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Originally Posted by afeee
Hi all,
Just wondering if my Volvo from 2013 (Model2014) will ever rust? Have people already noticed any rust on their car?
I am asking this because I like this model so much that I actually planning to keep it forever. But unfortunately even this Volvo will have it's EOL.
So the engine will probably give up at some point for example.
My plan is to gather information the coming years about rebuilding the car with an electric engine :-) As long as the car doesn't rust I can buy at some point 2 big electric engines from EV West. 
Check this video from 4:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVkJjt_Peg0 |
The bodyshell will be fine but the Ford suspension and cross members will get corrosion in 5 years or more , they are pretty thick so not structural yet , but maybe in 20+ years they will need renewing ... look back 12 years at the underside of a 2007 model and see how they are getting on rust wise ...
Volvo always galvanised their under body metalwork up until 2007 when Ford black painted parts were used . If it were my car i would take off all the suspension , subframes etc and get them galvanised for several hundred pounds...