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Originally Posted by NotoriouSH
It's not the extra cost that bothers me, just the fact that once you start to rust out it's a never ending battle that could come back at any time. I will be moving out of this climate once the repairs are completed, has anyone had to deal with welding in new sheetmetal on a vehicle? Was it a long term solution or did you end up having to get rid of the car down the road because of continued rusting?
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A good repair shouldn't be any more prone to rust than the original body sheetmetal - your lude is worth fixing if you want a reliable daily driver to keep for the longhaul. If the shop carefully cuts out all the rust instead of a typical sand/fill/spray, you'll be fine.
And like you said, accidents can bring on rust really fast - the rest of your car should be fine. I have (
had after my repair last month) rust on my 40,000 mile 2001. A year ago, a Tacoma backed into my passenger rear fender at about 1/2 mph but still left a nice dent. Even though I had it fixed (reshaped) right away, water kept collecting under the rubber trimpiece and I got a mild case of cancer. Fortunately I was able to just use a dremel and take 1/4" of metal off the inner lip, hit it with primer, and then cover it with touchup paint. Cutting away all the damaged metal is key - usually you go beyond the point of visible rust top play it safe.
As far as quarter panel replacement goes, $1000 sounds very reasonable.
