Hi
Is it true that the majority of East Coast/Midwest used cars over
two-years-of-age are completely saturated with rust (from salting ic
roads, or from saltwater-ie, FLorida, Georgia, etc) and are no good a
all?  Or is this just a cheap-o tagline that  used-car-dealers fro
the PNW use to get people to buy cars from them?  How much rust is
problem?  I'm from the PNW and the used cars in my area can be reall
expensive and in many cases waaay over-priced, so I need to know i
it's worth it to look for a car (that's no older than '98 with les
than 100k-some sort of SUV) somewhere else because I do have
spending limit. No matter where I end up purchasing my car, I will d
a carfax check myself and I will have the car inspected by a
independant mechanic myself before I even dream of making a purchas.
I just need to know whether it's worth my time to look for cars on
Nation-wide basis (I have relatives who live across the US and famil
who work for the airlines, so distance/traveling for me isn't a
issue).  If anyone could help me that'd be fantastic