[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Where did you hear they are "rust buckets"? I am rust free after two winters and expect it to last for years. The day of rusting away in 3 or 4 years is long gone (except for Mazdas for some reason). Walk through any parking lot and see just how few 10 or 15 year old cars have rust on them. I remember a day when a 5 year old car would be literally falling apart (looking at you 80s Fords and Dodges) but now there ay be a tiny speck in a seam someplace and people freak out.
The value of rustproofing is questionable these days but as Fuji said for $119 it sure can't hurt.

Originally Posted by Sideways

I have been getting mine rust proofed every year. I have a mazda also that was never rust proofed and its a rust bucket. Its painful to work on the it, when every time some bolt breaks. I plan to keep my BRZ for a while and don't want to be cursing and yelling when under the car coz everything is rusted and seized in few years.

But as everyone else said, regular car wash is necessary to keep salt off, even if you have your car rust proofed.

Comparing rust on a Mazda to any other car made in the last 15 years really isn't fair!