Rotton pile of sh1t

[bigjohnthomas]

why is it poor engineering?

The fact it's rotten would support it being poor engineering!!! If it was well engineered it wouldn't be a rotten mess.
It's formed from flat plate, bent into open channel sections and spot welded together leaving gaping holes all over the place and then it's only painted on the outside. So when wet and sh*t gets in, which it will given the proximity to the wheel, it corrodes from the inside of the channels on the spot welds and bursts the outer paint. If it's gonna be fabricated that way then it needs to be galvanised or dipped in paint to coat the insides of the channels so they can take the wet and sh*t or if it's only gonna be painted outside then the channels need to be sealed so the water and sh*t can't get in.

That's a standard method of vehicle manufacturing init
Its too expensive to galv everything and who wants a van to last forever
Our reptilian masters wouldn't be happy about that consume or be consumed
Over.....

[DodgeRover]

As a mk5 it's got to be pushing nearly 20 years old, some one on here was welding a van at 3 years old to get it through a test, I'd say it's done pretty well.

[bigjohnthomas]

illuminati reptilians and the manipulation of reality that's the real problem

[1-600-matt]

As a mk5 it's got to be pushing nearly 20 years old, some one on here was welding a van at 3 years old to get it through a test, I'd say it's done pretty well.

It's a mk6 and its 13yo ish

[bigjohnthomas]

a 13 year old van is 152 in human years you know

[dumper]

If you go back in time when mk1 transits and escort vans got to three years old most of them needed welding for first mot and in the scrap yard by six years old

[mattt429]

hmm looks as bad as mine did, as said above cover sharp edges for mot, 30cm from seatbelt anchor or suspension mount will require work, just cut the rot out and put some new plate in

Mine rotted in pretty much the same places apart from my step (phew)

Although my arches were fubar

I have MOT tomorrow i'll let you know

[amlav]

My van is 10 years old and yet to find rust on it .
Body is quite normal to outlast the engine life ...but that's in Australia .
Andrei

[DodgeRover]

If you go back in time when mk1 transits and escort vans got to three years old most of them needed welding for first mot and in the scrap yard by six years old

But rustproofing or undersealing weren't done on assembly you had to order it as an option on the transits, the ones that have survived seem to in the main have had some sort of treatment.

[knobby1]

My van is 10 years old and yet to find rust on it .
Body is quite normal to outlast the engine life ...but that's in Australia .
Andrei

Ditto here....methinks we have it better here in Aus for rust related things....not a skerrick of rust on my '08 either...

Lord Knobrot

[rikki19]

My van is 10 years old and yet to find rust on it .
Body is quite normal to outlast the engine life ...but that's in Australia .
Andrei

Ditto here....methinks we have it better here in Aus for rust related things....not a skerrick of rust on my '08 either...

Lord Knobrot

None on mine either ...... 2001 MK6
We do pay a lot more for them here though ... new and used

[1-600-matt]

Now im committed!

[mattt429]

Looks like a good start!

mine failed MOT thursday as there was a small hole in both inner upper front arches, so might be worth checking in there too. As i completely missed them, Do you have a towbar fitted?

Cheers, Matt.

[1-600-matt]

Looks like a good start!

mine failed MOT thursday as there was a small hole in both inner upper front arches, so might be worth checking in there too. As i completely missed them, Do you have a towbar fitted?

Cheers, Matt.

I have a rusty spy on both of them but no holes. No towbar

[mattt429]

Good to hear!!

Mine were gone lol

Thought id ask about towbar as same rules to suspenion mounts applies