Owned and broke mk6 escorts for years, as a rule always go for 3 door models as there are so many 5 door ones about the prices are rubbish, apart from whats said above check clutch and drive it as these suffer bad with wishbone wear and rear handbrakes often sieze too, also pull boot carpets up as these are prone to leaking,No1 killer of these cars is rust, they will never set the world on fire with performance as they are simply a normal escort with a body kit and and half leathers fitted but can make decent rs2k reps