what states have rust free cars?

[DR BOOST]

i looked at a really nice turbo limited today. it was spotless up top and crusty on the bottom.....typical of chicago cars.

what states have truly rust free cars?

 

[nonova0074]

Any where down south, I was lucky and got a rust free gn from albany Ny...

 

[mikestertwo]

i looked at a really nice turbo limited today. it was spotless up top and crusty on the bottom.....typical of chicago cars.

what states have truly rust free cars?

The southwest (California, Arizona, Nevada) and Oregon are pretty good bets.

 

[dwall]

I'd bet on hot dry Southwest cars. I have an 81 AZ Regal (no drive train) that is as good as my sunny summer days only 87 .... Carpet is out in the 81 so I see floors are NICE. On the other hand some of the plastic, rubber and vinyl suffered in the heat/sun.

My brother brought back a rustfree calf chit yellow 72 Blazer from CO back in the day, so maybe wherever they can avoid salt. We used to tell him rust might be a better color than GM used.

 

[SuperSix]

Best is SE US - Arid, and dry. My GN lived it's life in West Texas and AZ - Not ONE spot of rust, very little surface rust even.

 

[Pronto]

There are some rust free NE cars, the ones that get put away every year and don't come out until the salt is washed away. Very much a question of the owner's desire to keep out of the snow.

 

[DR BOOST]

the problem with southwest cars is everything rubber needs to be replaced and the interiors take a beating. i saw a few cars from alabama and north carolina that had a dusting of clay underneath but zero rust and great interiors.

 

[DR BOOST]

also...even though my car has never seen winter, the condensation from temp changes is what gets it.

 

[SuperSix]

also...even though my car has never seen winter, the condensation from temp changes is what gets it.

Yep - mine has a fine layer of orange dust in every nook and cranny.

 

[Pronto]

Well realisticly unless a car is stored in a climate controled facility it's going to have some surface rust, unless you treat it with something first.

 

[asto-t]

the problem with southwest cars is everything rubber needs to be replaced and the interiors take a beating. i saw a few cars from alabama and north carolina that had a dusting of clay underneath but zero rust and great interiors.

I have Alabama car that has original exhaust with 87k and no rust

 

[~JM~]

The Southwest is your best bet but don't disregard the Northwest. Even though Oregon & Washington are wet, the cars survive fairly well. They don't salt the roads in the winter.

~JM~

 

[BEATAV8]

They're not too bad in Denver CO. Kinda surprising.... lots of old cars running around. Really old.

 

[1dollardog]

I've bought a few regals in Tennessee and North Carolina that were rust free.

 

[m233roller]

JM,
Hate to tell ya but here in Spokane, WA. Nice hot DRY summers but have some BAD winters (in fact we just got another foot of snow in the last two days.) They also use a liquid fertilizer on our roads and that S--T will eat a car up and it really eats aluminum. My GN goes away as soon as we get snow and stays there until the roads are nice and dry again. It has ZERO rust. But you can find lots of really nice zero rust cars here.

 

[~JM~]

Liquid fertilizer? How does that fight ice?

They use decomposed granite on this side (west side) of the Cascades. It leaves rock chips on the front & along the sides.

~JM~

 

[m233roller]

JM,
I'm not positive what all is in this S--T but it will turn the side of your car white in just a couple of times of driving in it.!! Leave it on your aluminum wheels and they'll turn black and get all pitted.

 

[ronbuick]

Idaho also has good rust free cars as well, thanks

Ron

 

[Turbo1dr]

Here in NC it's really a hit or miss thing. Some are rust buckets while others are clean with only surface rust. My 88 LeSabre T-Type is in excellent shape as far as rust. There are only two spots in the door jambs that are common to the LeSabre's.

 

[Rivical]

I've actually bought some Very clean cars from way north. ND,MN,WI, U.P.

Here, as in Chicago we get a mix of warm and cold while it's snowy. It doesn't really matter if you don't drive it unless you store in a climate controlled environment. The weather just naturally drives the daytime moisture into every nook and cranny that you can't reach until it rust's a hole for you. Up North, the continuous cold freeze dries everything till spring. Also, those northern cars don't suffer the same drying of seals, baked wiring and interior components, or sandblasted paintjobs.