accel_is_my_drug Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 As the great salt flats of ohio's hwys return this winter, I am reminded of how thoroughly rusty my daily driver is. Since I have been looking to replace it with something fun to drive, I want to find something that hasn't been subjected to the ridiculous amount of salt on the roads here. My question is, How far south do I need to go before I get out of the rust belt? Past Cincy? Tennessee? New Mexico? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Mexico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSXRAntwon Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Way past Cinci, and Tennessee. Id say south of the carolinas into GA and FL to be safe. Take a short vacation while you're at it, thats what I always do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty2Hotty Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Texas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Funny. People come to Columbus and Cincy from Buffalo and Syracuse to get rust free cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankis Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 (edited) When my mom was looking for a "certified pre-owned" 2007ish accord to DD, she brought one over that Roush Honda let her take home to test drive. I got to looking it over and found basically all of the lower engine, subframe and suspension hardware was rusted up like the titanic, and surface rust was starting to bubble through the paint on the rear rocker/wheelwell area. It was white which made it pretty easy to spot. It was Certified though . It was returned and the Roush saleslady was quite clearly embarrassed. Gotta love Ohio. Edited January 26, 2012 by spankis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POS VETT Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Cuba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Cuba. An island surrounded by salt water? :dumb: I hear AZ has rust free cars. Also, anyplace that's a desert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Really doesn't seem to be that bad here unless you drive a Honda or one of the other few manufacturers that hasn't yet figured out how to not have their cars rust away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accel_is_my_drug Posted January 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Florida? If they don't use salt on the road, don't the huricanes keep them fully submerged in the ocean? I'm thinking Texas it is... new Mexico, Arizona... Nevada... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 I was surprised at how much surface rust shows up on used cars in SW Florida. Anyplace near the ocean breeze should be avoided. I would definitely focus on the Carolinas/Georgia. Watch out for flood- and storm-damaged vehicles in Mississippi/Alabama/Arkansas/Louisiana. Personally, I drive used cars here locally, but if I made a purchase I would likely do so somewhere south, even if it meant a $750-$1000 shipping/price premium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperhead Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 North Carolina for sure. Plus their cars are cheap. West Virginia cars get trashed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murse Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Cuba. Haha until recently you couldn't get anything after 1959, so they are probably already rust buckets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigOxley Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 i'd say AZ or NV, find cheap flight, drive home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M0nk3y Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 I got my car from Texas. The more south the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Haha until recently you couldn't get anything after 1959, so they are probably already rust buckets! is that srs? or did you get that from the rum diaries? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Gump 9 Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 is that srs? or did you get that from the rum diaries? Yeah, trade embargo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clifford Automotive Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 North Carolina for sure. Plus their cars are cheap. West Virginia cars get trashed Thats because they're used for sex ed, and drivers ed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn1647545492 Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 It only snows in Louiseville once every three years and the city doesn't own plow or salt trucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra98 Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 I got my car from Texas. The more south the better. Yep. Got my 335i from Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Borgen Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 I got mine from exotic Reynoldsburg, OH not a spec of rust ....heck the exhaust came off without heat or even rust penetrant...I was shocked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 West coast doesn't have rust issues though you're along the ocean, however, the east coast does. Probably more to do with the humidity. If we're talking south coasts, of course and not northern coasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POS VETT Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 South of equator or no deal ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accel_is_my_drug Posted January 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 All I would like is a car that when I work on it, the first tools I grab are not PB blaster, a torch and cutoff wheel. I'm putting off maintenance because I dread the inevitable battle with parts that are more rust than metal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patterson Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Colorado, Wyoming etc. While it snows there, they use sand not salt. When I bought my last Scirocco, I bought it out of Colorado. It was stupid clean, which made it easy to work on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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