the thing with escort cozzies is its not always what you can see but what you can't, i would be looking for previous crash damage repaired incorrectly,also check the id carefully incase its been tampered with ie floorpan id removed.
i like to see nice panel gaps,and paint one shade if possible not sitting heavy covering bodyfiller, i saw one last year for 15 grand that was a rsoc members pride and joy and it was painted up and the front end was bent also had runs in the laquer
the ads don't tell you stuff like that