ahh, yes - I remember a friends' 3 year old CVCC that the mechanics refused to put on a lift because it had rusted so badly that they were afraid the lift would actually tear through the car's body...
THANKFULLY Honda and Toyota learned how to build a car that didn't rust that fast...
Your example is key to understanding the J. vs. U.S. mgmnt. mindset.
The J's were quick to identify the 2 (newly encountered - for them)different rust (geography) conditions & address them.
This was years before the domestics adopted anti-rust measures.
As if the domestics were saying F'em to their customers.