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[RobertInOntario]

Living in the south puts a different perspective on things, so this is just my thoughts. I don't know much about Subaru's, as not too many buy them here in this area.. Toyota and Honda are well known for their at least 190-200,000 life, or more. If the Civic runs good now, without my seeing the rust, I would judge several more years of good running. There are spray cans of sealer and primer that COULD Possibly stop the rust.
Just thoughts and opinion/ideas. Take it for what it's worth.
Lynn

Thanks, Lynn & Russ.

I've been assured from my mechanics (at my local garage) as well as a body shop, that the Honda is structurally OK, i.e. the rust is not a safety issue. I do think the Honda would keep going for another 2-3 years easily, with regular maintenance.

But having said that, the winters do put a LOT of wear & tear on the cars, especially their bodies due to the road salt. My neighbour (who is simply concerned about us), keeps telling me that we should replace the Honda ASAP because it's gone through 14 Canadian winters & that there's probably something ready to "go" on it.