8 replies to this topic

[williamoss]

I know that Porsche had improved the rust prevention on the 968's but is buying a car that comes from states that use rock slat on the roads a proble? I had a 1979 924 which i sold in 1985 and it was very clean back then. But that was 1985 and it is now 2010, so buying a 968 will be 16 years after these cars were made.

William Moss
williamoss

[flash]

not normally - the body is fully galvanized, and they sprayed goo all over the underside - there can be some rust on east coast cars that are driven in wet weather, but no more than any other car

[Fox944]

There is one spot near the windshield where some rust may occur. i've seen it on several northeast cars. I have a spot of rust there myself (about a 1/2 inch) which i'm going to take car of asap. I'll take a picture and post it up within the next couple of days.

[968rz]

Was the car even driven in the winter?

[Fox944]

I dont use the car in the winter (although i do take it out for a spin once or twice a month so it doesnt sit). My 68 isnt a DD. When i purchased it from the 2nd owner in October of 2005, the rust spot was there. It doubled in size since. About the size of a nickle (not bad for a 15 year old car imo). Going to sand it down and take care of soon. I'll take a pic of where it is. Close to the firewall & windshield. I've seen in on several 968's.

[Lonestar968]

A little OT but I wanted to point out how cool William's member number is.

Good timing on your part!

[Darryl]

The 944 was notorious for rust in the same spot as Fox describes. I had some rust on the passenger side A pillar about an inch or two above the bottom of the windshield. Was there when I got the car and never got any worse as I think someone put some POR15 on it during a windshield replacement at some point.

- Darryl

[pipes]

I have a 94 car, used as a daily driver and that even spent some time on the coast with a previous owner. Our roads are gritted every Winter and the weather the rest of the year is dire too. So my poor 68 has had 15 Winters to live through and there is only now a sign of paint bubbling up on the left rear wheelarch, about an inch by half an inch.
I have owned it 6 years in which time it has not seen the inside of a nice cosy garage once - always on the street or the driveway.

I'd say that is pretty impressive and wouldn't be too concerned about getting a car from a cold State.

[Scott Collins]

My '92 is rust free (as far as I know) with one exception. Driver's side door, just above the molding near the center of the door, I have a quarter sized spot of bubbling paint. I have to remove the molding to get to it all and sand and paint. A local body shop quoted me $300 if I want to go that route. It was not there when I bought the car about 4 years ago. The p.o. garaged the car, but I can not. My garage is a storage "fun house of horrors".

I am aware that there are areas where leaves and other debris tend to collect, and if left there, will clog drains and generally stay damp. These areas, like in front of the cowl, get sucked out with a wet-dry vac when I notice any stowaways down in there.