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Very few countries deal with winter like the US does, most don't do the salt/chemical thing. That is why Japanese automakers have struggled with rust so bad historically in the US, it was never even on their radar pretty much anywhere else they build vehicles for.It seems that rust was a big issue with every Japanese vehicle during that time period. I had a 1982 Celica and my mom a 1988 Nissan truck. Both got retired to the scrap yard due to rust even though there was nothing wrong with the powertrain.