Hello, my first post here from south central Missouri.. Question; So the Crossfire has been out since 2004 (I have a low mileage at 60K, 2008 Coupe blue) and I have yet to see one rusted out.. How many panels are corrosion resistant on these tanks?

 

You're welcome.

 

Ok, thanks.. but what? ..lol

 

A lot depends on what area they are from and how well they are taken care of. My car is a north east car. It originally came from Maryland,but has been in PA and NJ. It has minor surface rust that I've been addressing on the underside. Luckily, no real rust for a car that has seen road salt. Now that I have it, it will never see salted roads again.
Cars from Arizona, Texas etc.. don't usually rust but do have problems caused by high temperatures. Brittle plastic, windows unglued etc...
All in all, these are pretty solid cars and i haven't seen any real rusted out ones.

 

Like my road bikes, my Crossfire is put away after the first chemicals or salts hit the bridges, and they don't come out until the roads have had heavy rains in the early spring

 

In response to your question about xfire rust being almost non-existent is mainly due to the fact that many owners who live in the colder climates of the US do not drive their xfires in the winter. They do this as I do to minimize exposure to road salt. I live in New England and put my xfire away immediately after the first snow or icy road conditions. Once the salt has completely washed away I connect the battery and start another driving season.
Cheers

 

Same here in Central USA, but I've only had mine for a couple of years now