Can I kill previous owner?

[Kip]

Fuckety-fuck-fuckmonkey bitch fuck.

Just pulled carpet to clean, that alone sucked. Thought heater core was leaking, that's why carpet wet.

BUT, to my stomach churning despair, I found out why the e30 scene in Nebraska is scarce. Fucking RUST!

The undercoating hid it well. Must have gotten nicked, got water/salt/slush in it, and gone to town.

Maybe I am just venting here...I have access to a lift, will bust out heat gun, remove undercoating, grind, weld in patches, and it will be OK. But still, I will know that it is there. Neurotics Gone Wild!

And, the carpet looks like ass, bald patch in it on pass side where mat won't cover it.

It is an 18 y/o car, and to be expected, but damn it! Should have taken a pick to floorboards when I bought it. Chalk it up as a learning experience.

Still, fuck the previous owner. I knew he was a fag.

On the plus side, can use hole as cupholder!

[AndrewBird]

Just be glad it's not an MG.

[AdironRider]

You know maybe there is a chance that he PO didnt even know about it. But then again maybe not.

[Intense]

Got a similar story.....just got my iX a week ago. So far I've 'discovered':

-leaking fuel tank
-torn CV boot
-shredded axle nut (preventing me from fixing the CV boot)
-massive holes in the floor boards near the front wheels :(
-exhaust will need to be redone in the next year
-corroded fuel lines

I'm sure there's more waiting for me. If I didn't like the car so much already, I'd consider selling it. That being said, I'd end up passing on the problems to the next owner..NOT cool

I'll just fix them and be happy to finally have an iX

[crucial325]

i had the same thing happen recently. i pulled the carpet when i discoverd how wet it was lying on my back rebuilding my clutch master cylinder. i found 3 rust holes - one behind the clutch pedal and 2 on the passenger side by the kick panel. what gets me is the PO is a mechanic, and i found plastic bags stuffed in the holes to keep more moisture from getting in. great work, jackass!

then i remebered - i paid 1600 for my car, it had 245,000 miles when i got it, and its now 21 years old. i suppose i shouldnt be supprised.

intense - i had corroded fuel lines too. measue the size, go to a local auto store, and get lengths of rubber fuel hose that will fit over the metal ones snugly. i cut out the 3" segment that had holes and slid about 5" of hose so there was some overlap. clamp that puppy down with small hoseclams and you're good to go.

oh and dont smoke while you're doin it :D

[sidewaysdave]

You guys get your car inspected before you bought them?

[BahnE30]

i had the same thing happen recently. i pulled the carpet when i discoverd how wet it was lying on my back rebuilding my clutch master cylinder. i found 3 rust holes - one behind the clutch pedal and 2 on the passenger side by the kick panel. what gets me is the PO is a mechanic, and i found plastic bags stuffed in the holes to keep more moisture from getting in. great work, jackass!

then i remebered - i paid 1600 for my car, it had 245,000 miles when i got it, and its now 21 years old. i suppose i shouldnt be supprised.

intense - i had corroded fuel lines too. measue the size, go to a local auto store, and get lengths of rubber fuel hose that will fit over the metal ones snugly. i cut out the 3" segment that had holes and slid about 5" of hose so there was some overlap. clamp that puppy down with small hoseclams and you're good to go.

oh and dont smoke while you're doin it :D

i don't know why you guys all think that buying a car from a mechanic is so great, 99% of them don't have any money, and do you think after spending 8 hrs working on other peoples shit they want to work on there on, and chances are there way to stubborn to pay someone else to work on it for them. i'd never buy a mechanic owned car, unless he was married to a millionaire. lol

[AndrewBird]

intense - i had corroded fuel lines too. measue the size, go to a local auto store, and get lengths of rubber fuel hose that will fit over the metal ones snugly. i cut out the 3" segment that had holes and slid about 5" of hose so there was some overlap. clamp that puppy down with small hoseclams and you're good to go.

oh and dont smoke while you're doin it :D

When I first read that, I thought you said to just cover all the fuel lines in rubber tubing. lol

[Kip]

Inspected? lol

You guys get your car inspected before you bought them?

had to learn the hard way...

I just looked at fenders, rockers, strut towers, trunk area for rust, and all seemed pretty clean.

Repairs this week to include removing undercoating in affected area, cutting out rust with sawzall, welding in patch panels, coating repaired areas with Redshaw paint's version of POR15, reapply undercoat from a can.

Could just rivet, but most rivets are aluminum, and bimetallic corrosion is not something I need...

Surface rust around gas pedal...How does one remove pedal from floor bracket?

[kylebes1]

I paid $500 for my last one. thought it only had some in the trunk, where behind the wheels where the battery would go ('85 318i). I did not expect a great car, it was just supposed to get me down te block and back daily.

The rust in the trunk started from the rear and I stopped beating and cutting when I got to the fuel filler hose.

there was also some shotty patch work underneath, where the floor boards would be.

I drove the car for 3 weeks and then sold it to a bodyman (I worked in a collision center at the time) for $300.

PO did not know about much of it, but I have learned to just never buy a car from anywhere north of Georgia! That one was from Virginia, btw.

[Intense]

had to learn the hard way...

I just looked at fenders, rockers, strut towers, trunk area for rust, and all seemed pretty clean.

Repairs this week to include removing undercoating in affected area, cutting out rust with sawzall, welding in patch panels, coating repaired areas with Redshaw paint's version of POR15, reapply undercoat from a can.

Could just rivet, but most rivets are aluminum, and bimetallic corrosion is not something I need...

Surface rust around gas pedal...How does one remove pedal from floor bracket?

Same here, I checked all the usual areas. Didn't expect to find the area near the front of the footwells to be completely corroded through....live and learn I guess.

Kip with all that work your doing.....you wouldn't want to fly out to Charlottte and repeat that process, would you? I'll buy the plane ticket.....:pimp:

[AdironRider]

Honestly the buyer probably had no idea the rust was that bad. The average car owner probably never looks under the carpet ever, let alone to check for rust periodically throughout the cars lifetime. Live and learn I suppose. Sounds like it isnt going to be to hard to repair. Hopefully the drivetrain is decent, thats what I would really care about in a 500 dollar car.

[1991 318is]

Texas!

I moved here (Central Texas) in 1980 and was amazed at the old cars still on the road with no body rust. Most people here have no idea how lucky they are and think a car with rust lived it's life within a mile of the Gulf of Mexico. Especially out in the boonies you can see all kinds of 60's and 70's Detroit iron and tons of 80's foreign cars that still have solid bodies.