Nasmfell wrote:..yes you would, with that much rust, you'd try to sell and get something else.
...Geez, it's not THAT bad. Lots of customers bring in cars that look far worse and run fine (vehicles brought in for maintenance or rust-unrelated issues). I was only referring to the rust on cables since I imagine they ALL look like that at this point. This car is the easiest-to-work-on vehicle I have ever dealt with, so I don't imagine removing the cables for the throttle (gas and cruise control if equipped) and e-brake would be too bad.
Other cables I would consider inspecting at the hood release and gas lid release. They might be fine because they're in more protected areas inside of the fender and running along the inside of the car, but I'd check their business ends. Maybe you know to do this, but you may want to inspect other areas of the car (underside and hidden parts of body panels) for places needing a bit of TLC (sand and spot-paint) to prevent parts from rusting through.
From my experience, surface rust like this isn't a big deal, just I've never seen this much on a Vibe before.
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