Potential new 100 but Rust issue? Need help

[Lowkey51]

Any concern with rust based on these pics? Is a little too much?

 

[Kabanstva]

Considering it's sprayed with something black all over, who truly knows how it looks underneath. Notice the body mount areas, that's not supposed to look black. Neither is any of the hardware.

 

[97 AZ LC]

Ask the seller for pictures before it was painted. Where are you? Where has the vehicle spent its life per Carfax?

 

[Lowkey51]

Most of life in Minnesota, fyi I’m in Bama

 

[SteveH]

You need a lot better photos if it spent most of its life in MN. Anything covered with black, sprayed-on schmoo is very suspect. I would avoid an MN truck at any cost, anywhere. If it's a Lexus, the AHC lines and fitting need to be rust-free.

 

[open country]

I'd be out the second I saw Minnesota on the VIN report.

 

[Trapper50cal]

Agree with above about overspray and Minnesota, BUT from what can be seen, it doesn't look bad.
You need pics of the frame rails behind and above the rear axle...if there's rust, that'll be where it's worst.

 

[Import Driver]

I just bought a LX at auction that has been in MN it's whole life. While the frame might be very solid, I would also be concerned about rocker panels in front of and behind the rear wheels.

If I were in Bama I would be stoked to have southern vehicles available to me. Being from Iowa, I would love to come down to Bama to buy one. That's my $0.02.