83 in Minneapolis

[johnnygs]

Here's a low miler 83 in MN http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/csw/c ... 58440.html

[Petros]

Sounds good, with relatively low miles for a 26 year old car, might be mischief with the odo. Seems a bit steep a price with rusting fenders, is that normal to pay that much for a rusty old car in MN?

[splatterdog]

Depends on how much you want something that was scarce to begin with. Around here the DOT tries their best to dissolve cars and salinate the waters with runoff. My one and only Minnesta terc was retired due to lack of structure. 80% rocker panel free on that one. Amazingly my "new" Wisconsin terc is only real ugly from the back wheel to the bumper. The jack compartment is bottomless but yet the front fenders lips are still great.

Out of many,many thousands of cars I've worked on since the late 80's only one T4 has ever rolled into a shop I was at(that's when it bit me). Except for a clean 2wd, this year is still sighting free for me. I think the wife might have seen one.

There has been a few more for sale the last year or so. But most are real rough. You guys out in the PNW are so lucky!

[mytercel]

I got some detailed pics sent. I was excited about one within in my "purchasing distance." It's pretty rusty. The wheel wells are rusted through front and rear, and the rear side window is almost ready to fall out from rust around it. Too bad, it's pretty decent otherwise.

[emmahumpfritter]

splatter pretty much nailed it. Absolutely no good reason I know of for dumping salt on the roads. (instead of sand like many oher rust free states such as ND) last winter I followed a salt truck for miles just dumping raw salt onto an almost ice/snow free motorway. Pure stupidity IMHO.

I know of one rusty "hunterized" tercel wagon near St. Cloud, that's it. I sold my echo a few weeks ago to a guy from the cities, he almost changed his mind when he spotted my rust free 86 in the back (from Mt.) I guess he and his ex-wife toured all over creation in one back in the day....before DOT killed it.

I've probably imported half the festivas in Mn. by now and tempted to switch over to tercel wagons, if there was a market for it. $1300 is too much IMO, best to buy a one-way ticket on expedia for a hundo, fly to Seattle or Portland, find a rust free for $400-$800 and drive it home. I've done it so many times I've lost count, it only takes a few days.

Around xmas I'll be stripping one of my rust frees down to the shell, I guess I should list it here for anyone wanting to basically start over by transfering all their parts to a rust free shell.

Brenton (Duluth)

[takza]

Depends on how much you want something that was scarce to begin with. Around here the DOT tries their best to dissolve cars and salinate the waters with runoff. My one and only Minnesta terc was retired due to lack of structure. 80% rocker panel free on that one. Amazingly my "new" Wisconsin terc is only real ugly from the back wheel to the bumper. The jack compartment is bottomless but yet the front fenders lips are still great.

Out of many,many thousands of cars I've worked on since the late 80's only one T4 has ever rolled into a shop I was at(that's when it bit me). Except for a clean 2wd, this year is still sighting free for me. I think the wife might have seen one.

There has been a few more for sale the last year or so. But most are real rough. You guys out in the PNW are so lucky!

I go over my wagon each fall...i haven't totally stopped the rust....but have slowed it by 95%....the darned Chinese always salt the roads around here.

Now use lithium spray grease on new SURFACE spots underneath...and on the fuel/brakes lines....anyplace where it typically won't get washed off...not in wheel wells. Better than undercoating or tar.

Once you go over it good...there's not really much to do each fall...

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[emmahumpfritter]

Excellent Tazka. Thank you for taking the time to write this up. I also have a mostly rust free 88 toyota van 4wd I hope to keep from dying a slow rusty death. I might have more questions in the near future.--Brenton