Seriously, another undercarriage request for review...? (Yes, please) (5 Viewers)

[Chicago6MT]

Have been looking out west and in the south at GX470s, LX470s and Land Cruiser 100 series and came across this 2015 LX570 for sale here in the midwest. Less than 90k miles with decent, not perfect, service history. What say you rust gurus? Looks like surface in low quantities to me. I plan to get it cleaned up and fluid film applied (unless there's a better option out there these days that I'm not aware of).

 

[Mingus Dew]

Surface rust on the welds. I'm guessing if you look at the hitch receiver and the spare tire pulley mechanism you'll find more. Those fuel tank skids like to rust around the vents as well but that can be replaced with something better + aluminum or stainless.

Looks pretty clean considering Midwest. Wire wheel, paint and fluid film will probably do the job.

If the price is right and everything else checks out then I wouldn't let it dissuade me. Some of the folks from the Southwest may feel differently lol.

P.S. Is it missing a tow hook on the driver's?

 

[CanadianRockyCruiser]

Looks fine to me, but I love a bit of rust Guys in Arizona would flip a lid!

 

[Sandroad]

Might be a couple things to replace (transfer case and transmission protection plates), but it seems ok from the photos. Could be some minor repainting, but I don’t think it was to hide a problem. So I would make a buy decision on factors other than rust.

 

[Chicago6MT]

Surface rust on the welds. I'm guessing if you look at the hitch receiver and the spare tire pulley mechanism you'll find more. Those fuel tank skids like to rust around the vents as well but that can be replaced with something better + aluminum or stainless.

Looks pretty clean considering Midwest. Wire wheel, paint and fluid film will probably do the job.

If the price is right and everything else checks out then I wouldn't let it dissuade me. Some of the folks from the Southwest may feel differently lol.

P.S. Is it missing a tow hook on the driver's?

Thanks, and Good Eye, Hawk! See, that's why we submit to the group. I hadn't seen that. I may have caught it when I go see it tomorrow, but...

 

[Mingus Dew]

Thanks, and Good Eye, Hawk! See, that's why we submit to the group. I hadn't seen that. I may have caught it when I go see it tomorrow, but...

That might be an LX thing. I see the tie down but not the tow hook.

I can't imagine the previous owner removed it but maybe?

 

[bloc]

Not sure whether it's all years but at least 08-15 LX only came with one tow hook in front.