Looking to buy a zx5 with 115k miles for $3500. My research indicates these should be pretty reliable used cars.

No rust on it, engine appears ok, but a little rusty.

On the inside, we noticed a couple unusual items..
1. The fabric on the ceiling and below the seats was "balled up" with lots of little *****. I have never seen this that I can recall, what might cause, should I be concerned?

2. The 2 brackets holding the seats to the floor are rusty (no black showing, just rust). Should I be concerned?

Any other suggestions?

 

There is foam material in the head liner. It is deteriorating and eventually you will need a new headliner. I guess that's about $125 at the auto upholstery shop.

Surface rust on the seat bracket is no problem. Give it a spritz with WD-40 or PB Blaster once year.

Go to Ford Focus Reviews - Carsurvey.org to get more information on the problems people have had. Keep in mind on the internet it seems worse than it is in reality.