Whats the cause?

[Fraze]

My buddy is looking at a 2002 MP5 (He really likes mine and wants one)..anyhow, the exterior and interior is in excellent shape, no scratches, clean carfax report, all in all a very clean car. However, under the hood almost every nut/bolt, bracket, mount is rusty? This is a car that would have been winter driven, however, EVERY bracket, bolt etc is rusty...any ideas or has anyone seen/have this? seems kinda odd to me...the only thing I can think of is it was sitting maybe??

Thanks,

 

[16902]

Winters are harsh on our cars. High salt winters that is. A lot of my underhood is pretty corroded as well.

 

[illogik]

Yup - it's pretty normal if the previous owner didn't do too much under the hood. If there's heat, it just makes the surface rust worse (like the rotors).

 

[tomsprotege5]

It is very common for cars from Eastern Canada where a lot of Salt is used on the roads. Before I bought my 02 MP5 I came across a lot of cars with rust like that, as the dealers had brought them in from Eastern Canada as it was cheaper than getting them from Vancouver due to the rust. I ended up buying one in vancouver that had not been out of the province and has no rust at all. My buddy/mechanic said he would not work on my car if I got one that was rusted like that as it would make working on it a lot harder.

My buddy is looking at a 2002 MP5 (He really likes mine and wants one)..anyhow, the exterior and interior is in excellent shape, no scratches, clean carfax report, all in all a very clean car. However, under the hood almost every nut/bolt, bracket, mount is rusty? This is a car that would have been winter driven, however, EVERY bracket, bolt etc is rusty...any ideas or has anyone seen/have this? seems kinda odd to me...the only thing I can think of is it was sitting maybe??

Thanks,