That price would buy a nice, clean, low milage, RUST free car in Florida.

But, if your area is so bad your friends rust free Georgia car is already rusted, I would have to develope a special strategy.

I might look for high mileage low priced later models, since they won't last long anyway. I might also get a old 300e to drive on snow days. I suppose on the coast the salt left from the snow comes back in every rain. Your screwed.

I don't know how I would handle the vehicles, having never been there, but if you have a little rust showing you have a lot of rust not showing. Sort of like icebergs.

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Steve Brotherton
Continental Imports
Gainesville FL
Bosch Master, ASE Master, L1
33 years MB technician