Rear Subframe Rusted out terribly

[kajewhales]

Hey guys, I just got this car. it's an 03 sunfire 2.2 liter with about 290k miles on the body and 80k miles on the engine. I had absolutely no clue it was this bad, but I wanted to ask you guys about what I should do. I know it'll need to be replaced but where can I get the replacement? and about how much will it run me? Is it worth it?

 

[92 Sunbird LE]

Anything can fixed, best bet is to cut or torch the section you need out of a junkyard or Upullit yard and transfer it to your car. Another option is replace the the whole back half of your car...
Either way it ain't going be cheap unless you do it yourself.... only a restoration shop would do the work and charge a fortune...

Sorry..,.

Doug in P.R.

 

[omologato]

Unless you know someone that can do it cheap or you can do the work yourself my opinion is the cost to repair it would be far more than what the value of the car is. I.e. If a repair costs more than the total value of the car it's not worth it.

I'm not sure what state you reside or how you purchased the car but in most states a used car dealer cannot sell anything that won't pass safety which this won't due to the frame rot. Some states also have a lemon law for private sales which if this is your situation I'd look to get my money back from the seller. So my advice is do your research to find a way to get your money back. I personally live in NH and we don't have any laws for privately sold cars sold "as is". In this case sorry to say but you got taken by the seller.

I have seen this happen far to often. I tell anyone looking to purchase a used car to have a good mechanic look at the under carriage for any rot as that's usually the point where they head to the junkyard for parts or the crusher for scrap. Another thing to look for when buying used cars is to see if the readiness monitors are set. Often people clear the codes from the computer before selling their car privately. It's not something a respectable person would do but there aren't that many respectable people left in the world when it comes to money sadly.