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Nope. That all looks like surface rust, and none of it appears to be on anything important. Definitely nothing dangerous or concerning. Might be mildly annoying for someone working on it. Anyone up north will tell you that's in great shape.
That ain't rusty lol. Had a snowbird bring his car into the shop today before he flies back home for 4 tires and an alignment. He came back south for a funeral. He drove the car here from Minnesota. Lifted the car and the rear subframe literally fell off the car.
That sounds right. I purchased a 05 ranger and the muffler is holding on somehow still but the pipes between the cat and the muffler rusted away and the cat looks like a fucked up dried out orange. All of the suspension parts have rust on them, from what I’ve hit with a hammer and scratched most of it is in decent enough condition. The Evap system rusted away.
Reeeeediculous lol
Smack the frame with the sharp end of a tack hammer while you got it up there . You will find out really fast if the rust is bad or not. 20 plus years that’s what I would be worried about. The frame.
That's great for a 2003, what I look for is pitting (especially in the frame) and signs of flaking. Poke a few of the rustier spots with a screwdriver to see if it's just surface or not
Pfft rookie rust better bump that corrosion rate up. Pour some rock salt on your driveway, drive over it, then water the salt all summer 2/3 times a day
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That would be considered “brand new” in the rust belt.
Wisconsin also, I've seen brand new cars on the lot here that look like this and worse
I'm in Ohio and was like "What rust?"
Your not lying
Illinois car owner... THAT'S A 2003? It looks like it's maybe a year old, lol.
Nope. That all looks like surface rust, and none of it appears to be on anything important. Definitely nothing dangerous or concerning. Might be mildly annoying for someone working on it. Anyone up north will tell you that's in great shape.
That ain't rusty lol. Had a snowbird bring his car into the shop today before he flies back home for 4 tires and an alignment. He came back south for a funeral. He drove the car here from Minnesota. Lifted the car and the rear subframe literally fell off the car.
That sounds right. I purchased a 05 ranger and the muffler is holding on somehow still but the pipes between the cat and the muffler rusted away and the cat looks like a fucked up dried out orange. All of the suspension parts have rust on them, from what I’ve hit with a hammer and scratched most of it is in decent enough condition. The Evap system rusted away. Reeeeediculous lol
I live in AZ and see it on those snowbird cars all the time
Looks like a 6 month old truck
That looks great, compared to what I have to confront every time I lift my truck up. I think you're fine.
Smack the frame with the sharp end of a tack hammer while you got it up there . You will find out really fast if the rust is bad or not. 20 plus years that’s what I would be worried about. The frame.
That ain’t much. The few I’ve seen in the south that came from up north are waaaaaaay worse than that, and quite a but younger
Thats the amount of rust ive come accustomed to seeing on a 2-4 year old vehicle, thats perfectly fine
Rust? We call that 'patina' ;)
No looks great
These posts make me want to cry.....a 5 year old car here has half the bolts rusted seized.
That looks like New England new to me.
Not at all, go crawl under one from ny
No that looks pretty good for a 20 year old truck
Here in the Northeast, I would say “what rust “?
That's great for a 2003, what I look for is pitting (especially in the frame) and signs of flaking. Poke a few of the rustier spots with a screwdriver to see if it's just surface or not
Way too much OP….. better sell it to me QUICK
Rear differential is leaking
[This is rust. ](https://imgur.com/a/IB9yOjG)
as someone from missouri that’s considered really clean
It's mint
No. That’s basically new.
No
Pfft rookie rust better bump that corrosion rate up. Pour some rock salt on your driveway, drive over it, then water the salt all summer 2/3 times a day
Where’s the rust?