Originally Posted by iansoutham

With regards to the Nova, I'd have a good look at the rust in the engine bay around the strut areas. A friend had an Escort XR3i with rust like that. He stood on the brakes trying to get the ABS to work and ripped the strut tops clean away from the car and pushed the wheels back into the wings and A-pillar.

Other than that, the Nova looks like a good 1st car