Disco and rust

**Tins** · 25th August 2025, 09:51 AM

. I was surprised to see the rust in the D3 that LR Time are doing up. I won't link to the video because one of them will probably use a verboten word. Worth a watch.

**Tins** · 25th August 2025, 10:25 AM

Wouldn't mind having their budget.

**DiscoJeffster** · 25th August 2025, 10:27 AM

They're in Europe where they salt their roads in winter. It's a killer for even the best protected vehicles. You don't see anything like that in Australia thankfully.

**Tins** · 25th August 2025, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

They're in Europe where they salt their roads in winter. It's a killer for even the best protected vehicles. You don't see anything like that in Australia thankfully.

Yes. I watch some vids from a bloke in New York State, and the rust in cars less than ten years old is staggering. Salt. Of course, people drive on beaches here.

**DiscoJeffster** · 25th August 2025, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by Tins

Yes. I watch some vids from a bloke in New York State, and the rust in cars less than ten years old is staggering. Salt. Of course, people drive on beaches here.

Yeah but people drive on beaches on occasion normally, and wash down afterwards (general statement). These cars see the salt for months of the year. I'd hazard a guess to say that the salinity of the gritted roads is a lot higher than the beach as well, exacerbating the problem.

**Tins** · 25th August 2025, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

Yeah but people drive on beaches on occasion normally, and wash down afterwards (general statement). These cars see the salt for months of the year. I'd hazard a guess to say that the salinity of the gritted roads is a lot higher than the beach as well, exacerbating the problem.

Yep. I don't disagree, DJ.

**Tins** · 25th August 2025, 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

Yeah but people drive on beaches on occasion normally,

Unless they live in Noosa.

**cjc_td5** · 25th August 2025, 01:06 PM

Originally Posted by Tins

Yes. I watch some vids from a bloke in New York State, and the rust in cars less than ten years old is staggering. Salt. Of course, people drive on beaches here.

I'd also hazard a guess that European and US salted roads are inherently very moist environments where rust will develop quickly.
And for us, even on a salty beach, the environment is not unusually very moist, which slows the electrolysis reaction. And it is hot enough to burn off moisture quickly, killing the chemical reaction.

Chris

**DiscoJeffster** · 25th August 2025, 08:28 PM

Yeah. I lived in the UK for seven years. It's always wet lol. Yeah, haven for corrosion.

**AK83** · 26th August 2025, 05:57 AM

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

..... You don't see anything like that in Australia thankfully.

Yeah you do!

A few cars I've had, either myself, or family.

Dad's 60 series cruiser. maybe 90% rust! I told him not too buy it. Had a lot of surface rust on chassis, and a largish hole in the firewall. Body looked "OK" But in reality was primarily bog. That took a few years to surface. I think it either lived near seaside or was used as a boat tow rig.

Brother bought an SD1 Rover. Chap was Navy, so all it's life the SD1 lived near the ocean. Total rust bucket! I had 4 SD1's myself, hardly ever had any rust.

My current D2a. Body has two or three spots, but underside has a lot of surface rust I have to clean up one day soon. Nothing rusted through badly tho. Again, I think a previous owner used it for towing boats, like the cruiser may have been.

Folks tow boats, car gets a dunking into water whilst launching or retrieving, they don't wash it down properly afterwards .... really who does! ... and eventually they rust.

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