Florida car?

[kaZ8Teen]

Whats so great about florida cars? I was looking at used cars today and the salesman says that this is a "florida car"?

not sure what he meant other than the obvious..clarification?

 

[ValValline]

Cars that are sold and driven in good weather states (eg no ice, snow, salt on the roads) last longer and are not victims of rust.

Personally I would be very leery about any car that may have been on the road in the South when Katrina and the other big storms hit. If you get a "Florida" car, make sure it isn't a flood victim.

 

[Shawn]

No rust.

My car spent 12 out of it's 13 years in Florida and has almost zero rust.

 

[PingSpike]

It means the engine was once filled with water during a hurricane.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: ValValline
Cars that are sold and driven in good weather states (eg no ice, snow, salt on the roads) last longer and are not victims of rust.

Personally I would be very leery about any car that may have been on the road in the South when Katrina and the other big storms hit. If you get a "Florida" car, make sure it isn't a flood victim.

Many of the flood cars are 'title-cleaned' by exporting them to states outside the flood zone and not disclosing prior flood damage.

Arizona I believe is one of the best states to get sheet metal parts from.

 

[Pacfanweb]

He means it's not a rusted-out yankee car, as others have mentioned.

 

[BUTCH1]

Make sure you check under the hood for signs of corrosion, while cars here usually fare
well as far as rust is concerned if the car was located close to the ocean the mist that
goes into the engine bay can cause a LOT of corrosion problems.

 

[woodie1]

Anything metal and close to the coast will rust. Being a 'Florida car' does not mean rust-free. Some places even let you drive your car on the beach.

 

[BUTCH1]

Originally posted by: woodie1
Anything metal and close to the coast will rust. Being a 'Florida car' does not mean rust-free. Some places even let you drive your car on the beach.

That would be Daytona, I live 4 mi. from the beach and my car NEVER goes on the
sand, period. If your driving a beater hell ya, it's a blast but drive my 4 whl. disk
anti-lock on salty sand?? NFW..

 

[TheNewbie]

Florida car may have several meaning including the ones listed above. Florida was known (well south fl anyway) as a giant retirement community, a huge misconception, but I guess for the people from other states who saw their grandparents moving to fl they figured, hey this state is full of old folks. Thus a Florida car which was driven only by an old lady, its engine has never been stressed, and possibly never driven that much. Also, Florida is a fairly flat state, no hill/mountains for the engine to strain on.

Those were my 2 cents on FL cars. (next Fl chicks..)

 

[MetalMat]

Better than an 05 New Orleans car.

 

[ViviTheMage]

no rust!

I have a NY car ... no rust! haha

 

[ISAslot]

my florida cars are 39 and 20 yrs old