:plac: Finds: Show us your automotive goldmines

[Johnny_P]

I'm sure corrosion has basically welded those bolts together on the suspension.

This is why I'll never buy a used Northern car again. My allroad looked perfect on the inside and on the body, but underneath and in the suspension the thing was totally fucked. It needed all new front and rear subframes and the whole suspension replaced, hubs/knuckles and all. I liked that car too.

Yeah, it is what it is. Cars rust to shit in the north. At work our fleet of 2005-2007 ish F150s are all starting to show cancer on the body panels. I can't imagine how bad the undercarriages must be.

[troyguitar]

This is why I'll never buy a used Northern car again. My allroad looked perfect on the inside and on the body, but underneath and in the suspension the thing was totally fucked. It needed all new front and rear subframes and the whole suspension replaced, hubs/knuckles and all. I liked that car too.

Yeah, it is what it is. Cars rust to shit in the north. At work our fleet of 2005-2007 ish F150s are all starting to show cancer on the body panels. I can't imagine how bad the undercarriages must be.

That would be fine with me if the depreciation actually matched the amount of extra damage that is done, but in reality the premium you pay for a rust-free car is tiny compared to how much longer it will last (or how much less it needs in repairs). The rusty Northern shit is priced too damn high.

[Johnny_P]

Yeah, it is what it is. Cars rust to shit in the north. At work our fleet of 2005-2007 ish F150s are all starting to show cancer on the body panels. I can't imagine how bad the undercarriages must be.

That would be fine with me if the depreciation actually matched the amount of extra damage that is done, but in reality the premium you pay for a rust-free car is tiny compared to how much longer it will last (or how much less it needs it repairs). The rusty Northern shit is priced too damn high.

buy from the airboaters then

[D Griff]

Yeah, it is what it is. Cars rust to shit in the north. At work our fleet of 2005-2007 ish F150s are all starting to show cancer on the body panels. I can't imagine how bad the undercarriages must be.

That would be fine with me if the depreciation actually matched the amount of extra damage that is done, but in reality the premium you pay for a rust-free car is tiny compared to how much longer it will last (or how much less it needs it repairs). The rusty Northern shit is priced too damn high.

Welcome to New York and the like. Pay twice the price for everything to play third world country!

[max225]

What's rust?

[4zilch]

Meh - all of my vehicles have been "northern". PB blaster, torches, and impact wrenches are your friend.

It's honestly not that difficult to limit rust by running through a car wash with an under body spray on a fairly regular basis.

[Davestr]

Meh - all of my vehicles have been "northern". PB blaster, torches, and impact wrenches are your friend.

It's honestly not that difficult to limit rust by running through a car wash with an under body spray on a fairly regular basis.

This^^^ You dont even need an underbody once a week. Every couple of weeks. Ive had no issues over here at all from winter. All my cars have been daily. Keep up with the maint/cleaning....too e-z

[troyguitar]

Meh - all of my vehicles have been "northern". PB blaster, torches, and impact wrenches are your friend.

It's honestly not that difficult to limit rust by running through a car wash with an under body spray on a fairly regular basis.

This^^^ You dont even need an underbody once a week. Every couple of weeks. Ive had no issues over here at all from winter. All my cars have been daily. Keep up with the maint/cleaning....too e-z

That only applies if you buy new cars.

[troyguitar]

I beat the fucking SHIT out of that bastard pinch bolt at the top of the knuckle on the allroad. It was chemically welded in there. A week of soaking in PB blaster, putting a torch on it until it was hot as fuck, hitting it with an air hammer, and finally swinging a 6 foot long 4x4 at it with a punch rigged up as a target... it never broke loose. I hit that thing so hard with the 4x4 that I was lucky not to break anything else or hurt myself. I kept swinging at it with everything I had for a few days off and on, adding more pb blaster, more torch, more air hammer.

Nothing worked.

But yeah it's easy!

[max225]

Suspension work is unless you essentially have a full on workshop

[Tar]

I'd thug a DCT M2.

Absolutely.

[troyguitar]

Suspension work is unless you essentially have a full on workshop

It's fine on southern cars. Everything on the spyder comes apart nicely.

[Davestr]

Perfect size truck these are - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2003- ... a-cab-4c4/

[Davestr]

Yo Canuckish DFDer's - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1999-bmw-m3-18/

[Davestr]

Yo - Fkn got dam perfect 944 Turbo - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1986- ... -turbo-32/

[Davestr]

American Muscle - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2011- ... c-cts-v-4/

[4zilch]

American Muscle - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2011- ... c-cts-v-4/

I nearly bought one of these before buying my FiST.

[4zilch]

Suspension work is unless you essentially have a full on workshop

Having a lift makes life easier for most jobs on a car, but most jobs are very doable with the proper tools, a floor jack (or two), and jack stands.

[Davestr]

American Muscle - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2011- ... c-cts-v-4/

I nearly bought one of these before buying my FiST.

+1 that is a nice looking anti-SUV/CUV ride! Would be fun to test that.

[Tar]

Yo Canuckish DFDer's - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1999-bmw-m3-18/

Beauty car eh! That green is making a big comeback and it looks like the car is stored for the winter, looking at the shiny silver fasteners. I'd be tempted for $7600

[Tar]

American Muscle - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2011- ... c-cts-v-4/

[Davestr]

Yo Canuckish DFDer's - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1999-bmw-m3-18/

Beauty car eh! That green is making a big comeback and it looks like the car is stored for the winter, looking at the shiny silver fasteners. I'd be tempted for $7600

+1 that is a nice nice example. Glad you like....go take it for a spin??

[Tar]

Beauty car eh! That green is making a big comeback and it looks like the car is stored for the winter, looking at the shiny silver fasteners. I'd be tempted for $7600

+1 that is a nice nice example. Glad you like....go take it for a spin??

I'd LOVE to but getting to Alberta is no quick task from Mississauga. Someday hopefully.

[Davestr]

+1 that is a nice nice example. Glad you like....go take it for a spin??

I'd LOVE to but getting to Alberta is no quick task from Mississauga. Someday hopefully.

[4zilch]

Has possibilities: https://knoxville.craigslist.org/mcy/d/ ... 33543.html

but kinda

https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld ... 47969.html