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Howdy all, I'm in Adelaide and seeking a move from my Subaru Vortex into a Stagea as a family wagon (first child is due on April 27th). Will consider an S1 if it's less than 10K and has no rust Prepared to spend up to 15K for an S2 with a Sunroof in white or yellow but it would need to be shmick . If your in Adelaide and selling a Stag, please PM me Cheers with Beers Johnny

Cheers heaps for the replies guys as has reasured me somewhat & yep make sense to take the car at face value Sounds like first thing to do if I purchase is to take the door trims off and treat whatever rust is already there.

Howdy all, I've been lurking a while and have been absorbing in all the great info on this site. I inspected an 98 S2 RS4 today and would like to make a serious offer, BUT I'm mega paranoid about the dreaded rust under the exterior mirrors that seems to be so prevalent! I could find no visual rust in the locations mentioned in the buyers guide (ie Strut Towers, Under the Wing Mirrors, Sun Roof Rails) BUT the interior chrome luggage hooks at the rear of the cargo area are a bit rusted as are the small clips that appear to assist hold the front spoiler (under the radiator). This makes me think there could be a hidden suprise waiting under the wing mirrors Of greater concern is that this vehicle has different coloured reverse lights (one clear, on red) and I read a recent post that this was a trait of Japanese car from snowy regions, which I gather is not good re rust. The dealer said they don't buy cars from North Japan (or was that only buy from the North). Can anyone please confirm whether the different rear lenses is definitive re the car being from a rust prone area of the Land of the Rising Sun? It really did look very rust free underneath etc, so should I be concerned or am I getting too paranoid in my old age Cheers with Beers Rust Hater