[old and tired]

You know, here in the Northeast, where our roads are salted pretty much all winter long, it's tough to keep a car for more than 15 years or so. And that's really pushing it. I suppose if you're really diligent about taking it to the car wash, you can keep the rust at bay.

We once had an 11 year old car that had rusted so much you could literally sit in the back seat and stare down at the black top under your feet. Thank God we can afford decent vehicles these days.

[SoothingDave]

You know, here in the Northeast, where our roads are salted pretty much all winter long, it's tough to keep a car for more than 15 years or so.

True. I had a 13 year old Escort with about 60k miles, but traded it in when I was looking at body work and a new catalytic converter due to corrosion.