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posted by  Shaughnessy on  Sat Feb 18 20:33 CST 2012
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I'm contemplating purchasing an 1800 soon, but here are a few questions I was wondering about.

Mostly about body work.

I already know what to avoid (rust, high miles, etc), but what does it take to fix the rust?

The areas I'm mostly concerned with are the hood latch area, and the rear panels behind the wheels.

The rust holes behind the wheels are the ones that frighten me the most. Are those panels that if there is a rust hole in them, are open to below? Or is it completely 'sealed' and a hole there would most likely lead to rust in the belly of the car?

If it's open to below (or not structural) I'm not too concerned. But if it is rusty in the frame, I'm not interested in having to re-do a lot of the body.

They aren't huge gaping rust holes, but holes none the less.


I'm not planning on spending lot for this car (800-1200) so I KNOW I'm not going to get a car without issues. I just want to know if my issues are relatively simple, or a huge red flag.






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