More rust the further north you go!

[tomtomiS]

so we are all agreed that cars which resided inland for the majority of their lives are generally not badly affected by rot and cars that live nearer the coastal areas are subject to harsher weather and salt/ sea air are generally not so great unless care has been taken to preserve them, if people who lived in such places where the ruthless weather is common wanted to avoid rust issues they should own an iS, being galvanized and all that

[fuzzy]

or we can just travel south to pillage and plunder all the good e30's.

[nickso]

or we can just travel south to pillage and plunder all the good e30's.

thats what i did.

anyone who has spent any time looking for a good solid car in scotland, and particularly the north east, would know that there is a severe shortage of decent ones around. of course there are always exceptions, ive even owned a few, but you only have to look at the small amount of 15 year plus cars in the local papers every week to see just how shitty they can get.

sadly people like fuzzy waxoiling their undersides in scotland is a rarity.

[BMracing]

This turning into a bit of a civil war!
My one experience of an e30 that originated in Scotland was quite good. It was a chromer and had some surface rust on the rear wheel arches but was very clean underneath. It had less rust than my other e30s which have always been local to me. But it had no bodykit, and I don't now how long it spent in Scotland.

[oakey]

My tech1 from scotland is a million times less rusty than my old tech1 that lived in london all its life. But then again it only spent the last few years up there.

[gooner1]

Of course they rust more in Scotland, don,t see painters repainting London Bridge as soon as they get to the end, do you.

[Bewdley320T]

I seem to remember a few nice Norwegian cars on here, perhaps its the hot dry weather they get.

[Bewdley320T]

Lots of ideas flooding in now,
A. Could it be that the weather is partly the reason? ( Who wants to work on cars when your fingers are dropping off ).

B. Is it that the standard of living down south is higher? ( You might want to polish/waxoyl/clean your E30 more if its in a nice heated 4 car garage ).

C. Have the southerners got nothing better to do. (Have you seen their women or tasted their beer?).

D. Could it be that there is no decent football to occupy their weekends.

[gooner1]

I seem to remember a few nice Norwegian cars on here, perhaps its the hot dry weather they get.

Think the operative word there is Dry.

[78dude]

I buy all my E30s in a small village 2 miles west of the town Uberwelle in Germany because they are rust free, and they only get fresh air intro the inlet manifoild, so even when the airfilter is 10 years old, you cant find any dirt on it. Even with 150.000km on the clock or 90.000 miles they look like brand new and the smell in the cabin can give you the feeling that this car arrived from the showroom two days ago.

Other thing who is good in Uberwelle is that all the cars get a kiss on the hood from an 17 year old virgin who wish the car a good life and bless it with love!

The romours says also that cars from there dont use out their tyers....

[hubble]

if a car is 15-20 years old like the e30 and had a few owners then t could of been up and down the country living anywhere so you will never no if its supposed to be lest rusty because its live down south.

Good point. Mine rolled out of the showroom in Northern Ireland, has resided in Cheshire, Lancashire, Wales, and now in Essex.

Maintenance upkeep is what is important - not physical location.

Very true

[Morat]

sadly people like fuzzy waxoiling their undersides in scotland is a rarity.

I think this is more likely to be the explanation than weather. The variation in climate between Land's End and John O'Groats is only what... 900miles north to south? a degree or two in average temperature and the precipitation varies more west to east than north to south due to the damp air coming off the Atlantic.

What really counts is the higher population of two bucket bufties in the south, doing the Sunday morning thing.

[hubble]

sadly people like fuzzy waxoiling their undersides in scotland is a rarity.

I think this is more likely to be the explanation than weather. The variation in climate between Land's End and John O'Groats is only what... 900miles north to south? a degree or two in average temperature and the precipitation varies more west to east than north to south due to the damp air coming off the Atlantic.

What really counts is the higher population of two bucket bufties in the south, doing the Sunday morning thing.

Careful morat, careful..... Nothing wrong with two buckets, although have to admit I never have the use for a second bucket. The water which runs off my car is cleaner than what's in the bucket

[Morat]

hahaha
anyway, I think you're somewhere beyond the two bucket phase
I use two buckets myself, but nowhere near every week :/

[hubble]

hahaha
anyway, I think you're somewhere beyond the two bucket phase
I use two buckets myself, but nowhere near every week :/

LOL

Somewhere beyond is an understatement. Sectioning off is what I need

[fuzzy]

603 miles john o groats to lands end.

[cecotto479]

I have owned literally hundreds of cars and IT IS A FACT that scottish/northern cars are generally in poorer body/underbody condition than their 'southern' counterparts. Obviously there are exceptions to every rule but when buying a car it is a good rule to pay heed to.

In very general terms, in my experience, cars from the Southern counties *generally* appear to be in better order.

It's not about individual cars, it's a generalisation, but one that stacks up.

It's well known and accepted in the trade. There is an upside, though, cars do tend to be generally cheaper here and if you do get a good one (usually spent a while down south) it can be a bargain.

I have a contact in darnsarf who looks out for old stuff for me and he buys newer stuff up here. Works well.

[DanThe]

Almondbury is in Yorkshire

[Morat]

Ahh, but Yorkshire isn't North OR South.
Its the centre of the universe

[Alex]

mine is from mersyside and there is little rust, the arches are perfect even the inner arches are like new

[nickso]

sadly people like fuzzy waxoiling their undersides in scotland is a rarity.

I think this is more likely to be the explanation than weather. The variation in climate between Land's End and John O'Groats is only what... 900miles north to south? a degree or two in average temperature and the precipitation varies more west to east than north to south due to the damp air coming off the Atlantic.

i think its more likely due to my local council spending half their budget on road salt for winter.

someone mentioned the standard of living, while the scotch are a nation of flat dwellers i cant imagine many e30's in south englandshire get a garage either so i can only assume the generally poor condition of e30's up here is due to the weather.

i suppose we shall have to agree to disgree....but im right of course.

[DavieP]

Mine has spent all of its life un-garaged because there was never any room to fit it in as well. One rotted outer wheel arch (now sorted) and a superficial scab plus a couple of 'stains' (already diagnosed as not having gone deep) is all it has suffered. Until just under 3 years ago it was kept in the Midlands and is now kept outside just 500 or so yards from the sea. No speed up of any corrosion or anything. It's quite a clean car - Eko will vouch for that. It has been in the family since new and whilst not especially cherished, it has been and continues to be treated with a degree of respect. I suspect that counts for a bit more than geographical location.

[Rosc0PColtrane]

LMFAO at this thread....Ive never heard such a stupid thing....A car is only as good as how its been kept !
Saying that though, Cars from areas near the coasts are more prone to rust due to the salty air.

Lol at the contradiction.