Is this deadly?

[choc]

Went to look at a 1992 VTi today, and saw this on the drivers side door sill, is it deadly/expensive/MOT failing?

[choc]

no idea, dosent look like it, and a CRX guide iv got dosent list it ass a likely rust spot :S

[Andy Mac]

Whats the underside like???

[choc]

well the bits we can see look ok, but the plastic goes all the way under it

[tuttle]

Looks like the kind of spot where water will collect & POSSIBLY remain under the black plasric runner. Also that rust spot looks pretty *deep* & well developed, like it's been there for some time, also it's got behind/under the surrounding paintwork. Try working the area firmly with your thumbs all along that ridge to see if there's much give in it.



>> Edited by tuttle on Monday 27th February 09:47

[_Al_]

My Mum's k-reg Vauxhall Cavalier looks like that...

If I was you I'd walk away. I've never seen a rust repair last more than a couple of years once it gets to that stage.

It probably started as a deep scratch in the paint from someones' shoe but if left untended they soon grow. That is right on the bend in the metal as well. It'd be a hard job to do it right IMO.

[fidgits]

give it a hard poke with your finger...

if it gives way to a hole, then walk away... if it feels pretty solid underneath, it'll just take a bit of effort to get rid of it, and build it back up again...

[choc]

well its a bit hard 2 do that, the car's 80 miles away lol, but i got my eye on a few others