Rust Problems

I have 2000 Mazda Protege that has a tremendous amount of rust on all four
doors. In fact 6 months after I bought the car, I had to have the doors
repainted. I took my car to 2 body shops recently and both guys I dealt
with said that Mazda's rust very very fast. Why is that ? And is there any
warranty for that kind of stuff?
Tks all !
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In article <lc6dnUSFMN-Dxk7fRVn-(E-Mail Removed)>, "Car 54" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

> I have 2000 Mazda Protege that has a tremendous amount of rust on all four
> doors. In fact 6 months after I bought the car, I had to have the doors
> repainted. I took my car to 2 body shops recently and both guys I dealt
> with said that Mazda's rust very very fast. Why is that ? And is there any
> warranty for that kind of stuff?

Doesn't sound good.
They must not be using galvanized steel in the doors.

My '95 Concord has no rust and I drive in salty conditions on the
highway going to ski hills. Galvanized steel on both sides for the doors
I understand. My '86 LeBaron sedan had no rust at 10 yrs when I sold it,
it was only galvanized on the outside.

It is alleged that Spam Hater claimed:

> In article <lc6dnUSFMN-Dxk7fRVn-(E-Mail Removed)>, "Car 54" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
> > I have 2000 Mazda Protege that has a tremendous amount of rust on all four
> > doors. In fact 6 months after I bought the car, I had to have the doors
> > repainted. I took my car to 2 body shops recently and both guys I dealt
> > with said that Mazda's rust very very fast. Why is that ? And is there any
> > warranty for that kind of stuff?
>
> Doesn't sound good.
> They must not be using galvanized steel in the doors.

Or, the OP is bad to his cars.

I had an '00 Protege ES for almost three years. Not a spot of rust
anywhere on it when I traded it in for an '03 6s at the end of '02. If
the paint is undamaged, it doesn't matter of the metal is galvanized,
stainless, or base iron. If the paint is undamaged, then nothing can
reach the metal to rust it. This is why it's important to pay
attention to the body work, and get those dings and scrapes taken care
of.

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