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The comparison is rather interesting. But I still disagree with rust though... the latest Escorts still rusted through faster than a Squareback would have, about 5 or 6 years around here. I suspect the more expensive models are better, and perhaps the Focus but Ive seen some recent trucks rust rather quickly underneath. I have noted good performance on some of the mid line Chryslers that are GLUED in places that spot welds used to start. The Fact that Type 3 fenders are bolted on rather than spot welded I think has helped quite a bit but as Northerners know... it wasnt a perfect solution. Keith > > And corrosion resistance is significantly better. Ford tests > everything to 10 years/100,000 miles for corrosion, as do most of the > rest of the auto manufacturer's. The improvement is not only in > materials but also in design. Including inner fender splash shields > (imagine how many Type 3 front fenders would have been saved with this > simple addition.....), using e-coat and galvanized sheet metal, better > sealants, better joint designs that don't trap water and dirt, etc, > etc, etc. I can't image a new Type 3 making it through even half of > the high mileage durabilty tests that Ford puts its vehicles through. > Ford offers a 5 year/unlimited rust-through warranty. All > manufacturer's offer something similar over and above the standard > warranty. VW today offers a 12 year/unlimited mileage rust-through ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org