"Rust free" he says....

http://www.autotraderclassics.com/classic-car/1969-Oldsmobile-Ninety_Eight-67707.xhtml?conversationId=54795

Not to mention paint free, too...

i only see surface rust with no holes in the body- here in MN, that is a "rust free" car.

Is his name Lionel Hutz?

that's a desert car from Phoenix, AZ. Desert Valley Auto Parts is the seller, it's listed under whole cars for sale in their Survivor section

I know it only looks to be surface rust but please spend a few extra bucks to add the word "surface" to your ad

No dude, the the rust is free. You have to pay for the rest of the car.

Was looking at an MG once a few years ago. The owner was telling me it was rust free. I wrapped my arm through the gaping holes in the floorboard and waved to him from underneath the car. Even asked him if he thought this was oem.

He truly couldn't get it. He just kept regaling me with tales of wonder about the car, and how pristine it was. I don't think he was capable of seeing the rust and holes.

I think Ted Kennedy had one of those.

It looks fairly rust free to me. But not worth $2500.

"Rot free", might be a better description.

When shopping for my first car in '98, a '73 Super Beetle came up in the local want ad, about an hour away from home. "Rust free, runs great, clean original car, etc etc, $3k" Upon my arrival, I noted plates that had expired in '84, and it had clearly been used as outdoor storage/chicken coop/mouse nursery, several coats of latex house paint, etc. Strike one. Engine fired eventually, but would only run on two cylinders, and only at WOT. Strike two. The seats, secured only to the carpeting, were hanging out of the floor pans on both sides, the heater channels came off in hunks by hand, and the spare was falling through the front trunk.

I'm still a little pissy.

I really dig the big Olds, and even the patina, but considering the interior looks like it was left to die in the ocean in 1980, and I'd assume the top is the same, perhaps some haggling is in order on the price.

also looks to be interior free and radiator free

I'm finding myself to be interest free. Now the Challenger parked next to it is another story.

93EXCivic wrote: It looks fairly rust free to me. But not worth $2500.

For a reference point I bought this 2 years ago for $400

Interior was complete but dirty. Only rust was a hole in the rear floorboard. Ran, drove, completed the BABE rally. Functional top frame but no top.

Cleaned and repainted for BABE

Sold for $1600 post-rally so yeah $2500 for that one is a bit high.

JThw8 wrote:

93EXCivic wrote: It looks fairly rust free to me. But not worth $2500.

For a reference point I bought this 2 years ago for $400 Interior was complete but dirty. Only rust was a hole in the rear floorboard. Ran, drove, completed the BABE rally. Functional top frame but no top. Cleaned and repainted for BABE Sold for $1600 post-rally so yeah $2500 for that one is a bit high.

just because you got one dirt cheap and sold it for less than the asking price of the one this thread is about doesn't necessarily mean that they are all worth what you paid or sold it for.

novaderrik wrote: i only see surface rust with no holes in the body- here in MN, that is a "rust free" car.

This does seem to be the case. Yankees think that if you can't see through the steel, then it's rust free. Quite different from the south / west where rust free means, well, free of rust.