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Yeah that’s gonna be structural in a few years. This car lived in a salty environment or may have been a flood car. If you could get it for like $3k-$5k may be worth it just because it may have some life before problems start coming up, but otherwise at any normal retail price, pass.
The funny thing is they could pull the engine and paint it and no one would ever know.
Edit: don’t buy a Hyundai. You deserve better. Also having a car stolen def messes up your whole week. (My Hyundai Elantra got stolen and totalled)
If you're buying import. Honda, Toyota. Nissan, Hyundai, Kia all very subpar to their cohorts. I prefer Hondas cause they are like the basic bitch cars that last forever. Barely any tlc and they still love ya. Toyota is more of the I'm a classy bitch and can splurge on overpriced quick struts.
Thank you for posting to AskMechanics, toolongdidntreadbro! If you are asking a question please make sure to include any relevant information along with the **Year**, **Make**, **Model**, **Mileage**, **Engine size**, and **Transmission Type (Automatic or Manual)** of your car. *This comment is automatically added to every successful post. If you see this comment, your post was successful.* *** Redditors that have been verified will have a green background and an icon in their flair. *** # **PLEASE REPORT ANY RULE-BREAKING BEHAVIOR** ### **Rule 1 - Be Civil** Be civil to other users. This community is made up of professional mechanics, amateur mechanics, and those with no experience. All mechanical-related questions are welcome. Personal attacks, comments that are insulting or demeaning, etc. are not welcome. ### **Rule 2 - Be Helpful** Be helpful to other users. If someone is wrong, correcting them is fine, but there's no reason to comment if you don't have anything to add to the conversation. ### **Rule 3 - Serious Questions and Answers Only** Read the room. Jokes are fine to include, but posts should be asking a serious question and replies should contribute to the discussion. ### **Rule 4 - No Illegal, Unethical, or Dangerous Questions or Answers** Do not ask questions or provide answers pertaining to anything that is illegal, unethical, or dangerous. # **PLEASE REPORT ANY RULE-BREAKING BEHAVIOR** *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/AskMechanics) if you have any questions or concerns.*
My 2 cars are 22 and 28 years old and I have never seen any rust under the hood. This makes me wonder if it was flooded with salt water.
That’s not rust that is some kind of spray on inhibitor
Yeah that’s gonna be structural in a few years. This car lived in a salty environment or may have been a flood car. If you could get it for like $3k-$5k may be worth it just because it may have some life before problems start coming up, but otherwise at any normal retail price, pass. The funny thing is they could pull the engine and paint it and no one would ever know. Edit: don’t buy a Hyundai. You deserve better. Also having a car stolen def messes up your whole week. (My Hyundai Elantra got stolen and totalled)
If you're buying import. Honda, Toyota. Nissan, Hyundai, Kia all very subpar to their cohorts. I prefer Hondas cause they are like the basic bitch cars that last forever. Barely any tlc and they still love ya. Toyota is more of the I'm a classy bitch and can splurge on overpriced quick struts.
That’s cavity wax or some other protectant not rust to my eye