Absolutely true the other side of the country as well. Case in point, we lease a Kia. As such, we have no interest in paying for additional rust protection because, for us, the vehicle only has to hold together for 48 months.

Virtually all new vehicles sold in Canada do come with rust proofing in the form of chemicals applied at the factory to the bare metal before painting. They usually have a five year rust perforation warranty.

If you choose to go further than this after market companies offer other forms of rust protection usually a thick coating of a petroleum based product. Some people consider this totally necessary and depending on your location perhaps it is.

But to say that cars come with no rust protection is not true.

Edit: Here is a discussion on rust proofing from the Red Flag Deals website discussing whether on not rust proofing in needed.
http://forums.redflagdeals.com/do-new-cars-need-rustproofing-971231/ Consensus appears to be if you get it done do NOT get it done at the dealership.

More recent thread on the same topic. http://forums.redflagdeals.com/do-ne...oofing-971231/

[QUOTE=printer;9025635]Here in BC anyway it is not normal for new vehicles to have underbody protection done by the manufacturer, instead it is offered as an option to the buyer. I cannot understand why they don't do it automatically./QUOTE]

The dealers makes back the discount they gave off the list price by selling as many high margin extras as they can.

Thanks for the replies, all! I appreciate them.

Any more thoughts / information you can give me about how difficult it might be to turn up with British drivers license etc and buying & insuring a vehicle?

Thanks!

We live in nova scotia and bought and insured and registered our cars before taking our driving tests. Which we did in our own car. It was (3 years ago) a 15 min drive and back into a parking spot. but we did have an address

Well i was talking about underbody protection (often referred to as underseal in UK) As you say pretty much all car manufacturers offer warranty on paint and rust of body panels.
Just seems like a simple spray sealant to protect from the general crap thrown up by the Canadian winters would be a no brainer for manufacturers. I am pretty sure it is standard on ALL European cars sold in UK but could be wrong

maybe i'm missing something, but if you are buying a car out east and then driving it pretty much straight away to Calgary - are you planning on living in Calgary??? or turning right back around and settling in NS therefore just going for a jollyride.

If its the former, remember you will have to re-register your car in AB and I think have an out of province inspection if you have owned it for less than 3 months.

I just haven't seen too many vehicles with rust on them lately. I think it was a problem the automobile manufacturers solved in the late 70's, but I could be wrong. I'll try to keep an eye out for rusting vehicles from now on.

have a look at cars from the east coast. Brake pipes rusted out floors gone
just about every where metal is it will be rusty anything over 5 years old unless loved by owner

Interesting theory....When I see the rust, i'll immediately check the licence plates for the origin of the vehicle in order to confirm it..

that wont help unless you are in Atlantic Canada as the plate comes of when you sell it or move west