what to look for?

[cortinabeena]

as above what do i need to look out for when getting a mk5 cortina going to london to vuiew one tomorrw any advice will be greatly apreciated thanks

[Stu_B]

Rust! Take a magnet...

[Kasper]

Bottoms of the doors and wings, front valence, boot floor innner and outer, chassis rails, inner wings, scuttle panel and rear arches. Also check the quality of any repairs done, I went to see 1 recently that had a patchwork floor and some of the welds weren't exactly great. Check the brakes don't pull and bounce test the shocks, not major but a good bargaining point. Have a look at the temp gauge and see if its warm, if it is the seller could be hiding a cold start problem.