Originally Posted by jeepman3071
My mom's 2011 Fit just passed 85,000 miles. It is stored in a garage, and she works in a school so it hasn't seen too much road salt since school is usually closed on really snowy days. The undercarriage is decent on it with the exception of one of the heat shields for the cat converter rusting off.
The biggest issue seems to be the paint, it is super thin and there are numerous rock chips on the hood that are starting to rust.
I don't drive a lot at all during the winter or the summer and it's only driving back and forth to work or my Grand parents house with the longest drive being to my Grandparents camp in Bancroft, Maine
Originally Posted by KrisZ
It doesn't look too bad actually for a six year old vehicle, although the mileage is low for this age.
I would not worry about the control arms or links, these will need replacing due to worn out bushings or ball joints way before the rust compromises them. But the front and rear cross members should be liberally oil sprayed, as well as the rest of the undercarriage.
However, before you start spraying the undercarriage, I suggest you concentrate on inside of doors, rocker panels, rear liftgate, radiator support, and other hard to reach areas and cavities. Also, take off the wheel well liners and plastic under cover.
Once you sprayed those hard to reach areas, spray the undercarriage. This way stuff will not be dripping on you. Well, it still will, but not as much as if you were spray it first and then treat the cavities.
Yeah Mine will probably wear due to age not mileage (at least the rubber parts anyways), They'll probably dry rot away. I appreciate both of your answers.