chickeninabun

So how much rust is acceptable? The car is going to be 15 years old, so I can't expect it to be perfect, but is there a reasonable amount to expect, or should all corrosion have been fixed/welded? I can understand that body supports etc are very important and therefore is very bad if they are rusted but sills/bottom of doors? It's not the end of the world is it? I have seen a few ads with "bubbles" in the paint work. Is this the start of rusting or just a bad repair job?

Hello! *Waves* I'm new on here and looking for some advice for buying an old Discovery. Firstly, I'm a girl , so take it easy on me and try to use lay-man's terms where at all possible, because I haven't got a bloody clue and don't want to go crawling to the husband (also a member on here somewhere!) for explaination! I'm trying to impress him with my knowledge of all things "landy"! We're looking at buying an old-ish (around the 1994-6 mark) Discovery for me to towing a horse box and for the husband to tinker with. We have a budget of a max of £2k and no real prefernces other than a diesel and preferably not the 2ltr. What sort of things should be looking out for when viewing? Obviously they'll be rattles and clanks but which ones are usual and which ones are bad? Which bits need extra careful inspection for rust and corrosion? Any other tips/advice? Cheers