patgizz Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 if that's jeremy's new STE, did he not look underneath before buying it? that's got unsafe written all over it. and whoever started this topic, that's common surface rust on any car over a few years old. stop worrying, your car wasn't flooded. the seat belt bolts can wick moisture up the threads, or get rusty from the water off your shoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToroToro Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 here's what mine looks like...i don't know why yours are that bad. I'm in the salt and snow too... Because your car is undercoated. I can see the overspray everywhere. And that STE is terrible :!: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 It strikes me as troubled for the mileage (63k), plus the interior PAINTED pieces being rusted!!! I guess I am comparing to my 92 accord and my 79 malibu... My 1979 Malibu was a rustbucket. Looked like I had stored it in the Morton Salt factory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patgizz Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 FYI above pic from the STE looks like the front of the rear "framerail" where the lower trailing arm mounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigEpCutlass Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Even before I got the car almost 4 yrs ago, it never was really rusted at all from being outside in the PA winters. Yes, the undercoating is why my cutlass is almost rust free on the underneath. When it's such an advantage to use it, I don't understand why more peple don't do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GutlessSupreme Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 wow my car doesn't look like that at all... and what the hell WAS this ?!? The Titanic that's what I was thinking at first too that's where one of the trailing arms connect to the body. here's what mine looks like...i don't know why yours are that bad. I'm in the salt and snow too... BASTARD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychopyro31106 Posted March 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Thanks guys you yet again have answered my question perfectly, although the local board is still thinking otherwise... (W hating bass turds) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedz34 Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 Yeah, that is at the trailering arm. That hole is from the jackstand we set it there. And when I took it off the jackstand didn't want to come out and then it came out with a bunch of rust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1138 Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 Yeah, that is at the trailering arm. That hole is from the jackstand we set it there. And when I took it off the jackstand didn't want to come out and then it came out with a bunch of rust. :shock: Is this Jeremy's car we're talking about here?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOT2B GM Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 Um... Jeremy's car looks VERY rusty. I'd try and unload that thing pronto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedz34 Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 Yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patgizz Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 ya dump that thing before you kill yourself and your kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannymik Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 and what states give tickets to people with rusty automobiles....I think that PA is one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigEpCutlass Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 and what states give tickets to people with rusty automobiles....I think that PA is one? Yup I believe they do give you tickets occasionally for driving a rust bucket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runt Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 and what states give tickets to people with rusty automobiles....I think that PA is one? Thats probably exterior. If the frame and things are too rusty it won't pass inspection either. And when I say the frame too rusty, I'm talking holes...lol. But really....even on the exterior of cars if the rust is too bad it has to be fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannymik Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 and what states give tickets to people with rusty automobiles....I think that PA is one? Thats probably exterior. If the frame and things are too rusty it won't pass inspection either. And when I say the frame too rusty, I'm talking holes...lol. But really....even on the exterior of cars if the rust is too bad it has to be fixed. got'cha...at least you dont have to deal rock salt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 WHAT??? thats not rusty, thats average, if not good around here in any rate. Exactly why I would NEVER, EVER consider buying a car that has ever lived in the northern US. I won't even consider buying a car that has lived any further north than where I live now. Psychopyro's car has more rust than any of my W's. My 89 is the worst of them all, and it's not even half as rusty as Psycho's. If cars got that rusty around here, I'd move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loccomoco Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 I guess the perks of living south is that we don't have rusty cars.. Well we do, but nothing like the cars up north. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian P Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 The northeast's perks is we don't get hail or tornado damage Call it a tradeoff. Cars on LI don't get rusty like the mainland, mostly since we have milder weather because of the surrounding water My 11 year old car has maybe 5% undercarriage surface rust. Go to say, NJ, and look under cars in used dealer lots, and it's a different story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 The northeast's perks is we don't get hail or tornado damage Call it a tradeoff. Cars on LI don't get rusty like the mainland, mostly since we have milder weather because of the surrounding water My 11 year old car has maybe 5% undercarriage surface rust. Go to say, NJ, and look under cars in used dealer lots, and it's a different story. Good point! Actually, all this bad weather is pretty new for this area, starting in '03... previous tornado to '03 was 1983... 20yrs between bad weather isn't that bad, but it seems like the frequency is increasing. If this shit keeps up, I'm definitely considering to move. How's the weather in New Mexico or southern Oregon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian P Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 hot, and probably rainy (respectively) one of the best climates is along the shore in California. The temperature deviates at MOST +-20*F throughout the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afubar Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Northeast Oregon is great. My Cutlass has absolutely no rust on it, course you need moisture for rust and our average precipitation is only 5 inches a year. Guess that's why they call it High-desert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Yeah, California has a great climate, but cost of living is crazy high ($500,000 for a house that costs $50,000 here). Not to mention they have a lot of annoying automotive laws, and a lot of annoying laws in general. My supervisor was born & raised in Cali, says everything is much better here except the climate. I'd definitely like to visit Oregon someday... their weird law that you can't pump your own gas bothers me a little, but I could get over it. Oh well, supposedly it's extremely unlikely for a tornado to hit the same place twice, and it's definitely cheaper to get hail fixed than rust holes. If I only didn't have so many W's hogging up garage space, my truck would be fine!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowmontecarlo Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 ok, so heres the story, I had a busted intake gasket the day got it, a month after getting that fixed my transmission went out, with no hard driving or neutral drops. I took a tire off because It was low in my garage, and see this... Upon further investigation This leads me to believe that this car was flooded at one point... My car was getting a little rusty underneath, parts of it looked like yours and mine is a 99! :? I bought a southern parts car and took care all of that though. Heres some pictures of the progress: http://www.blownv6monte.com/photo/thumbnails.php?album=4 Car has since been undercoated and looks 1000x better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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