of a handful of days a year. Which systematically destroys cars, especially 4x4's with ladder frame chassis.
I have a 2012 Jimny in the South of France, with absolutely no underbody corrosion! A clear illustration of the effect of salt treatment to uk roads in the winter, and the resultant corrosion.
I know, it is the absolute core reason for shortening the lifespan of cars.
I would be behind the abolition of salt. It's put down when it's unnecessary, it's missed when it's needed, it costs a fortune and is unavoidable.
The cars we bring in (15 years old some of them) are in incredible condition, just like yours, Australia, South Africa etc. etc.
It really is an eye opener, that so many people are unaware of.
Is your Jimny a left hand drive?
Yes, left-hand drive 1.5 litre diesel, K9Y Renault engine..@@mysuzuki8534
l can't believe how bad the rust is on this car, if it had no treatment when new the underside would probably be an MOT failure, these Jimnys seem to be very prone to rust and to me an indication of poor build quality, l thought Defenders were bad but at least my 2007 model lasted 13 years before rust overtook the chassis.
I have had my Jimny Gen 4 from new, so 4 years and 4 months or so old now and my underbody is nothing like that, God knows why it is so bad ? I regularly drive off road, get it muddy as anything as I'm an angler and drive on river banks. It has never been treated from factory either, however I regularly jet wash underneath the car maybe that is the difference ?@@clooperman3745
As salt is not used in Japan,cars intended for internal sale,are not heavily treated underneath.
is this a common problem with all of these worldwide or only in uk
Depends on where you live and if they salt the roads. Not gonna happen like this in Australia, South Africa etc.
It can be an issue anywhere in the world if you live near the sea, as the seas breeze can put salt on your car.
But no - it's mainly just the UK who have a ridiculously low minimum tyre tread depth (1.6mm) so the local councils salt the roads to ensure the safety of motorists driving around with virtually bald tyres, for the sake of a handful of days a year.
Which systematically destroys cars, especially 4x4's with ladder frame chassis.
you think there's rust inside the doors?
It's too early to tell, but I wouldn't imagine so, unless they have a design flaw.
they are quite overpriced for having such a low quality built...
It's a supply and demand thing - they're popular, pretty unique in the small 4x4 market, and hard to get hold of worldwide.