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I got the impression Volvo was able to do this for fairly small production runs, whereas the Japanese figured out how to consistently do it in large volumes.
by kqr 4y ago
I got the impression Volvo was able to do this for fairly small production runs, whereas the Japanese figured out how to consistently do it in large volumes.
- jacquesm 4y agoThat may well be so, Japanese cars had an absolutely terrible reputation for being rustbuckets in the 70's so they had to do something about it. Given the number of them that were manufactured the fact that they are so rare today is as far as I know uniquely due to the rust problem.
- petre 4y agoMazdas are still rustbuckets today.
- Forgeties79 4y agoIsn't the Mazda 3 a really, really popular and pretty well-regarded car?
- petre 4y agoYeah, it's a good car. Until it rusts. Supposedly they've fixed the rust problems in the new Skyactiv models, but I'd be weary of any Mazda before 2018.
- Forgeties79 4y agoOh so you mean it quite literally - that's it's very rust prone.
- jacquesm 4y agoInteresting! Any information on what they did wrong?
- kube-system 4y agoMazda mostly sorted out their rust issues by the 2010s depending on model. A couple decades late, but they're pretty good now.
- _yb2s 4y agoI'd say the Japanese figured out how to make this happen on a cheap car. Almost all high end european cars (including Volvos) had great rustproofing for a long time but cost far more than Japanese cars. The Japanese made the first reliable and long lasting low priced cars.
- kqr 4y agoI think that was what I wanted to say. Thank you for putting it more clearly. (In my mind, European craft production results in pricey cars, whereas large volumes only make sense for cheaper stuff.)