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Originally Posted by MikeinNH67
I don't think his truck has ever been off road except for the occasional dirt road. He's not the type. He did do all he thought he could do to keep rust away. I don't know why some rust and some don't but obviously it happens often enough and going above and beyond doesn't always keep it away. Maybe it's the brine crap they put on the road here. Mine had to be patched in several places, it had the factory black goop on it but it's not as bad as some of the pics I see here.
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yes that brine stuff is horrible for cars. they've been using that for at least 10+ years here along with the sand/salt mix. ive only owned my 4runner for 1 year, but had a jeep cherokee for almost 15 years that started to rust out the rockers in the last 3-4 years but otherwise the frame & floor were solid as could be. my sister has a 02 highlander with almost 200k that's a daily driver & is very neglected, i was under it the other day looking at a bad rear strut & noticed right away how rust free the whole frame & floor & suspension parts were, factory black coating fully intact & only some bolt heads & smaller parts were surface rusted. newer 4 runners & tacomas should not be rustier than older highlanders!
