Clio 172 rusting issues

[andyclio172]

Hi guys,

Got my new clio 172 delivered a couple of weeks ago. After spending all weekend cleaning it and T cutting the paintwork I noticed that my passenger side rear wheel arch is rusting through quite badly.

I thought that the renaults these days were a lot better built and I must admit I found it a little strange as I have had a couple of clios before that are older than my newest one and had no rust on them whatsoever.

Anyone else on here got rusting issues on the wheel arches???

 

[Alastair.]

maybe previous accident damage with a poor repair. ive personaly never seen a ph2 rusting but have a seen a few ph1 on like s plates.

btw, chcuk the t cut in the bin, its doing your car no favours.

 

[andyclio172]

That is what I thought as I have not seen rust on a newer renault before.

How come I should bin the t cut? I thought it was good for getting grime off the vehicles.

I usally use canuba wax on my vehicle.

 

[Aluco]

Something sounds odd there, I'm on my 4th clio and my last one was ten years old, not a spot of rust on any of them.

 

[andyclio172]

I have had 5 clio,s this is the first one with rust on it. I suspect that it has had a minor bump and a poor repair done. Apart from this the outside of the vehicle apart from a few stone chips is in lovely condition and has a really deep shine to the paintwork.

I am a little annoyed as I was supposedly buying a mint car but I should have smelt a rat when he accepted £950.00 less than the asking price for a quick sale.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

T-Cut makes puppies cry ...! But wax and t-cut are very different things. Check out the detailing section

The rust however.. hmm.. that smells dodgy. Sell up, and fast...?