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Tbh your probably best off checking auto trader & piston heads every day, probably even three times a day !
Once the car turns up which you think you might want you'll have to act on it straight away (to save someone else buying it before you get there)
I'm 26 :dapprove: & i've always had a huge love for the mk1 escort that one looks espeacially nice, I like the red/gold one thats been in fast ford too, that ones got the same arches on it etc.
Good luck with your search Brooky, it's a mission to find a mint example though (I found it really hard to get one)
It took me two months to find mine, well worth it though as it's blue & a minter :approve:
I agree with Freebone tbh.
Valvers do need to be looked after (remember they are getting on now) but it won't go wrong every time you drive it ! You just need to find a decent one.
Is it standard looking ?? does he just want a normal metallic red paint job, or a funky standard colour ? (i'm still trying to think, not having much success)
The arches rust from the inside outwards, not the other way round, you'd need to cut it out as Chris said.
If you rub it down, treat it, then fill it it will come back in a few years time.
See the one Steve (S22 JGS) has in his car, he's got a small sparco one & it's the nuts :approve:
If my steering wheel was knackered, i'd get the one he has without hesitation.
The petrol cap is in the worng place too, it should be in the middle of the rear wing.
I've still yet to see a fake vee on the road - god i'm going to laugh when I do, especially if they have their mates sat in the back of it !
tbh bills & service history speak volumes about them, the car should come with a massive stack of paperwork, loads of bills & old mots etc.
If some one only produces one mot but claims things like the clutch & gearbox have been replaced etc, but no proof - walk away.
If you buy the right one...