vauxhall or ford?

[novah108gly]

which are the worst for rotting vauxhall or ford?

[pie]

ummmmmmmmm ford lol

[LEWI007]

Id propably say Vauxhall lol

[General Baxter]

land rover lol

[ben doodar]

daft question really

[blue_peg_16v]

both as bad id say

[novah108gly]

daft question really

why?

[brainsnova]

both the same, some solid and some rotted

[Paul]

all crap

[Mike]

all crap

Best answer so far.

XR2i's rust as bad as Nova's. Yet Astra's rust as bad as Escorts.

[scott.parker]

Different age ranges rust different as we know, but i would say the worst Fords are mk3 fiesta, mk5 Escorts and mk1 mondeo's

Worst Vauxhall's are mk2 Astra (late) mk2 Nova's (mainly GSi's in silk violet it seams) lol And early mk3 Astra's.

[Guderian]

Have visited both sides of this corroded fence and would say historically ford slightly worse. They have had a tendency to use slightly thinner guage metal in some areas but make it higher strength to compensate. Vaux started to use plastic underwing guards earlier, thus more protection to (some) wheelarches.
If they had done it on the rears as well there would be a lot more Vaux on the road now.

[Mike]

Ive always found its suspension pick up points the drop out on GM's whereas on Fords it always round the fuel caps & under any plastic trims.

[mayhem]

golf mk3 lol

[dj_wudgey]

yea id say both me lol

[Balley]

land rover lol

Discovery.... :thumb:

[7ova]

seen alot of ford KA's come in for mot with holes in the cils
i even had one with a large corroded hole in the A post
most of them around X plate as well, not very old!

[Jack]

This is like comparing herpes to crabs

[L14MNP]

Lancia/any pre 90's Jap (and even some of them are starting to fall apart) lol

[craig green]

in the blue corner FORD = rotten bodies & vvanky mechanicals.

in the red corner Vauxhall = rotten bodies & solid mechanicals.

Vauxhall are the winner on points.

[L14MNP]

Except when Vauxhall made the ludicrous assumption they could make a reliable 4WD system. lol

[Tony M]

This is like comparing herpes to crabs
you kill me with your replies lol

Crabs FTW ;)

[Welsh Dan]

all crap


+1

[L33 LEG]

they were as bad as eachother with cars from the 90s but now i say fords are much worse. have you seen the state of ford KAs? the doors and petrol caps are awful and thats before even looking underneath.

[Nova_Tek]

I'd say Ford from my comparisosn with my cousin and his family as they are all ford nuts, and my famliy who are Vauxhall nuts. Their shizzle is rustier then ours lol

[Hobbit]

I vote Nissan

[L14MNP]

I vote Nissan

lol Nippon built S14 200sx experience perchance matey? lol

British built Nissan stuff is very good. God knows what steel the Japs use(d). lol

L33, Ka's are from the 90's lol. 1996 to be precise. The gheyhat two tone last of the line ones were no improvement on the early ones. You're right, they rot like a good un!

Focus' are fine though, bit on the arches, door bottoms, tailgate, but these cars are over 10 years old now.

I've seen plenty hanging late Corsa B's and mk3/4 Astra's too.

Ford have improved in every aspect. 'They' say the current Astra still isn't even up to the handling standards of the original Focus.

Blue oval. WIN. lol

[Mike]

Ive seen rusty 53 reg Mondeo's on my travels lol but also Ive seen a bubbly wheel arch on a 54 reg Meriva.

[Welsh Dan]

Ive seen rusty 53 reg Mondeo's on my travelsDoor bottoms?

[peester]

having owned both i say ford, marginally lol

[Joe Richardson]

I would say both about the same,mk2 escorts rust just as bad as chevette's do,and nova's same as mk1 mk2 mk3 fezza's do :)

both rust just as bad lol

[Pistol Pete]

I too have owned both. My Fiesta XR2i 16v was like a mobile collendar lol But then my Nova is a mk2 so minimal rust :p

[Mike]

Door bottoms?

Yep, particulary boot doors though.

[S1M0N]

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