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Post by geriatric on Jan 1, 2010 13:23:16 GMT
Picked up a new 107 on the 30th Dec. Examined outside in detail and no problems when I got it home and looked underneath the drive shafts and metal casting to the wheel hubs were rusted. Under the bonnet a bracket at the front was rusted and also a couple of washers. It is difficult to believe that this is normal and that these parts are not coated in some way. Anybody got experience of this type of rusting and what approach should I take? Photos can be viewed here. hider.com.sapo.pt/index%20new%20107%20rust.htm |
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Post by Piston Broke on Jan 1, 2010 14:44:22 GMT
It's not hard to believe, it's completely normal although I'm surprised to see it rusted from day 1. It usually takes a wee while and may be indicative of your car sitting round in some dealers yard for a spell, or a particularly salty channel crossing.
The hub carrier doesn't need to be painted - it's such a heavy casting it'd take a century to go thorough. Many who fit alloys paint them solely for appearances sake.
Ditto the drivehafts - they'll never rot through, so why paint them?
The manifold is another casting that would take more than the life of the car to rot through, and finding a reliable heat proof treatment at a sensible price isn't easy, and would defeat the object of a cheap no-frills car. VHT painted coatings fail eventually, and cerametallic coatings are expensive - it suddenly wouldn't be a cheap car any more.
I wouldn't be at all concerned, unless you are a concours type or are fitting alloys.
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Post by frank on Jan 1, 2010 17:22:44 GMT
yeah nothing to worry about, as been said probably been sat around for months, ive pdi'd loads and had to change stuff like discs and exhausts on loads of them.
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Post by gkz206 on Jun 3, 2010 17:57:39 GMT
If you see where the cars sits at the docks in Calias you wouldnt be suprised at all, as they sit right against the habour wall in all the spray etc and out there in all weathers! I was quite shocked to see where they are all parked!
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Post by Piston Broke on Jun 4, 2010 10:27:40 GMT
A few years ago Volvo dunked a whole boatload of V70s and XC90s in the channel. I wonder how rotten they are now?
When I used to spanner full time (cue sepia coloured memories!) We could always spot a car that lived or worked on a farm. 2 or 3 year old motors with rotten undersides, discs, brake pipes etc. We did some digging and Nissan reckoned the cattle wee was highly acidic and that was causing the havoc. Useless fact for the day!
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Post by 406hdi110ex on Oct 18, 2010 17:37:28 GMT
did volvo really drop the cars in the sea, are they still in the sea or did they pull them back out, any pics?
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Post by Piston Broke on Oct 18, 2010 21:25:48 GMT
Yeah, a whole container ship load of Volvos went down in the Channel a couple of years back. Still there as far as I know.
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Post by frank on Oct 18, 2010 21:49:05 GMT
thought they were bmw's???
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Post by Piston Broke on Oct 19, 2010 11:44:45 GMT
Might be some bimmers as well. I know it were Volvos, as my Dad was mightily relieved his new XC90 wasn't on board!
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Post by Donaldiesel on Oct 26, 2010 1:59:46 GMT
Yes, I remember this. A giant 'cheese slice' saw was used to cut the ship into manageable sections that could be handled by the salvage cranes. Many of the cars inside were cut in half.
They were Volvos, /BMW's and Saabs. An interesting point for the potential bargain hunters - after salvage operations, all the cars were removed from the wreck and completely destroyed. They even went to great lengths to remove any remains from the sea bed. Under American product liability laws, if any spare parts came onto the black market and malfunctioned, the manufacturer would still be liable.
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