Rust problem
 

I have 2000 Mazda Protege that has a tremendous amount of rust on all four
doors. In fact 6 months after I bought the car, I had to have the doors
repainted. I took my car to 2 body shops recently and both guys I dealt
with said that Mazda's rust very very fast. Why is that ? And is there any
warranty for that kind of stuff?
Tks all !
reply to group.

Is there no rust warrenty for 5 or 10 yrs .
wath happend at the dealer ?

"Car 54" > wrote in message
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> I have 2000 Mazda Protege that has a tremendous amount of rust on all four
> doors. In fact 6 months after I bought the car, I had to have the doors
> repainted. I took my car to 2 body shops recently and both guys I dealt
> with said that Mazda's rust very very fast. Why is that ? And is there
any
> warranty for that kind of stuff?
> Tks all !
> reply to group.
>
>

Car 54 wrote:
> I have 2000 Mazda Protege that has a tremendous amount of rust on all four
> doors. In fact 6 months after I bought the car, I had to have the doors
> repainted. I took my car to 2 body shops recently and both guys I dealt
> with said that Mazda's rust very very fast. Why is that ? And is there any
> warranty for that kind of stuff?
> Tks all !
> reply to group.

My 02 Pro has rust on the bottom of the passenger side front door too.
So much for galvanised steel.. The dealer did offer to fix it, but I
don't want to have the whole door sandblasted and repainted..

Vasya > wrote:

>Car 54 wrote:
>> I have 2000 Mazda Protege that has a tremendous amount of rust on all four
>> doors. In fact 6 months after I bought the car, I had to have the doors
>> repainted. I took my car to 2 body shops recently and both guys I dealt
>> with said that Mazda's rust very very fast.

Miatas don't.

>> Why is that ? And is there any
>> warranty for that kind of stuff?
>> Tks all !
>> reply to group.
>
>My 02 Pro has rust on the bottom of the passenger side front door too.
>So much for galvanised steel..

Not necessarily. Based on experience, I would not exclude that Ford may have
found some alternative that is "just as good for several pennies less."
Three pennies saved on a Protege may not sound like much, but accumulated
over 100,000 Proteges, it allows the CEO to buy a new laptop.

Leon ;)

> The dealer did offer to fix it, but I
>don't want to have the whole door sandblasted and repainted..
--
Leon van Dommelen :) Bozo, the White 96 Sebring Miata .)
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On 2005-09-04, Leon van Dommelen > wrote:
> Vasya > wrote:
>
>>Car 54 wrote:
>>> I have 2000 Mazda Protege that has a tremendous amount of rust on all four
>>> doors. In fact 6 months after I bought the car, I had to have the doors
>>> repainted. I took my car to 2 body shops recently and both guys I dealt
>>> with said that Mazda's rust very very fast.
>
> Miatas don't.

They seem to rust at about the same rate as most cars. At
least that's my experience based on owning one for 8 years
before the right hand side rocker panel went. I had it "fixed"
once, but witin a few months it was just as bad as before the
fix.

--
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at home to write the "I HATE
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DEAD CAT LOVERS"...

In article >,
Grant Edwards > wrote:

> >>> I took my car to 2 body shops recently and both guys I dealt
> >>> with said that Mazda's rust very very fast.
> >
> > Miatas don't.
>
> They seem to rust at about the same rate as most cars.

I think that's probably true, but many Miatas aren't driven in snow (and
thus salt), and their owners are likely a bit more scrupulous than
average about keeping the body drains clear.

Miatas may also suffer less incidence of dealer-applied "rustproofing,"
which is thought to cause more rust than it prevents.

---
Lanny Chambers
'94C, St. Louis
http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html

"Vasya" > wrote in message
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> Car 54 wrote:
>> I have 2000 Mazda Protege that has a tremendous amount of rust on all
>> four doors. In fact 6 months after I bought the car, I had to have the
>> doors repainted. I took my car to 2 body shops recently and both guys I
>> dealt with said that Mazda's rust very very fast. Why is that ? And is
>> there any warranty for that kind of stuff?
>> Tks all !
>> reply to group.
>
> My 02 Pro has rust on the bottom of the passenger side front door too. So
> much for galvanised steel.. The dealer did offer to fix it, but I don't
> want to have the whole door sandblasted and repainted..
>
Vasya,
My experience with Mazda'a has been quite different. I had a 1988 B2200 pick
up (before the current Ford version) for 12 years, (Oregon, no less) Never
had a spot of rust (Moss, yes, Rust no...)
Had a 1999 Miata on a lease for two years (It was a year old when I got it)
and never had a rust problem.
Both vehicles had spotless mechanical records and were fabulous to drive (I
regret selling both vehicles.)
Squat