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There are a lot of Fits here, but 99% have automatics.
Posted by ghost of olddude55 on June 9, 2021 at 05:14:39:
and probably half of them have rust coming through the rear quarter panel ahead of the rear wheel openings.
My next door neighbor's daughter bought one new--it was first generation--and I got to watch the rust progress first hand. She traded it in for an (ugh) HRV.
The powers that be use salt brine on the roads around here. Some kind of program called "Clear Roads" the goal of which is to have the roads completely clear of snow and ice at all times.
So they use brine instead of cinders or rock salt and that stuff penetrates where regular salt can't. If you don't get the underside of the car cleaned regularly, it'll rust.