Hey gang, newbie to the LC forum here but long-time 4R owner (3rd gen then 4th gen) and serial BMW enthusiast which means I turn my own wrenches, and often.
I've always admired the LC 100's and it's time to get one. I'm on the hunt.
My 06 4th Gen 4R has zero body rust after 9 winters in Chicago. Nothing anywhere. Certainly a lot of surface corrosion underneath but the body is perfect. I recently looked at my first LC100 candidate, a 2006, 1 owner, Chicago-area-always car. The rust was shocking, including: Deep corrosion in the rear right wheel well, particularly behind the mudflap, and peeking out on the forward side of that same wheel well, on the left rear wheel well, along the ENTIRE pinchweld on the bottom tailgate portion, bubbling up heavily, some on the front fender and then again along nearly the entire top of the windshield, of all places. Just starting to bubble up there but not good. From 10 feet away the car looked great. The closer inspection is what was really sad.
So, questions- with the newest possible LC100 being 8 years old and the rust on this 06 being so bad, is there actually hope for getting a body-rust-free car anywhere around here? Did I just stumble upon a bad example? Is the rustproofing significantly different than the 4R rustproofing? This has me now eyeing financing a LC200 as I'm starting to lose hope for the 100's. I'll certainly look at a few more 100's first. Could I fly somewhere and buy one from the south? Yes, but I'd kinda prefer not to if possible. Time and energy for such a trip is short this time of the year and time is somewhat of the essence in this search.
I've always admired the LC 100's and it's time to get one. I'm on the hunt.
My 06 4th Gen 4R has zero body rust after 9 winters in Chicago. Nothing anywhere. Certainly a lot of surface corrosion underneath but the body is perfect. I recently looked at my first LC100 candidate, a 2006, 1 owner, Chicago-area-always car. The rust was shocking, including: Deep corrosion in the rear right wheel well, particularly behind the mudflap, and peeking out on the forward side of that same wheel well, on the left rear wheel well, along the ENTIRE pinchweld on the bottom tailgate portion, bubbling up heavily, some on the front fender and then again along nearly the entire top of the windshield, of all places. Just starting to bubble up there but not good. From 10 feet away the car looked great. The closer inspection is what was really sad.
So, questions- with the newest possible LC100 being 8 years old and the rust on this 06 being so bad, is there actually hope for getting a body-rust-free car anywhere around here? Did I just stumble upon a bad example? Is the rustproofing significantly different than the 4R rustproofing? This has me now eyeing financing a LC200 as I'm starting to lose hope for the 100's. I'll certainly look at a few more 100's first. Could I fly somewhere and buy one from the south? Yes, but I'd kinda prefer not to if possible. Time and energy for such a trip is short this time of the year and time is somewhat of the essence in this search.