After 30 years of watching my 60, 80, & 100 Cruisers rust away here in Michigan, I'm trying to be a little more selective in shopping for a 200. Found this 2013 with 150k in Indianapolis- 4 hours away. Skid plate looks scary, but the frame appears to have a nice matte black finish. Not too bad compared to most of the rigs for sale up here, but maybe I just need to accept the fact that I should be looking further south and west.
Another "is this too much rust" thread
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Not terrible, not great. Agree the frame looks great, but the splash areas (front suspension and rear axle) look like they'd have you cursing if you ever attempt to do some work.
Skidplates are a bit scary, but I'd rock it. Doesn't look like any fasteners have begun melting back into the earth yet. Can you get a pic of the KDSS valve screw area?
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Good idea- I'll see if I can get a pic of that
That's the plan- just wondering how well I can fight off the corrosion if it's already started.
Yeah, that's always been the real issue. I've never had a frame so rusted that I thought it would fail. It's always been the rusted brake lines, snapped bolts and body corrosion that drove me to sell & move on.
Skid plates always rust out and are easily replaced. The frame looka good to me. As someone said, use a lanolin product like Fluid Film one a year on and in the frame, doors, tailgate, etc and it will be good to go.