Hi, my mate is goin to look at a D reg 3door cosworth tommorow and he wants to know common faults to look for when buying and also the correct chasis numbers to check and any other info anyone can provide so he dont make a mistake and buy a bag of hammers, cheers

 

I would check the body numbers all tie up with the v5 and look original, then take a good look for rust under the kit on arches and sills and also the inner wings round the strut tops and at the back corners, also remove the rubber from around the boot and check the flange, as for the engine ask to hear it start from cold check for any oil burning and piston slap, but if you don't know much about them best take someone who does as they can cost a lot to put right if you don't get a good one to start with, but good look in finding one.