914 Rust, Compared To Today's Cars. Options

[windforfun]

Will today's cars spontaneously rust away like the 914? Let's assume environmentally friendly conditions & no aftermarket rust inhibitors. I suppose an undercoating is acceptable.

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[Superhawk996]

They will not rust like a 914 simply by virtue of Galvaneal steel and e-coating.

Will modern cars rust eventually if exposed to corrosives? Absolutely.

Case study:
I had a 1991 Miata. Eventually had to scrap it back around 2014/2015 due to rust. But it was daily driven in Midwest winters from 1995 - 2009. Even though it was not daily driven after 2009, the corrosion was already started and of course can’t really be stopped, nor did I make any attempt to slow its progress.

914’s did not survive 14 years of Midwest winters as a daily drivers. And don’t forget the Miata still served for another 5-6 years as intermittent use after I stopped using it as my daily driver.

Look at the number of early 90s Miata’s still around in SoCal. Will last an awful long time without corrosion in that environment.