You're better off to spending more, to buy a good car, than buying a cheap car that will take more money to fix, especially if you don't have the tools or the time.
I agree, 100%. For the money people wanted for rust-buckets here on the east coast, I got a 19,000 mile ORIGINAL car from 1200 miles away delivered to my door. And I don't have to do floors or any major body work. Although I spent a whole week welding rockers and floors into my daily driver F-150 a month ago (damn salt!). It's like the old saying, "Ya pays me now, or ya pays me later." I prefer to pay (not that much) NOW and get it over with, then what ever money you put into it after that is 'woth' it.
Not all east cars are rust buckets. I bought a car with the original paint on the inside, and bottom of the floor pans. What little rust that is on it is: behind the front, and back skin panels of the left wheel openings. That will be not a shot for a shooter. The original interior is in great shape, and it has the original paint except for the left front fender and hood. My theory is: always look before you buy.
Its definitely got some rust but it doesn't look too far gone and the body/paint is really nice. I would just drive it and slowly fix the rust, starting with worst areas first.
that brazillian maverick that we all know and have been faithfully following was worse off than that. just keep it and fix the rust you could look out for another car that the floor pan isnt rusted out then cut it out and weld it in under your body. I would THINK that would be easier than trying to patch what you have there.
Rust in this area tells me the outside quarter panels was probably just as bad, so I will presume it has already been repaired. Now...whether it was done correctly is a differnet story. Here is my advice: Fix THIS not THAT: http://mmb.maverick.to/showthread.php?t=86787&highlight=fix
