As the per the title I am trying to get a feel for how much rust is allowed to pass the Alberta OOPI. The car in question is not a Volvo (surprise, lol) and is currently in San Diego but will be RIV exempt as it's a 1966.
The back story is this is a 1966 Pontiac Parisienne convertible that was owned by Lisa's late brother that was formerly their Mother's car. We wouldn't have any interest in a car like this other than the emotional family connection and a desire to keep it in the family. The car is reportedly running and driving but has sat for a number of years. I have concerns with the rust I can see in the Craig's ad which of course leads me to be even more concerned about the rust I can't see. I also see what appears to be rust on the seat supports so who knows what the floors look like?
The rockers look crusty on both sides with the PS looking worse. The biggest issue I see is what appears to be perforation in the sill at the front of the door frame below the hinges. The DS sill is harder to see but it looks the same perforation as the PS, maybe not as bad but? The pics are not the greatest, but it doesn't look promising. It's an original Calgary car but spent a number of years in TO before ending up in SD. My guess is the rot started in TO as SD is a pretty car friendly environment.
Before I bother with trying to get the Trustee to take better pics, or order a 3rd party inspection, I am trying to get a feel for how much rust is too much to pass inspection. I have only ever done the one OOPI, and didn't have to deal with the rust issue. My gut feeling is we should just let it go...
https://sandiego.craigslist.org/esd/cto/d/1966-pontiac/6383129000.htmlETA: Was trying to figure out what the hose on the PS fender that seems to go nowhere was. Was thinking it looked looped back on itself and sure enough the heater core inlet/outlet on the firewall are just sitting there with no hoses attached. Add a heater core to the list...
Also never mentioned the roof that has Tuck tape on it so add a new roof. With it sitting so long probably add roof hydraulics to the list. Lisa's sentimentality is waning...