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MG MGF Technical - Rust..how long??

Hi Everyone!

I have a problem, my F was involved in a crash in April this year. It was shunted from behind by a car doing 30-40 and then pushed into a stationary car in front. Nice I all hear you say.. Well its been in the Body shop for 2 months, got it back last week and noticed all the work hadnt been done and it was still creased underneath! Its been back and the Direct Line Insurance bloke has told the body shop that the remaining damaged is rusted and therefore not a result of the crash in April and they cant get a go ahead. The car has been in the family from new and I know its not been in a crash before.

So after all that can anyone tell me how long it takes for metal to go rusty??

Hope you can help,

James
James

metail starts rusting as soon as it's exposed.
Kingsley

And can be visibly rusty very quickly - within weeks.
David Bainbridge

Given the normal English weather about one and half days for rust to show through and after two weeks it looks as though it has been there forever.

Insurance loss adjusters try it on all the time (that is how they make their money) - just go back to them and tell them they are talking a load of ***** and that you will get the AA/RAC/Insurance ombudsman on to the case if they dont sort it immediately.


Worked for me and the write off offer went up 20% after 30 minutes 'to think about it'.

BTW not the *F* written off but a R1100RT BMW bike.

Ted


Ted Newman

Some time ago I had the side of my F scratched by a shopping trolley in Tesco's car park. The paint was removed down to bare metal on the sills, about an inch wide and at least a foot long. There were also several scratches on the door. The sills started rusting within 2 days and by the time it went in to be repaired a week or so later there was thick rust over most of the sills.

Ralph
Ralph

Not sure but I think the sills are made from standard sheet metal, but I know the doors are made from zink anodised sheet metal.
Not very thick plated but they are.

Someone any idea of the wings surface ?
Err, got a small but strong dent with split surface down at the gap to the bumper at the LH rear wing when I 'met' a road lamp while going backwards the other day. :(

Dieter
Dieter Koennecke

James,
Was the work carried out in Shrewsbury where we both live or did Direct Line take it away on a little trailer and promise to return it "...Looking like new.."
E;mail me if you wish i might be able to offer some advice/Info'...
Mark.
MARK PERKS

This thread was discussed on 23/07/2002

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