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Originally Posted by jat1bc
I am currently looking at a ztt which is for sale. the car looks good but has had some sort of weird patch up job in the wheel well. should I be concerned? could see no holes under the car but looks odd. i previously owned one of these with no issues in that area.
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Walk away, no run !!......
There will be better ones available, keep looking.
The ZTT and 75 tourer had scant rustproofing applied to the areas which matter most on the underside, ie from the rear of the main floorpan to the rear bumper.
Normally speaking if you detect repairs on the topside, then the underside will be much worse.
There will be people who disagree, however I'm of the opinion once you start to look closely at the ever increasing problems of corrosion that these cars are inevitably suffering as they increase in age, then it is far better to wait until a good one comes up for sale, simply to avoid a "money pit"
I have found early cars to be better than late models, in fact the later the car, the more likely it will be ropey underneath.
Ironic really
Best of luck in your hunt
Brian
