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So true. I've never had a car die because of the engine or transmission suffering catastrophic failure, always because structural parts have rusted out. My last car, a 2000s Toyota, had 300,000 KMs and still ran like brand new but we had to scrap it because the body was so corroded the mechanic couldn't safely put it on the lift anymore. Other place in the world have much older cars still running because they don't use an insane amount of road salt, even other parts of Canada!
Yup. I’m a mechanic, and I can easily spot cars that are only from 2-3 hours away where they use much less road salt. 15 year old cars from Vancouver look better than 1 year old cars here. Cars from Nova Scotia are even worse than here.
bi-annual rust inhibitor sprays prevent this.