What does it mean when a New Yorker says the car has no rust?

Well.

Do you want to know if they're lying, or you find it odd that someone would make that statement?

They’re Jewish, it’s a Cadillac and they winter in Boca

Around here, "no rust" means the visible bodywork has no spots where rust has eaten through the paint. There is rust underneath the bonnet, under the car, on the brakes, etc.. but not on any normally visible painted surfaces.

The thing about snowbelt areas, is that corrosive salts are used as de-icing agents on the roads, and those same salts eat metal on cars. Thus the concern about rust.

Cheers

Heh - no rust in Scotland means it hasn't been delivered to the dealership from the factory yet :-)

I was tiptoeing thru Craig's list, and saw an ad from NY with those words. But there were no pics that came close to supporting the claim. So yes it seemed odd.

My suspiciouns were along the lines of Mark"s comments.